Sekularnost, sekularizam, religija?

Author(s): Sulejman Bosto / Language(s): Bosnian

Ne samo u ekskluzivnim znanstvenim krugovima društvenih humanističkih ili duhovnih znanosti nego i u javnim debatama (na kapitalu kako kulturno-političke baštine prosvjetiteljstva: na konceptu javnog i demokratskog oblikovanja političke volje, političkog pluralizma, sekularnog državno-pravnog ustrojstva, liberalnih tržišno-ekonomskih normi, emancipacijskom političkom konceptu autonomije slobodnog građanina, svjetonazornom i kulturnom pluralizmu modernih društava, – tako i uz potporu rapidne globalne ekstenzije tehničko-medijske „komunikacijske“ mreže) – u fokus kritičke dijagnoze epohe ili „duhovne situacije vremena“ ulaze i glasovi o krizi moderne, o navodnom kraju moderne, o nedovršenom projektu moderne, o pitanju „druge moderne“ (Ulrich Beck), o samokritici moderne, o „fundamentalizmu moderne“ (Helmuth Dubiel), o neispunjenim obećanjima i/ili teškoćama modernog projekta prosvjetiteljstva, etc. U vokabular ili u šlagvorte te kritičke dijagnostike spadaju i formulacije o „novoj nepreglednosti“ svijeta i modernih društava ili o njihovoj kompleksnosti, o „postnacionalnim“, „posthistorijskim“ konstelacijama, o „postsekularnim društvima“, o „posthistoriji“ o „postliberalnom karakteru društva“ itd.

Sekularizacijska debata i Bosna i Hercegovina: Agenda za istraživanje

Author(s): Dino Abazović / Language(s): Bosnian

In this paper the short overview of the secularisation debate in sociology has been discussed from the early period (religion and modernisation), over the main arguments of the postsecularist (rational choice theory and religion) till the (neo-)secularist approach in understanding secularisation processes (secularisation as descriptive and not normative hypothesis). Further on, Phillip S. Gorski approach of “historicising the secularisation debate” has been applied on the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to propose the possible agenda for the future research. Finally, an issue of political and/or religious identities has been discussed as one of the possible approach in problematising the secularisation processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but in modern world as well.

