Branislav FilipovićSuboticaTHE FUTURE OF RELIGION, AN INTRODUCTION TO THEORETICAL CONTROVERSIESResume

Theoretical research under the title ''The Future of Religion, An Introduction to Theoretical Controversies" offers sociological models according to which religion might move in the future. The first model emphasizes traditional religions, conservative religous forces, ecumenical and "Abraham's movements". This model predicts the rise of traditional religions in the years to come. The second model pays special attention to the new religious movements, spiritual movement New Age, cyber-religions and to new types of religiosity in general. The third model examines the possibilities of the end of the religious consciousness in the society, as well as the prospects of the expanding...

Zlatiborka Popov,University of Serbian SarajevoReligion and ToleranceSummary

The aim of this work was to point out at the, so many time considered connection between religion and tolerance. In theoretical part, the stress was laid on the problem of tolerance in the so called religions of book (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) within the context of contemporary process of globalization, establishing of national states and status of religious minorities (first of all Islam) within the contemporary secular democratic state. In the empirical part, we have wanted to check whether certain groups of population (in this work divided in religious and non-religious) perceive this connection between religious teaching, religious affiliation and tolerance. The research has shown that both groups point...

mr Angela IlićBelgradeChurch and State Relations in Present-Day SerbiaSummary

The political and societal transformation that has taken place in Serbia since 2000 has included redefining the role of religion in society.

Specificities of the situation, which have made this process difficult, include an ethnically and religiously diverse population, an entangled relationship between church and state which goes back several centuries, the resulting special position of the Serbian Orthodox Church, as well as the legacy of socialism and atheism. Legal reforms still have not provided solutions to a wide range of outstanding problems in the area of church and state relations. Issues waiting to be resolved include the regulation of the legal position and registration of religious communities...