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Twards Christian Spirituality of a Modern Citizen - Believer
Zlatko Špehar
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The author tries to point to the couses of secularisation in our society. He says that the Church has also contributed to it. While the Church was describing this new, citizens' society as "rebellious" and "anticlerical", not recognizing the fact that the revolution had been intended principally against the ecclesiastic country authorities,
secularisation was slowly entering all the segments of modern Christian society in Europe. In this situation, according to the author, "fuga mundi" is not an appropriate form of social behaviour, nor is it a justification for "fear of the world" in any social system, particularly not in a democratic one. It is necessary to head
towards new spirituality of a modern believer, the reality founded on the social doctrine of the Church, which will serve as the integral part of a believer's responsibility and proficiency. Believers are called to create the consciousness of social spirituality which will rise above any individualistic ethics. They are also called to present their beliefs and their personal witnessing as a challenge for their
collocutors and their own time. That way they will rise abow the political reality, enrich it and give it a human shape. The Gospel demythologisis radically any political force aimed at gaining power and success for an individual or a group, it is calling for a responsible political activity, dialogue and responsible cooperation.
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Hrčak ID:
40235
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Datum izdavanja:
27.5.2002.
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