The Necessity of Faith in the Church in the Age of Secularization

Authors

  • Andrzej Napiórkowski The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15633/thr.681

Keywords:

secularization, ecclesiology, pseudo religiosity, Benedict XVI

Abstract

This article explores the causes and shifts of the ever-growing secularization in the modern world. It also examins and the idea that Christ can be discovered without the Church as well as, how the faith of the Church can be explored, experienced, and understood in relation to God.

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Published

2014-11-14

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014)

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