title: The current state of the free-religious movement in Germany
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metadata.value: Korostichenko, Ekaterina I.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2020-05-08T09:31:20Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2020-05-08T09:31:20Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2020-03
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metadata.value: Korostichenko E. I. The current state of the free-religious movement in Germany. Issues of Theology, 2020, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 153–176.
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metadata.value: http://doi.org/10.21638/spbu28.2020.110
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/17576
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: The article considers the state of the free-religious movement in the late 20th — early
  21st century, comprised now of so-called free-religious communities (freireligiösen
  Gemeinden), which emerged in the 1840s to oppose Catholic and Protestant orthodoxies.
  Initially the movement united varying worldviews: from theological
  rationalism to pantheism and the “religion of humanity” practiced by radical left members of the movement who resigned from Christianity altogether. Through
  analysis, we present a coherent picture of the free-religious movement in its development,
  including its organization and structure, social representation, practices
  and worldview of its followers. The historical continuity of ideological tradition
  is analyzed, interpretations of the key concepts are described, including “God”,
  “human”, “religion”, “sin”, and “posthumous existence”. It is shown that the diffuse
  worldview stance is characteristic for the free-religious movement. While refusing
  Christian articles of belief as a specific religious basis, the movement retains some
  forms of a cult, such as transition rituals (free-religious funerals, Jugendweihe as
  secular confirmation). These traits put the free-religious movement in a special intermediate
  position between religion and a secular worldview. It is argued that the
  free-religious movement is currently undergoing transformation. It is shown that
  secular humanism, currently attracting more and more followers among the freethinkers,
  results in the erosion of the free-religious worldview and movement. The
  free-religious movement that choose humanism as their ideology lose their connection
  to the century-long tradition of practicing free religion and become areligious.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Issues of Theology;Volume 2; Issue 1
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: religion
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: freethought
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: humanism
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: atheism
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: free-religious movement
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Germany
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: The current state of the free-religious movement in Germany
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
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