The Orthodox Church and Western society, between spiritual confession and technological progress. Reflections on the Covid19 pandemic Cover Image

Biserica Ortodoxă și societatea occidentală, între mărturisire duhovnicească și progres tehnologic. Reflecții pe marginea pandemiei Covid 19
The Orthodox Church and Western society, between spiritual confession and technological progress. Reflections on the Covid19 pandemic

Author(s): Alexandru-Lucian Ojică
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion
Published by: Facultatea de Teologie Ortodoxă Alba Iulia
Keywords: Orthodox Church; Artificial Intelligence; Covid19; State- Church;Transhumanism;

Summary/Abstract: The pandemic caused by Covid19 highlighted once again the deficiencies in the state-church relationship. In addition to the fact that among Christians there are mentalities such as those expressed by Yuval Harari - especially about the role of religions in society, an excessive secularization of religious sentiment, the Orthodox Church also faces problems caused by excessive digitization, addictions caused by the use of new technologies and Artificial Intelligence.

  • Issue Year: XXV/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 121-138
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Romanian