Bigović, Igor (2011) How to Cope With Memories? - Mission of the Church in the Balkans. Bogoslovni vestnik, 71 (1). pp. 19-38. ISSN 1581-2987
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The Church today exists within a »culture of oblivion«. Christian culture is a »culture of memory«, but there is a tendency today to have it reduced to submission by the culture of oblivion. Christian memory or recollection is primarily a »memory of the future« and not only a »memory of the past«. Memory, thus, forms the very essence of the Church. Christian memory is the recollection of Christ and of all persons who have been His witnesses throughout history. By its nature the Liturgy (the very heart of the Church) is a memory. Church tradition, essentially, has nothing in common with secular conservatism and traditionalism nor with modernism, although throughout history these two notions have always been at odds with one another within the Church. Today there is a tendency to interpret Christianity as a »beautiful piece of antiquity« and to idealize Christian past. According to some interpretations, being an Orthodox Christian means emulating, copying, and imitating past forms of life and culture. Those who idolize the past also paralyze the present and make the mission of the Church in the world barely noticeable. Secularization of the Christian »culture of memory« prevents the Church from accomplishing a catharsis of »painful memories« from which the Balkan nations suffer so tragically.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Recollection, Memory, Tradition, Liturgy |
| Subjects: | B Mission theology/theory B Mission theology/theory > Identity issues B Mission theology/theory > Evangelism/Proclamation of Gospel B Mission theology/theory > Contextualization/Inculturation D World Christianity and Central Eastern Europe > Europe G Christian traditions/Denominations > Eastern Orthodox |
| Divisions: | Balkan countries Balkan countries > Serbia Balkan countries > Slovenia |
| Depositing User: | Speranca Tomin |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Nov 2021 15:24 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2021 15:24 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/2285 |
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