Original scientific paper
The Term Christian Europe in Baroque Sermons of the Viennese Friar Abraham a Sancta Clara. Follovving the Discussion in Europe's Parliament
Ivan Pederin
; Faculty of Philosophy, University of ZadarFaculty of Philosophy, UNiversity of Zadar
Abstract
This article is written as an answer to questions: Is Europe or
was it Christian or not? Is this term suggested, useful or not? In
traditional Europe the Church was for more than a millennium
united to the state authoritv. That means that Christian faith and
culture penetrated into the public and private life of European countries to form a part of European mentality, although Catholicism
never was a European religion but a universal one. The sermons of
Abraham a Sancta Clara, who was addicted to the Court of Vienna -
Hofprediger, reveal how and by what means that was made. However, strain to the Imperial authority was always present in his sermons and Abraham proved much civil or rather clerical courage in
criticising the Court and even the Emperor and Imperial Archduchesses themselves. That reveals that even secular and atheist
Europe is much more Christian that it is publiclv admitted in a time
when a crucifbc is not admitted in public schools. But that means that
Turkev is not to be a member of united Europe. Islam is based upon
the Bible and Muslims can be considered our brothers in the faith of
Abraham, but the culture and law svstem are much more different
than ours.
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Publication date:
21.9.2004.
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