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Katoliklikte Dini Sorumluluk

Year 2023, Issue: 15, 190 - 213, 28.12.2023
https://doi.org/10.21733/ibad.1220903

Abstract

İnsanların düşünceleri ve yaşam tarzları her zaman içinde yaşadıkları dönemin etkisinde kalmıştır. Çağdan çağa, nesilden nesle yaşamda birçok şey değişir ve bu değişimler yaşamdaki birçok kavramı etkiler. Birçok insanın hayatının önemli bir parçası olan din, değişimden nasibini almış kavramlardan biridir. Bu durumdan ortaya çıkan soru, insanların dine bağlılıklarının zamanın değişmesiyle değişip değişmediğidir. Bu tezin amacı, nesiller arası farklılıkların dini faaliyetlerin nasıl yürütüldüğü üzerinde bir etkisinin olup olmadığını görmektir. Bu tez, dünyanın en büyük dini olan Hıristiyanlığın ana mezhebi olan Katolikliği ele alarak, özellikle Katoliklerin her nesilde dini sorumluluklarını yerine getirmeye devam edip etmediklerini ve bu konuda nesiller arasında herhangi bir farklılık olup olmadığını ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu tezin ortaya koyduğu hipotez, Katolik Hristiyanlar arasında dini pratikleri yerine getirmede her yeni nesilde bir azalma olduğudur. Bu fikri test etmek için, birkaç anketten veri toplanmış ve nesiller arasında bir karşılaştırma yapılmıştır. Bu hipotez, bazı istisnalar dışında, eski nesillerin genç nesillere kıyasla dini pratiklerin çoğuna katılma olasılığının daha yüksek olduğunu göstererek, genel olarak doğrulanmıştır. Bununla birlikte, bazı nesiller, bazı belli dini pratikleri kendinden önceki nesillere göre daha fazla katılma eğilimindedir; ancak bu belirli durumda bile en eski nesilden en genç nesle doğru bir azalma olduğu iddiası doğrulanmıştır. Dolayısıyla bu istisna akılda tutularak, özellikle genç nesiller arasında dini sorumlulukların yerine getirilmesinin zamanla azaldığı iddia edilebilir.

References

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Religious Responsibility in Catholicism

Year 2023, Issue: 15, 190 - 213, 28.12.2023
https://doi.org/10.21733/ibad.1220903

Abstract

People's thoughts and lifestyles have always been influenced by the times they live in. Many things change in life from one age to the other, or from one generation to the next, and these changes have an impact on many concepts in life. Religion, which is an important part of many people's lives, is one concept that has gotten its share from change. As a result, the question is whether people's adherence to religion changes with the change in time. The goal of this thesis is to see if generational differences have an impact on how religious activities are carried out. With Christianity as the world's largest religion and Catholicism as its major sect, this thesis specifically aims to reveal if Catholics continue to fulfill their religious responsibilities in every generation and if there are any differences between generations in this regard. The hypothesis put forth by this thesis is that there is a decrease in the fulfillment of the religious practices among Catholic Christians in each new generation. To test this idea, data was collected from several surveys and a comparison between generations was made. This hypothesis was confirmed correct in general, although with some exceptions, by demonstrating that the older generations are more likely to be practicing in most of the sacraments compared to the younger generations. However, some generations tend to be more practicing than the previous generations in some specific sacraments; yet, the statement claiming that the execution of this specific practice decreased from the oldest generation until the youngest generation stands rightful. Thus, keeping this exception in mind, the claim should be that the fulfillment of religious responsibilities decreases over time, especially among the youngest generations.

