Noble, Ivana (2019) Contemporary Religiosity and the Absence of Solidarity with Those in Need. Journal of Nationalism, Memory & Language Politics, 13 (2). pp. 1-15.
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In this article I will concentrate on the question of whether shifts in mainstream religiosity in society go hand in hand with growing problems when it comes to agreeing on human values and on joint action in times of need. As an example I will consider responses to the recent refugee situation. In the first part I will present some data on this situation, with particular attention to the Visegrad countries. In two of these four countries, namely Poland and Slovakia, there is still strong attachment to traditional religion, whilst in the other two, the Czech Republic and Hungary, secularization came early and atheism or agnosticism has been the dominant conviction for several generations. I will ask what role in the changes is still played by the Communist past, and why in Western European countries a similar decline of traditional religions and rise of new forms of religiosity tend to dominate. Then I show how a dimensional theory of religion could help in examining the current religious scene. Here I refer to empirical research mapping the shifts in the religious terrain in Europe, and use multidisciplinary tools for interpreting the current picture. I use the Czech Republic as an example, since both Western and Eastern European paradigms of the coexistence of secularization, post-secularization and re-composition of religion can be found there. My particular question remains as to how the rising emphasis on spirituality is compatible with the inability to offer a common and effective response to the situations of crisis in society. I also ask what can be done about the underplayed dimensions of religion, ones that could aid us in taking the changes seriously without romanticizing the religion of the past and dreaming of its return.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Sociology of Religion, Contemporary Spirituality, Religion, Laicity, and Secularisation, Social solidarity, Visegrad Group, Ninian Smart |
| Subjects: | B Mission theology/theory > Peacemaking and Reconciliation B Mission theology/theory > Spirituality B Mission theology/theory > Public Theology B Mission theology/theory > Mission and Social responsibility C Types of Christian Ministry > Compassion ministries and humanitarian aid |
| Divisions: | Central Europe |
| Depositing User: | Katharina Penner |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jun 2022 07:55 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Jun 2022 07:55 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/2584 |
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