Evanjelické a. v. spoločenstvo v 18. storočí

Author(s): Eva Kowalská / Language(s): Slovak

The association with the Catholicism and the Roman Catholic Church had already in the past been perceived by the dynasty of Habsburgs as an expression of unity and strength of the widely differentiated union of states. However, it was only during the seemingly quiet time period of the 18th century that the dynasty managed to turn the Catholic Church into one of the means of enforcing their power and the power of the state. In addition, the confessional structure of the society in the monarchy was changed as well: the non-Catholics, though still marginal, developed into a quite important group of believers. The time period, during which the modernisation of the life in the Habsburg monarchy started through the reforming effort of the state power, brought along principal changes to the life of the Protestant communities. The position of the Protestant churches in the civil society started to shift from oppression towards acceptance by the civil society, and their internal development could finally comply with their internal needs. The functioning of the Lutheran community and Church in the society is described in the introductory chapter. Here, an attention is given to the destinies of people who suffered under the confessional oppression, but also to the methods and controversial results of the re-Catholicizing measures, as they were recorded by the Lutheran agent of the Vienna court (or the Hungarian Court Office) in his official dairies. The changes in the every-day coexistence of the confessions that started with the issuance of the Patent of Tolerance could be evidenced only gradually: in spite of the fact that the Hungarian society was accustomed to the coexistence of several confessions, the issuance of the Patent evoked quite a turmoil in the society. It was especially concerning the administrative bodies (in counties but also in dicasteries – the supreme state administration bodies) that were facing the task of co-operation with the Protestants. An interesting field for confrontation between the Catholics and Lutherans, but also between both Evangelical churches, was created by ,,missions” of Lutherans to Bohemia and Moravia. In return, these missions exercised an impact on the inter-confessional relations within the Hungarian kingdom. The character of these relations was also marked with the general political situation in the monarchy as a whole, but mainly with the fear that the non-Catholics could possible get connected with the foreign powers (Prussia), or even with the revolutionary circles abroad (France). In addition, the long time maintained mentality of supremacy among Catholics on one hand, and the feeling of exclusiveness nurtured among Lutherans on the other turned into sources of intolerance, which in many cases got expressed after the issuance of the Patent of Tolerance or the Religious Act No.26/1791. The relation of the Lutheran Church and community to the state represented an important aspect of their functioning. The state, even after the issuance of the Patent of Tolerance, made an effort in terms of determining the areas of its exclusive interest. At first place it were the schools where the exclusion of general education from the outreach of the church institutions wanted to be achieved, and on the second place the liturgies were required to be “rationalized” according to ideas presented by Joseph II. Especially the topic of school reform, which was planned to be accomplished through establishing combined schools and applying secular supervision of education and textbooks, is a subject of a detailed examination The problems that the Lutheran (Evangelical AC) church was confronted with resulted in a controversial internal development. The pressure put by the state and the Catholic church on this confession evoked a need for internal consistency, owing to which the church was able to preserve its identity, even under the influence of unfavourable conditions. However, this development resulted in a considerable rigidity that could be seen in the outlasting adherence to the Lutheran orthodoxy, being the dominant theological orientation. In course of the 18th century, it was first of all the socially conditioned phenomenon, owing to which the influence of clergies could be preserved within the church structure. In the Lutheran society, tensions started to appear between the secular patrons, who were the only ones entitled to protect the interests of churches on the various levels of the state administration, and the superintendents, who were acknowledged by the state to be the official representatives of the church and were assigned some, though little, competencies. The relations between the secular and clerical members of the church were also complicated by the fact that the system of consistories did not get naturalised in the Hungarian monarchy, and the synods could not be summoned after 1707. Even though several ideas on how the internal circumstances of the church should be settled (e.g. Jan Cernansky, before 1779) were developed, the situation was not stabilised before 1791 when the synod was finally summoned. At this synod, the influence of the secular church representatives was forced through. As a result, the clerical representatives started to show concerns regarding the Lutheran identity preservation that was perceived to be endangered by the initial proposals to create a union of Lutherans and Calvinists. The advocates, who were determining the development of the Evangelical AC Church in the course of the 18th century, developed into a relatively small but in terms of education, theological and philosophical orientation a quite varied group of people who were taking up secular as well as church positions. The influence of their advocacy was considerable. Closer attention is paid to those who managed to exceed the activity field assigned to them by their work position, and exercised an influence on the attitudes of people around. Because the positions they were taking up were not the most significant ones, their influence as if ,,from the background” did not get to the attention centre of the recent historiography (Pavol Sramko/Schramko), or it was not adequately evaluated (Michal Institoris Mossoczy). Through their works and activities, the advocates of Lutheranism managed to permeate into the circles that were close to the Vienna Royal Court and thus contribute to forming the attitudes of the Court regarding the religious issues in Hungary (Jozef Benczur). In addition, people who were in a direct work contact with the Royal Court (Court Agents), or those who were in charge of informing the foreign countries about the events in Hungary with an aim to advocate for the Hungarian Protestants living abroad, were quite active in this field as well.

Credințe și valori în societatea românească

Author(s): Bruno Stefan / Language(s): Romanian

The survey was conducted between March 30 and April 11, 2021 on a national sample of 1420 subjects. He measured the state of religiosity of the citizens with the help of several indicators: faith in God, frequency of prayers, church, fasting, confession, observance of holidays, reading the Bible, etc. The survey also measured attitudes toward teaching religion in schools, same-sex marriages, faith in the horoscope, trust in priests, attitudes toward abortion, the pandemic, politicians, and voting intentions.

Pamięć represji. Świadkowie Jehowy w Związku Radzieckim

Author(s): Tomasz Bugaj / Language(s): Polish

[an excerpt from a review] “The monograph showing the narrative aspects of Jehovah's Witnesses' memory significantly complements memory studies by showing how culture and religion influence images of traumatic events from the past. Analysing the narrations of the respondents, the author draws attention to the mechanisms of evaluation (e.g. of torturers) and taming the trauma of the past, and these mechanisms result – as the reading of the book shows – from the religion and the values transmitted in it.The monograph is therefore an interesting, valuable and necessary study. It is an erudite work, the author refers not only to the works of culture scholars, but also sociologists, including the sociologists of religion, which I think is justified and necessary. It is based on a large, representative, and what should be appreciated, independently collected material, which includes narratives of members of the examined community living previously in the borderlands, as well as those living on the territories of several former republics of the USSR”.

Marksizam kao religija: lično sećanje

Author(s): Branko Milanović / Language(s): Serbian

Pre nekoliko dana sam za svoju narednu knjigu pisao poglavlje o ratu. Danas u knjizi morate imati poglavlje o ratu, jer sve vaše priče o konvergenciji, divergenciji i globalnoj srednjoj klasi mogu biti zbrisane ratom, a naročito svetskim ratom.

