Professional paper
Social problem area - "the spirit of the time" in Croatia
Stjepan Baloban
; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb
Abstract
The last few years in the Croatian general public it is observed
increase interest for social teaching of the Catholic Church. In the
same time, in the concrete life, the social problems become one of
the most important factor, on which will mostly depend the future
development of a new Croatian society. Starting from these two
statemets, the author showes at the social problem as a very
important "the špirit of the times" in Crooatia, as for the public
workers so for the christians in Croatia. In the article the social
problems are elaborated as "the špirit of the times" for the Church
in Croatia. After giving a brief historical review of interests for
social idea in Croatia from the beginning of this century, it is
pointed at contemporaneity of the social learning of the Church
after the Second Vatican Concil. It is especially spoken about
necessity of education for social engagement of christians. It is
necessery to get better knowledge about social learning of the
Church, to note importance of social problems in a new Croatian
society. Because of that, the author invites to study it in an
organized manner and to spread social study of the Church in
Croatia. Hopes are especially put in believers laymen who have
been studing theology at universities in Croatia.
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Hrčak ID:
52198
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Publication date:
23.9.1996.
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