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The Religio-political Functions of the Present-day 'Kirchentags' in West-Germany in the Context of Post-modern Societies

The Religio-political Functions of the Present-day 'Kirchentags' in West-Germany in the Context... 44 ANDREAS FEIGE INGRID LUKATIS The Religio-political Functions of the Present-day 'Kirchentags' in West-Germany in the Context of Post-modern Societies. Summary The following article analyzes a social phenomenon, which has considerable influence in- and outside the church in West Germany: the Protestant (and partly the Catholic) 'Kir- chentag' ('church-gathering'). The theoretical background of the analysis is the discussion of whether and to what extent modern societies are indeed secularized ones. The Kirchentag serves as a forum where the participants try to interrelate spirituality with socio-political re- sponsibility. They are highly interested in fundamental questions concerning the future of nature and mankind but they are by no means fundamentalists - quite the contrary. The findings demand for a more careful handling of the thesis of secularization, which some- times seems to serve more as a legitimation of certain theological demands than as a descrip- tion of social reality at a sociological level. They are an invitation to reflect on the theological criteria which we use when we define ourselves as 'secularized'. 1. The Scientific Focus of the Problem 'Secularization', in the sociological literature of the German-speaking countries after 1945, has been viewed from two perspectives. One approach under- stands http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Empirical Theology Brill

The Religio-political Functions of the Present-day 'Kirchentags' in West-Germany in the Context of Post-modern Societies

Lukatis, Ingrid; Feige, Andreas
Journal of Empirical Theology , Volume 2 (1): 44 – Jan 1, 1989
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© 1989 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0922-2936
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10.1163/157092589X00031
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44 ANDREAS FEIGE INGRID LUKATIS The Religio-political Functions of the Present-day 'Kirchentags' in West-Germany in the Context of Post-modern Societies. Summary The following article analyzes a social phenomenon, which has considerable influence in- and outside the church in West Germany: the Protestant (and partly the Catholic) 'Kir- chentag' ('church-gathering'). The theoretical background of the analysis is the discussion of whether and to what extent modern societies are indeed secularized ones. The Kirchentag serves as a forum where the participants try to interrelate spirituality with socio-political re- sponsibility. They are highly interested in fundamental questions concerning the future of nature and mankind but they are by no means fundamentalists - quite the contrary. The findings demand for a more careful handling of the thesis of secularization, which some- times seems to serve more as a legitimation of certain theological demands than as a descrip- tion of social reality at a sociological level. They are an invitation to reflect on the theological criteria which we use when we define ourselves as 'secularized'. 1. The Scientific Focus of the Problem 'Secularization', in the sociological literature of the German-speaking countries after 1945, has been viewed from two perspectives. One approach under- stands

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Published: Jan 1, 1989

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