Bog nepostojanog

Author(s): Georgi Gospodinov / Language(s): Serbian

Dok piše, svaki je pisac ostrvo. Daleko udaljen od bučnog kontinenta ostalog sveta, izolovan ne samo zidovima svoje sobe, ostrvo usred vremena i istorije. Ipak, svako ko je i pokušao da piše zna to, i ovde će me svi razumeti: svet nikad nije celovitiji, lepši i privlačniji nego u vreme kada ga se odričeš da bi o njemu pisao.

Національна безпека і оборона, № 119+120 (2011 - 01+02)

Author(s): Viktor Elens'kyy / Language(s): Ukrainian

CHURCH-RELIGIOUS SITUATION AND STATE-CONFESSIONAL RELATIONS IN UKRAINE: DECADES OF THE DECADE, TRENDS AND PROBLEMS // SECTION 1. RELIGIOUS NETWORK IN UKRAINE: STATE AND TRENDS OF DEVELOPMENT // SECTION 2. LEVEL AND NATURE OF RELIGION OF UKRAINIAN SOCIETY // SECTION 3. STATE-CONFESSIONAL RELATIONS: TRENDS AND PROBLEMS // ADDRESS OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE PERMANENT ROUND TABLE "RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT IN UKRAINE: PROBLEMS OF RELATIONSHIP" TO THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE, THE VERKHOVNA RADA OF UKRAINE, THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF UKRAINE // RELIGION AND GLOBAL POLICY: THE WORLD AND UKRAINE // MEMORANDUM OF CHRISTIAN CONFESSIONS OF UKRAINE ON NON-RESPONSE TO FORCES ININTER-RELIGIOUS RELATIONS // CONCEPT OF STATE-CONFESSIONAL RELATIONS IN UKRAINE

I jer se ufao u Mene, izbavit ću ga

Author(s): Vladimir Ilić / Language(s): Serbian

Pola procenta stanovnika Srbije na popisu izjašnjavaju se kao ateisti. Ima nas tek nešto više od 23 hiljade deklarisanih etničkih Jugoslovena. Pre jednog pokolenja 10 procenata stanovništva bilo je u Savezu komunista, političkoj organizaciji u kojoj je članstvo bilo nespojivo sa religioznim uverenjem.

Pomirenje do umirovljenja

Author(s): Vjekoslav Perica / Language(s): Croatian

Rijetko su kad u povijesti kao ove zadnje dvije godine, srpske i hrvatske elite komunicirale tako lijepim riječima. Simbolično pomirenje naroda i vjera na ovim prostorima potaknule su početkom 2019. ranije zavađene klerikalne elite srpskog pravoslavalja i hrvatskog katolicizma. Podsjetimo se, to su oni vladike i biskupi koji su one olimpijske 1984. godine kontrakomemorirali u Jasenovcu i Mariji Bistrici. Hrvatski je katolicizam tada vježbao trijumfalizam jubilejom „13 stoljeća kršćanstva u Hrvata“ a patrijarh srpski je iz Jasenovca podsjetio na ustaške zločine nad Srbima porukom „moramo oprostiti ali nećemo zaboraviti“. Ima li smisla pitanje, da su se tada pomirili, da je došao papa i skupa s hrvatskim biskupima kleknuo u Jasenovcu, da li bi rat mogao biti izbjegnut? To ne možemo saznati ali možemo pratiti što će se postići procesom pomirenja koji je počeo 2019.

National Security & Defence, № 015 (2001 - 03)

Author(s): Liudmyla Volynets,Anatoliy Chuprykov,Halyna Pyliahina,Kateryna Shchiotkina,Oleksandr Serhienko,Volodymyr Vaskovskyi / Language(s): English

THE CHURCH AND SOCIETY: CO-OPERATION IN THE NAME OF HUMAN LIFE // 1. OBSERVANCE OF THE HUMAN RIGHT TO DECENT LIFE // 2. HUMANITARIAN ASPECTS OF THE QUALITY OF HUMAN LIFE // 3. CONCLUSIONS AND PROPOSALS // THE SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF CHILDHOOD IN PRESENT-DAY UKRAINE // SUICIDE EPIDEMIC IN UKRAINE CONTINUES // SAVE OUR SOULS // THE DESCRIPTION OF "TERRA U" // THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONFESSIONAL NETWORK IN UKRAINE: YEAR 2000

National Security & Defence, № 034 (2002 - 10)

Author(s): Nadiya Dudar,Lyudmila Shangina,Andriy Bychenko,Volodymyr Vaskovskyi,Adolf Hampel,Yuriy Yakimenko / Language(s): English

