scholarly journals Dwa kościoły. Budownictwo kultowe w międzywojennych Niemczech jako przestrzeń modernistycznych eksperymentów

Porta Aurea ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 325-346
Author(s):  
Rafał Makała
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Church Architecture ◽  
Frankfurt Am Main ◽  
Avant Garde ◽  
Protestant Church ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

The time between WW I and II was a period of intensive development of church architecture in Germany. In the new situation after the defeat in WW I on the wave of Christian renewal movements, the concept of the church as a building corresponding to its functions, as an object expressing the character of religion and the vision of a congregation as a community in modern society was re -formulated. The dynamically developing church architecture was an area of intense experiments (especially in the 1920s.), creating new forms, as well as devising new iconography by Rudolf Schwartz, Otto Bartning, or Dominikus Böhm. The paper draws attention to a certain community of the main antagonized Christian and Protestant denominations on the example of two buildings erected on the eastern periphery of the then Germany (from 1945 constituting the western part of Poland): the Catholic Church of St Anthony in Schneidemühl (now: Piła, Hans Herkommer, 1928–1930) and the Protestant Cross-Church in Stettin (now: Szczecin, Adolf Thesmacher, 1929–1931). The first was built in a small town as a representative seat of the Prelature, a branch of the Catholic Church in the Protestant region, near the then border with (revived again) Poland. The building is a continuation of an innovative and conservative concept realized by Herkommer at the Frauenfriedenskirche in Frankfurt am Main (1927–1929), and is a testimony to the search for forms expressing the rationalist aspirations for the renewal of the Catholic Church, however without abandoning the main principles of the Tradition. For this purpose, Herkommer applies ‘industrial’ forms used in the Bauhaus circle, creating a clearly avant-garde building: not only in the local context of a small border town of eastern Germany, but also in the Catholic tradition of sacred architecture. Hiring an avant-garde architect and using modernist forms was the decision of one man: Monsignor Maximilian Kaller, the leader of the Prelature. The Church of the Cross in Szczecin was raised in a luxurious district of a great Protestant city, so it was the parish church of the Protestant elite. Although built of brick and clearly referring to the tradition of the Gothic architecture of this region, the Church of the Cross also reveals its striving for the maximum reduction of forms and the use of the language of abstraction. When building a Protestant church, Thesmacher resorted to forms applied primarily in Catholic architecture, especially to the forms used by Herkommer. Thesmacher created a facility expressing attachment to the local tradition and manifesting the modernity of the Evangelical church in Pomerania. As a result, both churches are a testimony to functionalist aspirations, although, of course, the functions differed from those on which, for example, the founders of the Bauhaus were focused.

scholarly journals Africanising the Catholic Mass Celebration in Ghana: Recognising Cultural Identity or Agenda to Retain the Faithful?

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kofi Poku Quan-Baffour
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
African Culture ◽  
Turn On ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The Church ◽  
Full Conversion ◽  
The Catholic Church

The Catholic Church started in Ghana in the 1500s. The missionaries of this Eurocentric Church prohibited its converts from practising their culture, for example the singing of folksongs, drumming, dancing and wearing of talismans in and outside the church, because they were deemed satanic, savage, fetish, heathen and ungodly. The missionaries’ perception was that Ghanaians did not know God and they—the missionaries—had come to Africa to “teach the Ghanaians” about God. Church premises were decorated with the cross and Christ images to facilitate full conversion of converts; whereas Ghanaian traditional, cultural and religious shrines for the veneration of “their” gods were destroyed. Church hymns were in Latin and English with few translations. However, in a noteworthy change of heart, over the past two decades Ghanaian drums, songs and dance were once again accepted into the Mass. This ethnographic study, which was undertaken to understand the sudden “U-turn” on Ghanaian culture, found that the change of attitude was to recognise African culture with the agenda of retaining the faithful in the wake of competition from emerging charismatic churches.

