Dechrisitianity of modern society and christian pedagogical work

Abstract

The process of dechristioanitianisation of modern societies has gone far away, particularly of societies of Western cultural circle, which have appeared and developed on Christian tradition and have strong influence on the concepts and perspectives of education. In the new paradigm of education which frames so-called a unique European area, Christian values are repressed, and the central place belongs to the economic ones. Knowledge has value, its transmission and adoption is collected in the neo liberal strategy of development. Principles of efficiency and market justification become the key points; upbringing, a particularly Christian upbringing have been suppressed: material values have overpowered the spiritual ones. Entrance of religion into the educational systems of many East European societies in the end of nineties, which have showed the intention of realisation of harmonisation with the union of developed Western societies - did not contribute to healing of the spiritual postulates in the individual or his preparation for eternal life. Religion as a subject has been introduced at schools, but in its essence institutional education has remained the same - it still exists in order to bring spiritual life in order dealing with psycho distance or character. Significance of upbringing whole personalities has not been recognised whose heart is inspired and open to remembering God. On the other hand, the widest socio cultural context in which institutional education is taking place does not create the most appropriate conditions for inspiring the soul: education does not prepare the soul for salvation, but for life in the earth's plain in which nourishing spiritual life is neglected by nourishing the real life.