Revisiting Secularism In Western Christendom: A Theological And Sociological Approach

Kurniawan, Kevin Nobel (2020) Revisiting Secularism In Western Christendom: A Theological And Sociological Approach. Societas Dei: Jurnal Agama dan Masyarakat, 7 (1). pp. 35-53. ISSN 2407-0556; 2599-3267

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Abstract

The objective of this article is to revisit the process of secular-ization in the decline of Christian religion in the West through a theological and societal discussion on a theoretical level. By arguing a societal per-spective alone is insufficient to provides a specific explanation to religious decline, a theological perspective would provides a prior explanation to further clarify how the process of secularization operates in relation to the internal dynamic of the Christian religion. The expositions of such argu-ments would argue that the process of secularization can be differentiates into several parts: The objectivation of Christian beliefs for capitalism in European industrialization, the de-attachment of individual to spiritual faith, and the process of individualization and consumerism that deconstructs reli-gion in postmodernity. This article will posit the theological Kierkegaardian view of Christendom in dialogue with sociological arguments on modernity and postmodernity, and also to relate such findings into the Indonesian context to provides conceptual anticipation for postmodern social changes.KEYWORDS:secularism, christendom, Kierkegaard, modernity, liquid moder-nity, community.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BV Practical Theology A General Works > B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BV Practical Theology H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions:	Program Pascasarjana > Program Pascasarjana Filsafat
Depositing User:	ThM .-
Date Deposited:	15 Oct 2025 13:39
Last Modified:	15 Oct 2025 13:39
URI:	http://repo.driyarkara.ac.id/id/eprint/2378

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