THE CHURCH, THE STATE AND SOCIETY: THE PROBLEMS OF INTERACTION IN THE PRESENT-DAY POLITICAL PROCESS // RELIGION AND THE CHURCH IN THE PUBLIC LIFE OF UKRAINE // RELIGIOSITY OF UKRAINIAN SOCIETY: THE LEVEL, CHARACTER, AND SPECIFICS // THE STATE OF THE CONFESSIONAL NETWORK IN UKRAINE // THE CHURCHES IN GERMANY: the experience of interaction with the state, political and public organisations // SOCIAL ACTIVITY IN UKRAINE: ARE WE DOOMED TO WHAT WE HAVE? // UKRAINE’S MIDDLE CLASS AS A PUBLIC ACTOR // DEFERRED LIFE, OR MIDDLE CLASS A‘ LA UKRAINE

From Pluralism to Extinction? Perspectives and Challenges for Christians in the Middle East

Author(s): / Language(s): English

Christian communities are deeply rooted in the Middle East, starting their witness since the first centuries of Christianity. The last hundred years of Middle East Christianity’s history went through a series of profound crises. Displacement by war, genocide and occupation leading to loss, emigration and exile seem to be the main experience of Christianity in the modern Middle East. Against this background of displacement, Christians have sought to resettle and build anew when allowed. They have been able to make significant cultural, political and economic contribution to Middle Eastern societies. In the last thirty years they are again facing ominous threat of extinction. Entering the new millennium, they are confronted with major difficulties and transformations in world politics. From 2011 Christians particularly in Syria and Iraq, have been suffering death and destruction in the hands of extremist Islamist groups. The volume is a fresh approach to the study of the Christian communities in the Middle East examining their relation to state, identity and politics. It questions main presuppositions and perceptions regarding Christianity in the Middle East, casts new light on the living Christian communities in the region and reflects on their future role.

Die evangelisch-lutherische Kirche in Russland im Werk ihrer Unterstützungskasse

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): German

ORIGINAL PREINTED IN GERMAN FRACTURA FONT: PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU’LL BE ABLE TO READ (see Introduction.pdf) Published in 1895 by the Central Committee of the Russian Lutheran Church // From the introduction: In the last two years, it is primarily the Estonian and Livonian parish Augmentaioln Funds that have been incorporated into our administration - because they serve similar purposes to our Support Fund. In Reval, two foundations with special provisions were also handed over to the district committee. All in all, this amounts to more than 100,000 rubles, by which the annual bill is now larger. This deceives the eyes of the uninitiated and they will draw false conclusions. It is in keeping with the spirit of the Gospel not to collect treasures or accumulate capital; for we should not place our trust in money, but in the spirit as the true comforter. Hence, the Central Committee doesn’t set out to accumulate treasure. But where it receives foundations for the benefit of the church, it has no right to carry them out in any other way than the founders have ordered in their friendly disposition.

Studia Theologica Doctoralia vol. XV. De la teologia rostită la cântul teologic: Misiunea doxologică a cercetării teologice, astăzi.

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Romanian,French

Cinsiyet Sorunu ve Aile

Author(s): / Language(s): Turkish

Throughout the extensive chronicles of human existence, homosexuality and gender reassignment, which were until recently seen as marginal, individual phenomena and were considered perversions by mainstream medicine, have gradually gained social, legal, and medical recognition over the past five decades, primarily in Western societies. Currently, homosexuality has ceased to be a social phenomenon and has become a social movement. Moreover, individuals, organizations, and states that do not embrace this condition are under global pressure. Based on fundamental sociological knowledge, the family, which serves as the bedrock of society and plays a crucial role in imparting social norms to individuals, has faced persistent challenges such as unmarried partnerships, postponed marriages, childlessness, and rising divorce rates. The increasing prevalence of homosexuality has exacerbated the challenges faced by the institution of the family. Not only is there a lack of a traditional family structure, but social conventions are completely reversed. Religion is often regarded as a means to avert the impending social apocalypse that humanity has brought upon itself. However, Protestant churches in the Western world have increasingly succumbed to the influence of LGBT advocacy groups. Consequently, it has begun to endorse the prevailing circumstances from a religious standpoint, permitting the appointment of homosexual priests and the solemnization of same-sex marriages within the church. The remaining prominent religions worldwide, particularly the Catholic Church and Islam, are significantly influenced by the explicit or concealed actions of LGBT advocacy groups. Today in Turkey, a significant number of religious folks, particularly among the younger generation, perceive homosexuality as a matter of personal volition and contend that religion should not meddle in such matters. This study seeks to examine the aforementioned issue from both a theoretical and practical standpoint. The compilation comprises writings by scholars specializing in diverse disciplines, including psychology, education, sociology of religion, religious education, and Islamic law

