Naslov
Christian witness for the 21st century: contemporary, yet orthodox and radical

Autori
Budiselić, Ervin

Izvornik
Bogoslovni vestnik (0006-5722) 74 (2014), 3; 399-412

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Christian witness, socio-theological approach, dialogue, pluralism, rationalism, kingdom of God, lordship of Jesus Christ

Sažetak
Christianity is a religion of witness, and in our contemporary world Christian witness is faced with secularist and postmodernist societies that do not accept religious claims as valid and normative. Hence, the purpose of this article is to analyze how and in what way the exclusivist claims of Christian religion can and should be proclaimed in the societies that reject the ultimate truth and consider more relevant concepts as relativism, pluralism and others. The article compares some aspects of the New Testament concept of witness, which has the message and the messenger at its centre, with the approach defined as a socio-theological one, which puts the recipients of the witness at its centre. Based on this comparison the article concludes that although Christian witness must be offered in the form of a contemporary and respectful dialogue, the radicalism of Christian message cannot be avoided if we want our witness to remain orthodox.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Teologija

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