Erlah, Sebastjan (2019) Postmoderna konstrukcija realnosti pri Daudrillardu in Virilioju kot izziv za teologijo [Postmodern Construction of Reality by Baudrillard and Virilio as a Challenge for Theology]. Masters thesis, Univerza v Ljubljani, Teološka fakulteta.
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We live in an era often called the postmodern era. In comparison with the modern era, this is an era in which an autonomous subject has disappeared and humanity has become aware of being radically determined by the other. At the same time, the last interpreter of the reality has disappeared and a radical plurality of philosophical directions has appeared. Reality is understood as constructed in the sense that the subject’s will establishes meanings, yet this web of meanings does not have any connection with the reality as such. The media have played a large role in the postmodern construction of reality. French philosophers Jean Baudrillard and Paul Virilio analyzed how the relation to reality is established through the influence of media. The challenge of theology is to discover how to enter into a dialogue with the postmodern mentality and inculturate into it the gospel message while insisting that God is the last reality. The inculturation of the gospel into the postmodern society is not possible if we reject the society in which we live. It is only possible if we accept the reality and act as witnesses of the gospel within it. Therefore, the question whether to use modern technologies, which are becoming more and more the substitutes of our bodies, is no longer relevant. The same can be said about the question whether a consumer society is acceptable or not and how to turn away from it – it is also no longer relevant. The essential question that has to be asked is how we can use modern technologies inside the consumer society to make Christ’s teachings heard and bear fruit that would be visible in interpersonal relationships and in personal relationships with God.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Postmodern Society, Evangelization, Simulation, Hyperreality, Media |
| 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 C Types of Christian Ministry > Media ministry D World Christianity and Central Eastern Europe > Europe G Christian traditions/Denominations > Roman Catholic |
| Divisions: | Balkan countries Balkan countries > Slovenia |
| Depositing User: | Speranca Tomin |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Nov 2021 14:59 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Nov 2021 14:59 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/2316 |
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