VJERNIČKA STRUKTURA U TRANZICIJSKOM KONTEKSTU HRVATSKOG DRUŠTVA
THE STRUCTURE OF RELIGIOUS BELIEVERS IN THE TRANSITIONAL CONTEXT OF CROATIAN SOCIETY

Summary/Abstract: 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).

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