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Religious-Church Inculturation of Young People in the Yugoslav Society
Špiro Marasović
; Katolički bogoslovni fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu, Split, Hrvatska
Abstract
This article concerns the relation of young people to the offerings of the Catholic church as organized within the existing structure. National culture is differentiated from Church culture. An individualistic attitude towards life often causes young people to be outside the well established cultural currents.
The author believes that the dreams upon which Yugoslavia was founded are not in accord with the actual conditions and as such have experienced a cultural collapse. Religious denominations are not merely a matter of beliefs but also of politics.
The Church had been allowed only a narrow sphere of activity in socialist Yugoslavia but was liberated in its spiritual activity. In order to attract young people, it would need to emphasize the following values: 1. God as a person: God is Jesus Christ; 2. The Church as God's people: from patriotic functions to prophetical signs; 3. Holiness as the presence of the Holy God; 4. The congregation as the opposite of excessive individualism.
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54846
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Publication date:
20.6.1990.
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