Church Caritas Ministry in the Perspective of Caritas-Theology and Catholic Social Teaching

Author(s): Jakub Doležel / Language(s): English

The focus of this publication is the Church's charitable ministry in relation to Catholic social teaching. The authors of this collaborative monograph provide answers to the questions of the forms and reasons for their mutual estrangement, how the position of charitable service has changed with the publication of the encyclical Deus caritas est and especially Motu proprio Intima ecclesiae natura, how and why a theology of charitable service can be legitimately conceptualized, how and where such a theology is being developed in the world, and how the two strands of the Church's socio-pastoral mission can be brought into balance in an integral model of charitable practice today.

Šetření sexuálních deliktů v církvi a ve státě

Author(s): / Language(s): Slovak,Czech

A compendium compiled as an output of a continuing education program for staff of church courts and other church institutions entitled Investigating Sexual Offenses in the Catholic Church, organized by CMTF UP in Olomouc. Together with a conference on the same topic, it confirms and presents the collaboration of experts in canon and secular law and professionals from the fields of psychology, psychiatry, state institutions and the non-profit sector, and serves as a tool for comprehensive training in this area.

Effects of Alevi-Sunni Marriages on Children’s Religious Education and Family Relations

Author(s): Fatma Kurttekin / Language(s): English

In this study, the views of parents in Alevi-Sunni marriages on the phenomenon of religion and their children’s religious education are examined. While there has been a growing body of research on the role and significance of religion in Alevi-Sunni families, limited attention has been paid to their attitudes towards their children’s religious education, particularly within the context of cross-religious marriages. Based on this, this study aims to fill this research gap by examining the perspectives of parents in Alevi-Sunni marriages on their children’s religious education and family dynamics, using qualitative methods to provide in-depth insights. Ten families living in Sivas, Ankara and Tunceli, who were contacted through snowball and purposive sampling, participated in the study, in which qualitative research techniques were used. The data used in the study were collected through questionnaires and semi-structured interview forms. The data was analzed with the content analysis. It was determined that the Alevi-Sunni difference did not have a significant impact on the participants’ religious attitudes or their children’s religious education. Almost all parents stated that they wanted their children to choose their own path by acquiring experience and knowledge about both religious interpretations/ understandings. The study identified two primary areas of difficulty in Alevi-Sunni families: familial opposition to the participants' decision to marry and conflicts surrounding the children's religious education. These tensions may stem from societal pressures to conform to sectarian norms and the fear of losing religious identity through cross/mixed (intrafaith) marriages. Such pressures highlight the need for open dialogue and acceptance within families, which many participants reported as key to resolving conflicts. The provision of religious education in the family and the religious identity of children have been discussed in a separate study. Therefore, in this study, participants’ views on “compulsory” religious education activities, which are also a subject of debate in society, were evaluated. In parallel with the findings in the literature, the participants’ opinions were grouped in three categories, namely “abolishing the courses”, “making the courses optional”, and “improving the courses along with preserving their compulsory status”. Following the interviews, it was seen that the participants could have arguments mostly due to external factors, and that their own religious understanding did not have any impact on family life, religious attitudes or child rearing. Attention was drawn to the need for freedom from prejudices, acceptance of the other as he/she is, honesty, trust and a communicative environment of dialogue in order to reduce the tension in these two areas.

Studia Theologica Doctoralia vol. XVI. Discursul teologic, cuvântul care zidește și vindecă. Valențe ale cercetărilor doctorale actuale

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Romanian

Tema propusă dezbaterii în cadrul simpozionului se încadrează în tema generală propusă de Sfântul Sinod al Bisericii Ortodoxe Române pentru anul 2024. Ideea în jurul căreia s-au purtat discuţiile, idee reflectată şi de conţinutul unor studii şi articole cuprinse în acest volum, are la bază credinţa noastră puternică şi neîntreruptă că vindecarea sau ameliorarea suferinţelor trupeşti şi sufleteşti dobândită în Biserică. Cuvânt care să vindece, să hrănească, să zidească şi să povăţuiască spre desăvârşire, pe scurt, „cuvânt cu putere multă”, cum se roagă la Sfânta Liturghie episcopul pentru diaconul care urmează să citească Sfânta Evanghelie, sperăm să oferim şi noi prin cel de-al XVI-lea volum al seriei „Studia Theologica Doctoralia”, mulţumind tuturor, profesori de teologie şi tineri doctoranzi, pentru contribuţia ştiinţifică adusă la realizarea acestuia.