The Christian Modernism: the experience of working with definitions

The term "modernism" will not become a subject of scientific consideration, until the need for a concise and precise definition is satisfied, allowing neither narrowing nor expansion of the concept. The best definition of this term, due to Leonce le Grandmaison, is still poorly known. Modernism is a genus term that implies targeted changes in religion based on the key idea of Modernity — the idea of progress. The strongest form of church modernism is possible where the Church as an organization is presented as a) a super-value that must "adapt to" and "survive in the world", b) an authority that has the right to cancel its own fundamental decisions made in the past.

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Russian Journal of Church History
Published
2025-03-24
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https://doi.org/10.15829/2686-973x-2025-180
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Biblical Studies and Interpretation
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The Christian Modernism: the experience of working with definitions

Il'ia Veviurko
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Russian Journal of Church History
Biblical Studies and Interpretation
42.40
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The Christian Modernism: the experience of working with definitions

Il'ia Veviurko
article en
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Abstract

The term "modernism" will not become a subject of scientific consideration, until the need for a concise and precise definition is satisfied, allowing neither narrowing nor expansion of the concept. The best definition of this term, due to Leonce le Grandmaison, is still poorly known. Modernism is a genus term that implies targeted changes in religion based on the key idea of Modernity — the idea of progress. The strongest form of church modernism is possible where the Church as an organization is presented as a) a super-value that must "adapt to" and "survive in the world", b) an authority that has the right to cancel its own fundamental decisions made in the past.

Russian Journal of Church HistoryVol. 6(1)
Lomonosov Moscow State University (RU), St.Tikhon's Orthodox University (RU)
Openalex Percentile: Top 1%
Biblical Studies and Interpretation
42.40
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