Bestattungskultur im Wandel
Ausgabe: 4/2014
60. Jahrgang
Christliche Begräbniskultur in säkularer Gesellschaft
Already during the Protestant Reformation the ecclesiastic acts during funerals altered from an inevitable salutary care for the deceased to a spiritual guidance and conduct of the bereaved. In a society becoming more and more secular the former Act of Mercyfulness wont be aimed exclusively at churchmen anymore but will become a service to the society. The attention will apply particularly for the socially deprived. In view of competing with ideology, clergy also will have to consider preserving a Christian profile.
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