Gemeinsame Erklärungen der katholischen und evangelischen Kirche zur Ethik

2001 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-134
Author(s):  
Hartmut Kreß
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Freedom Of Conscience ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
Protestant Church ◽  
The Future ◽  
Theological Differences ◽  
Catholic Churches ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church ◽  
Church Doctrine

Abstract The joint declarations of the Protestant and Catholic Churches concerning ethical questions express the ecumenical progress achieved so far. However, the present ecumenical tension is obvious in issues conceming the understanding of the church, doctrine, and freedom of conscience. The Catholic Church has recently laid a greater emphasis on the hierarchical, authoritative and binding character of ecclesiastical doctrine in moral issues as weiL For the Protestant Church and theology however freedom of conscience is fundamental. In spite of these theological differences the significance of joint declarations for the future must be emphasized. The arguments of Catholic and Protestant ethics can complement each other in joint declarations. The joint declarations reach !arger parts of today's society than texts worded by only one Church.

scholarly journals Challenging the Levels: The Catholic Church as a Multi-Level Actor in the Transition to a Climate-Compatible Society

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3770
Author(s):  
Jochen Ostheimer ◽  
Julia Blanc
Keyword(s):  
Social Action ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Ecological Awareness ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

Climate compatibility is a cornerstone in the ecological transformation of modern society. In order to achieve sustainable development in all areas of society, numerous social actors must participate. This article examines the potential for the Catholic Church in German-speaking countries to contribute to such change. To this end, in contrast to most current studies, the Church is conceptualized as a multi-level actor instead of focusing only on the top of the hierarchy. Case studies are used to explore how various Church actors in different fields of social action evoke ecological awareness among members and non-members alike or participate in changing social structures.

scholarly journals Menggagas Spirit Perjumpaan antara Keuskupan Bogor dan Umat Beragama Lain

MELINTAS ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 329
Author(s):  
Dionnysius Manopo
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Vatican Ii ◽  
Local Church ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Local Churches ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Religious Plurality ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

Christianity exists within the different religious traditions and Christians are aware of this reality as part of their existence. Especially in Asia, this situation has become a basic context to Christianity and the local churches that requires continuous reflections. In Asian reality, religious plurality is not merely a particular situation, but an important stage in the life of the Christianity, which leads to further reflections and even questioning of its existence among the other religions. The Catholic Church in Bogor (the Diocese of Bogor), Indonesia, is one of the example how the church in Asia is trying to survive and to find its roots within the local context. Thir article is inspired by the Diocese’s vision, the documents of Vatican II, and other documents of the Catholic Church, in exploring how the “spirit of encounter” can become a model for the local church to continue to exist within the religious plurality. This spirit invites the local believers to have a committment in giving their attention to the their context and to their social dimension. Through the encounters, the local church attempts to reduce the gaps of communication and to preserve good relationship with people of different religious traditions. Here the church enters the interfaith experience or the experience of togetherness, and the spirit of encounter might help spread the image of the church as a church of relation.

scholarly journals Supreme Pastor of the Church Cares for the Hungarian Church: Church Architecture of the Hungarian Church During the First Decade of John Paul II’s Papacy

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gréta Garai ◽  
Zorán Vukoszávlyev
Keyword(s):  
Significant Role ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Church Architecture ◽  
Pope John Paul Ii ◽  
Christian Religion ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

One of the first longer letters of Pope John Paul II was addressed to the Hungarian Episcopacy and the Hungarian Catholics. Besides the traditional Polish-Hungarian friendship, he highlighted the person of Saint Stephen and the role of Hungary in the history of the Christian religion. “  […] the Catholic Church, which had such a significant role in the history of Hungary, can still pervade the spiritual image of your country, and can make the lightness of Jesus Christ’s gospel, that gave light to the sons of the Hungarian people during so many centuries, shine for your sons and daughters.”- wrote in his letter.

