The Greek-Catholic Church in Romania Facing the Challenges of the Post-Modern Society

Ghişa, Ciprian (2014) The Greek-Catholic Church in Romania Facing the Challenges of the Post-Modern Society. Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, 38.13. pp. 3-28.

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Abstract

Starting mostly with the second half of the 20th century, the churches and the religious communities are facing the challenges raised by the process of secularization, which is considered by some sociologists of religion as irreversible. The most affected ones were / are the traditional churches and the most obvious area where this phenomenon has become very visible is the Western Europe. This study aims to analyze the situation of the traditional churches in Romania, with a special focus on the Greek-Catholic Church, from the same perspective: the impact of post-modernity over a church which is very much orientated towards the West, which is becoming more and more urban and is still passing through a complicated process of structuring and transition. The study underlines the fact that one of the answers to the problems raised by the process of secularization is based on the way in which the ecclesiastical community is built and on how deep is the consciousness of the confessional identity rooted in the mind and the soul of the believers.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: secularization ; post-modernity ; confessional identity
Subjects: G Christian traditions/Denominations > Greek Catholic Church
Divisions: Central Europe > Romania
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Date Deposited: 20 Jul 2018 12:43
Last Modified: 20 Jul 2018 12:48
URI: https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/306

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