PhD, Igor Đurčik
Evangelical Theolgical Faculty
Osijek

CONCEPTION OF HOPE – OF MODER SOCIATY

IN DINAMIC RELIGION OF HEAVEN AND RELIGION OF EARTH

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Although we are living in very difficult times, with complex questions about future placed in front of us, the backdrop of this article offers view of the dynamic connection between modern secular perceptions of the future in relation with religion. According to that, the dynamism of the religion of the earth and religion of the heaven is considered in this paper. To that effect, religion of the heaven represent Christian faith in which basis is placed on the hope in transcendental with focus on Parusia, while the religion of the earth is being considered as historical reality that have been based on fundament of hope in prosperity of human kind. Although this two concepts seemingly are in direct connection, with clear definition of the theme, before Christian is being opened the dimension well known to them as antinomy: to be in the world, and not to be of the world. No meter that, until The Reformation, the God is being considered as the mystical base of authority of every power, He has being dethroned from this position in period of moderna, and His place has been overtaken by human race, which has brought the secularization. In time, the faith has become antitheses of intellect, and the spiritual antitheses of materialism. Many Christians have accepted this kind of attitude, and they are separating from the social life, judging everything that is not spiritual. The author is trying to indicate the fact that religion of the heaven could not be in the connection with the religion of the earth. It has to come to the deprivatisation of the religion and regeneration of the Christian values in society. Christians that have hope directed towards heaven – religion of the heaven, have to attempt to spread around themselves justice and rights that are protecting human dignity, human freedom, social justice, mutual care, solidarity and responsibility – religion of the earth. The joint denominator of both religions is the hope.

Key words: religion, crisis, hope, world, eshatology.