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THE STRUCTURE OF RELIGIOUS BELIEVERS IN THE TRANSITIONAL CONTEXT OF CROATIAN SOCIETY
Ivan Cifrić
; Filozofski fakultet, Zagreb
Sažetak
ln the text the author discusses the thesis that transition is the continuation
of society's process of secularization and that it represents
the context of stabilization of the religious believers' structure which
is already recognizable. The results of three research projects in
Croatia (1988,1992 and 1994) are compared in the context of three
questions: has the relationship towards religion changed; what is
the perception of the social and political role of the Church like; and
what do the examinees think about the social function ofthe Church.
The results indicate that the percentage of "persuaded believers"
has not changed from 1988 to 1992, which is confirmed also by the
third research from 1994. However, the number of "believers" has
generally risen, while the number of "non-believers" has fallen. As
regards the role of the Church in social and political life, in 1988,
26% of the examinees state that it is "not engaged enough", while
in 1992, 66% think that the Church should not be engaged in social
and political life "much more" (than it is). Most of the examinees are
satisfied with the attained social status of both Church and religion.
The need of a greater engagement of the Church is significantly more
supported by the older examinees, examinees with a higher family
standard, by believers and members of political parties. According
to 60% ofthe examinees, especially "persuaded believers" and
"members of a political party", the Church should, in addition to the
spiritual, also expand its social function.
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
32254
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.11.1995.
Posjeta: 1.603 *