Istenfélelem egy moldvai katolikus közösség vallásosságában
Fear of God in the Religiosity of a Moldavian Catholic Community

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this study is the relationship between fear and faith. In the Christian cultural context, the fear of God – the main topic of this essay – is related to this phenomenon. The data used in this analysis are drawn from the religiousness of a Catholic Hungarian village community from East-Romania. The theme is unfolded by presenting cases and situations that highlight the characteristics of the fear of God. The study discusses the role of the workings of the physical world (nature), the rebellion against God (lack of fear of God), and disloyalty to God (idolatry). The results of the study show that in lived religiosity, the fear of God is an immanent reality, and it is one of the determining factors of a balanced social life.

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