author: Andrii Kvik
Urgency of the research. That is why, in the conditions of the globalization of society, there is an increasingly urgent need to create favorable conditions for the functioning of various religious systems, and more often the peaceful coexistence of confessions and denominations in the environment of individual religious teachings. Therefore, the problematic questions to which ecumenism tries to give an answer deserve more and more attention with the passage of time.
Target setting. In the process of dialogue, it is important to interpret the «interlocutor» from the standpoint of the soteriology of a specific denomination, which can be carried out in the light of inclusivism (the assumption that salvation can be achieved by any Christian, regardless of his religious affiliation or even a non-Christian, if he adheres to the norms of universal morality, ethical principles) or exclusivism (salvation can only be achieved by followers of a certain religious faith or confession). In the environment of Catholic theology, theologians who were distinguished by inclusivist soteriological views were A. De Lubak and K. Raner, who tried to create a concept that would become a kind of bridge for ecumenical and interreligious dialogue.
Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. A number of researchers, including N. Gordienko, N. Arsenyeva, Yu. Kryanev, V. Bodak, I. Bondaruk, S. Kyyak, P. Yarotskyi, V. Yelenskyi, O. Kiselyov, Yu. Korniychuk, were engaged in the study of the problems of the ecumenical concept of Catholicism.
The research objective. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of the Catholic ecumenical concept from the perspective of the development of interreligious dialogue.
The statement of basic materials. The Enlightenment philosophical concept led to the formation of the understanding that religion must serve the common good and justice in society, otherwise it cannot function freely in the public space. Protestant criticism of the biblical text largely reflects the main trends of the crisis of faith in the social environment of the Enlightenment, and they also laid the foundation for the formation of liberal theology. In the Catholic environment, such phenomena have been criticized, but over time there is an understanding of the need for an adequate reaction of the traditional Church. As an option to solve this issue, the creation of conditions for the separation of religious and non-religious spheres, which will make it possible to achieve objectivity on the part of the secular authorities with the simultaneous inclusion of the legally regulated functioning of religious organizations, which can carry out social activities in the plane of ecumenical actions, can be done. The analysis of social phenomena that gave impetus to the formation of the ecumenical movement in its current forms and manifestations is extremely significant, as it is a reading and forecasting of the further development of the ecumenical concept as a whole, which requires a detailed delineation of the impact of postmodern trends on the cultural change of society. The question of rationalization of religious beliefs, which satisfy the needs of the vast majority of the planet’s population, arises more and more often in the religious and philosophical environment, but the question of the probability of the disappearance of these beliefs or, even more, their elimination from the cultural and worldview plane of humanity, is not raised in any way.
Conclusions. The globalization processes of society, which are aimed at the consistent unification of people in the cultural and economic planes, entail the blurring of various faces and identities. Under the conditions of such a rapprochement process and in the religious environment, the problem of coexistence of different religious systems through tolerance, interreligious dialogue and transcultural dynamics comes to the fore. Different types of ecumenical initiatives are called to solve these issues, and the consequence of the gradual perception of persons who are carriers of different religious worldviews is manifested in the possibility of dialogue and spiritual union of these religious systems. The successful implementation and functionality of such a dialogue, the comfortable coexistence of different cultures and worldview paradigms, become possible thanks to cooperation in the field of avoiding and overcoming transcultural and civilizational conflicts.
Key words: ecumenism, interreligious dialogue, interfaith dialogue, religious environment, Islam.
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