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THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE CHURCH TO THE LIFE OF A DEMOCRATIC STATE
Josip Grbac
orcid.org/0000-0001-5773-8290
; KBF – Zagreb, Teologija u Rijeci
Sažetak
We can summarise by concluding that in Croatia we are facing a New evangelisation that is not aiming to find consensuses regarding dogmatic questions, but regarding the ethical principles. The paths for a search of this consensus are still to be defined. But this is not the first time in history that Christians are facing such a commitment. Lessons from history can help us. When meeting the Roman world, Christianity created a morality based on virtues; Irish monks, when meeting the barbarians reached for a clear system of norms; we are acquainted with problems in the formation of some consensuses during the evangelisation of the American continent and China, where more than negligence was done. Finally, the great evangelisation of the African continent, with a mass involvement of woman in the evangelisation, should serve as lesson. These lessons from history give us the right to hope that priests and faithful in our regions will be able to act in such a manner that a majority of people will agree on some basic values of Christian view on world and man, which will certainly make possible a greater motivation of people for doing good and avoiding evil.
Ključne riječi
democratic public; values; relativism; individualism; virtues; education for values; civil society; compromise; hope; subsidiary
Hrčak ID:
71309
URI
Datum izdavanja:
21.1.2011.
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