Liberalism, Catholicism, and the Abbé Grégoire

1967 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman Ravitch
Keyword(s):  
French Revolution ◽  
Birth Control ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church ◽  
The French Revolution

With the convening and accomplishments of the Second Vatican Council liberal Catholicism seems triumphant in the Catholic Church. Despite continuing controversy over such agonizing problems as birth control, it would appear that the Church has forthrightly and definitely decided to reconcile itself as fully as possible to modern society. From this present perspective, the historian may well need to reexamine certain aspects of the rise of liberal Catholicism and to reassess the work of certain of its pioneers and the frustrating obstacles they encountered. No longer on the defensive, the partisans of liberal Catholicism may want to reclaim those they have ignored or rejected. One curious figure who seldom if ever has been given credit for his role in the emergence of liberal Catholicism is the Abbé Henri Grégoire, priest and politician during the French Revolution and patriarch of the schismatic Constitutional Church.Liberal Catholic historians have tended to shy away from too much attention to this puzzling and perhaps embarrassing figure, leaving him to the attacks of conservative Catholics or the enthusiastic devotion of neo-Jansenist sectarians. Secular liberals who have generally preferred to face a Catholic Church which was unequivocally reactionary have pretended to see Grégoire as an excentric of little significance.

scholarly journals Women and Church Ministry in Africa: Removing the Impasse Towards a Fruitful Theological Conversation

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-108
Author(s):  
Patrick Mwania
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
The Social ◽  
Religious Dimensions ◽  
Church And Society ◽  
Traditional Societies ◽  
African Soil ◽  
Gospel Message ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

Women in Africa, both in the traditional setup and in modern society form the cornerstone of the Church and society. They have spearheaded change in traditional and modern society and heralded the Gospel message on the African soil. Based on the formidable roles women played and the influential areas of authority they occupied in the social, economic, political, and religious dimensions of African traditional societies, such as priestesses, diviners, medicine women etc., I attempt to understand the role women play and the place they occupy in the Church and in society today taking the Catholic Church as a case study. The aim of this paper is to seek to understand the roles women play in society, as well as discerning how the roles could be promoted and improved for the betterment of the Church and society. For the discussion to achieve its objective, the following areas will be addressed: explore the place and the significance that traditional African society accorded to women;  investigate the nature of women’s involvement in the life of the community as well as the precise roles that traditional society assigned to women; discover the place of women in Christianity and some of the roles the Catholic Church assigns to women members as documented; understand some of the challenges women face as members of the Church and  the roles they play in enhancing the Gospel; and finally attempt to provide some recommendations in response to some of the challenges identified.

scholarly journals Epicentros do ensino superior Católico. Um olhar obre os textos do Magistério

2019 ◽  
Vol 79 (313) ◽  
pp. 448
Author(s):  
João Décio Passos
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Meaning Of Life ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Human Being ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Church ◽  
Scholastic Tradition ◽  
The Catholic Church

O Ensino Superior nasceu e acompanhou a história da Igreja Católica, nos aspectos prático, teórico e jurídico. As práticas e orientações sobre a questão estiveram presentes nos ensinamentos da Igreja, de modo direto ou indireto, na medida em que a história avança e apresenta suas interrogações sobre o significado da vida e do ser humano. A presente reflexão aborda os principais Documentos do Magistério dedicados à temática, sobretudo no contexto da sociedade moderna. Analisa esses ensinamentos a partir da hipótese de dois epicentros fundamentais: a tradição escolástica e o Concílio Vaticano II.Abstract: Higher Education was born and followed the history of the Catholic Church in practical, theoretical and juridical aspects. The practices and orientations on the question were present in the teachings of the Church, directly or indirectly, as history advances and presents its questions about the meaning of life and of the human being. The present reflection addresses the main Magisterium Documents dedicated to the theme, especially in the context of modern society. It analyzes these teachings from the hypothesis of two fundamental epicenters: the scholastic tradition and the Second Vatican Council.Keywords: Higher Education; Church; Magisterium; University.

scholarly journals «The truth and her shadow»: anti-modern rhetoric on the pages of the Galiсian religious journals of the second half of the XIX — early XX century