References

  • Aydın, M. (1998). Hıristiyanlık. Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslam Ansiklopedisi (Vol. 17, pp. 340–358). TDV Yayınları. https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/hiristiyanlik.
  • Aydın, M. (1991). Hristiyan genel konsilleri ve II. Vatikan konsili. Selçuk Üniversitesi Basımevi.
  • Aydın, M., & Eroğlu, A. H. (2007). Papalık. Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslam Ansiklopedisi (Vol. 34, pp. 160–162). TDV Yayınları. https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/papalik.
  • Bullivant, S. (2016). (rep.). Contemporary Catholicism in England and Wales: A statistical report based on recent British social attitudes survey data. St. Mary’s University Catholic Research Forum. https://research.stmarys.ac.uk/id/eprint/2645/ .
  • Catholic Church (1994). Catechism of the Catholic Church. Geoffrey Chapman.
  • Cooperman, A., Smith, G. A., & Cornibert, S. Et al. (2015). (rep.). U.S. public becoming less religious. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewforum.org/2015/11/03/u-s-public-becoming-less-religious/.
  • Dantis, T., Reid, S., & Chee, M. (2016). (rep.). The Australian Catholic mass attendance report 2016. National Centre for Pastoral Research. https://ncpr.catholic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Mass-attendance-in-Australia-2016-Final.pdf.
  • Demirci, K. (1998). Hıristiyanlık. Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslam Ansiklopedisi (Vol. 17, pp. 328–340). TDV Yayınları. https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/hiristiyanlik.
  • Dixon, R. (2014). (rep.). What do mass attenders believe? ACBC Pastoral Research Office. https://ncpr.catholic.org.au/what-do-mass-attenders-believe/.
  • Gray, M. M., & Gautier, M. L. (2012). (rep.). Consideration of priesthood and religious life among never-married U.S. catholics. Center for Applied Research on the Apostolate. https://www.usccb.org/resources/survey-of-youth-and-young-adults-on-vocations_0.pdf.
  • Gray, M. M., & Perl, P. M. (2008). (rep.). Sacraments today: belief and practice among U.S. catholics. Center for Applied Research on the Apostolate. https://cara.georgetown.edu/sacraments.html.
  • Gray, M. M., Perl, P. M., & Bruce, T. C. (2007). (rep.). Marriage in the Catholic church: a survey of U.S. Catholics. Center for Applied Research on the Apostolate. https://cara.georgetown.edu/MarriageReport.pdf .
  • Gündüz, Ş. (2021). Hıristiyanlık. Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı Yayınları.
  • Hackett, C., & Grim, B. J. Et al. (2012). (rep.). The global religious landscape. Pew Research Center. http://www.pewforum.org/global-religious-landscape.aspx.
  • Hackett, C., Kramer, S., & Schiller, A. (2018). (rep.). The age gap in religion around the world. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewforum.org/2018/06/13/the-age-gap-in-religion-around-the-world/.
  • Jones, J. M. (2021, March 29). U.S. Church membership falls below majority for the first time. Gallup. https://news.gallup.com/poll/341963/church-membership-falls-below-majority-first-time.aspx
  • Katar, M. (2013). Hıristiyanlık 2. In Dinler tarihi. A. İ. Yitik (Ed.), (pp. 191–211). Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Uzaktan Eğitim Yayınları. https://www.academia.edu/39049304/Hıristiyanlık_2_İnanç_İbadet_ve_Ritüeller_.
  • Katar, M. (2013). Hıristiyanlık. In Dinler tarihi. A. İ. Yitik (Ed.), (pp. 167–189). Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Uzaktan Eğitim Yayınları. https://www.academia.edu/39049290.
  • Kelly, J. F. (2009). The ecumenical councils of the Catholic church: A history. Liturgical Press.
  • Kreeft, P. (2001). Catholic Christianity: A Complete Catechism of Catholic beliefs. Ignatius Press. https://tr.tr1lib.org/book/2593457/2e2ad3.
  • O'Collins, G., & Farrugia, M. (2015). Catholicism: The story of Catholic Christianity. Oxford University Press. https://tr.tr1lib.org/book/2495523/42a9ba.
  • Report: Church membership among Catholics declined nearly 20% since 2000. (2021). Catholic News Agency. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247102/report-church-membership-among-catholics-declined-nearly-20-since-2000.
  • Rhodes, R. (2015). The complete guide to Christian denominations. Harvest House Publishers.
  • Sahgal, N., Cooperman, A., & Schiller, A. Et al. (2018). (rep.). Being Christian in Western Europe. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewforum.org/2018/05/29/being-christian-in-western-europe/.
  • Tilles, D. (2021). Religious practice declines significantly in Poland, especially among young, finds study. Notes from Poland. https://notesfrompoland.com/2021/11/26/religious-practice-declines-significantly-in-poland-especially-among-young-finds-study/.
  • Walsh, G. G. (1967). Roman Catholicism. In The great religions of the modern world E. J. Jurji (Ed.), (pp. 307–336). Princeton University Press.
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Aybike Çağlar 0000-0001-8951-6115

Early Pub Date August 1, 2023
Publication Date December 28, 2023
Acceptance Date March 15, 2023
Published in Issue Year 2023 Issue: 15

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APA Çağlar, A. (2023). Religious Responsibility in Catholicism. IBAD Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi(15), 190-213. https://doi.org/10.21733/ibad.1220903

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