Bomba, Lukáš and Kacian, Adrian (2012) The Relevance of Christian Faith for Everyday Life in Post-Communist Slovakia. In: Christian Churches in Post-Communist Slovakia: Current Challenges and Opportunities. Centre for Religion and Society, Roanoke College, Virginia, pp. 65-94.
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Religion in post-communist countries is a very complex phenomenon. In present Slovak Society, despite 40 years of persecution and ideological attacks, Christianity is still an important factor. The article investigates post-communist Slovakia and the relevance of Christian faith for everyday life. It relates the present picture of Christianity in Slovakia to the oppression of the past communist regime, and it defines the impact of the regime on the current state of Christian faith. Interpreting the statistical data from the European value standard 2008 sociological survey, the paper argues for three major shifts in post-communist Slovak Christianity. These are the shift from confession to culture, the shift from public to private, and the shift from urban to rural. According to the data, many Christians belong to the church without necessarily believing in basic Christian dogmas. The latter are being replaced by foreign non-Christian concepts like reincarnation and telepathy. The church's relevance predominately concerns the transcendental sphere and not everyday Slovak life.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Additional Information: | http://www.cce.sk/download/ChristianChurchesInPost-CommunistSlovakia.pdf |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Christianity, post-communism, faith, everyday life, tradition |
| Subjects: | A Church/mission history |
| Divisions: | Central Europe > Slovakia |
| Depositing User: | Users 3 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Jul 2018 20:35 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2018 20:35 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/96 |
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