2020 ◽  
pp. 63-86
Author(s):  
Roman Blikharskyi
Keyword(s):  
French Revolution ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Western Society ◽  
Universal Theory ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church ◽  
The French Revolution

In the XIX century and the first half of XX century, scientists A. Comte, M. Weber, H. Spencer, E. Durkheim, G. Simmel, and Ch. Cooley developed a theory explaining the social reality in which a person exists. The result of their work was a theory of modernization that describes a transition from the traditional to the modern society. Further on, due to various historical vicissitudes, the theory of modernization has undergone significant changes. In the first half of the XX century universal theory of modernization has been criticized. By shaping a new approach to the study of global transformations in society, scientists began considering cases of nonlinear progress or regression, since the model of the Western society’s functioning does not always adequately apply to the description of the functioning of other societies. Among the presumable counterpoints in the history of civilization, which scientists define as the beginning of modernity, are The Age of Discovery, The Industrial Revolution, and The French Revolution. Specifically, the French Revolution has significantly influenced the process of secularization of the European society, and contributed to the diminished presence of the Catholic Church on the international political scene, as well 86 as a gradual removal of religion from the life of modern human. The media played a significant role in reforming the socio-political, cultural and economic dimensions of the Western society, as the press was an important means of promoting modernization ideas. At the same time, the religious press was a key platform of criticism of modernization. At the end of the XIX — early XX centuries, a number of articles there were published on the topic of modernization in the secular and religious spheres, on the pages of the Lviv religious journals: «Ruskii Sion», «Dushpastyr», «Nyva». The authors of the «Nyva» journal in their publications rested upon the concept of modernism put forward by the Vatican. The latter concept concerned the young generation of Catholic theologians in Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany. They were united by their shared views concerning the Christian Church’s status in a changing world. Catholic reformers sought to revise the Catholic Church doctrine, taking into account the relevant trends of subjectivism and criticism of that time. The authorship of the «Ruskii Sion» and «Dushpastyr» criticized the ideas of reducing the influence of religion in science, culture and politics. The authors of these journals argued that the enemy of modern society is not the Church, but speculative modernism, which is a source of false values. On the contrary, the church is a deterrent for the modern political and economic system absorbing human. We conclude that it is incorrect to presume that modern Ukraine (with the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church as one of the major denominations) was molded under the influence of religion, gi ven that the key processes of modernization (urbanization, industrialization, and so on) were accomplished accordingly to the model diverging with the Catholic, Christian, ideals. Therefore, the question of the peculiarities of the scenario of the modernization of the Ukrainian society and the role played by religion and the religious press in this process remains open. Keywords: religious press, modernization, civilization, secularization, Christianity, Catholicism, Church document, religious modernism.

scholarly journals Women and Church Ministry in Africa: Removing the Impasse Towards a Fruitful Theological Conversation.

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-90
Author(s):  
Patrick Mwania
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
The Social ◽  
Religious Dimensions ◽  
Church And Society ◽  
Traditional Societies ◽  
African Soil ◽  
Gospel Message ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

Women in Africa, both in the traditional setup and in modern society form the cornerstone of the Church and society. They have spearheaded change in traditional and modern society and heralded the Gospel message on the African soil. Based on the formidable roles women played and the influential areas of authority they occupied in the social, economic, political, and religious dimensions of African traditional societies, such as priestesses, diviners, medicine women etc., I attempt to understand the role women play and the place they occupy in the Church and in society today taking the Catholic Church as a case study. The aim of this paper is to seek to understand the roles women play in society, as well as discerning how the roles could be promoted and improved for the betterment of the Church and society. For the discussion to achieve its objective, the following areas will be addressed: explore the place and the significance that traditional African society accorded to women;  investigate the nature of women’s involvement in the life of the community as well as the precise roles that traditional society assigned to women; discover the place of women in Christianity and some of the roles the Catholic Church assigns to women members as documented; understand some of the challenges women face as members of the Church and  the roles they play in enhancing the Gospel; and finally attempt to provide some recommendations in response to some of the challenges identified.

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