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Orthodox in Croatia after 1990. : (Empirical Research Findings)

In the first research project, for the period between 1991 and 1995, 1 the methodology applied was content analysis of Glas Koncila. (Glas Koncila is an official publication of the Roman Catholic Church in Croatia). Since it took place in wartime, the research concentrated on the writings in Glas Koncila around two basic categories - war and peace, but the category of ecumenism was also included in the research. The study assumed that religious publications as well as secular publications play a significant role not only in the evaluation of everyday life, but its specific approach to reality in critical situations is of major importance in the process of creating public opinion. This has been particularly stressed after the Second Vatican Council, which marked a new era in the acceptance of the role and the place of religious publications in modern societies (Gabel, 1967:24). In the second research project, conducted in 1997, the survey method was used. Six questions about ecumenism were isolated from the comprehensive questionnaire. The main purpose of this paper is to show, by analyzing the results of the two studies, whether and to what extent ecumenical dialogue and interaction did exist between Christian communities during the 1990’s within the Republic of Croatia. Particular attention is given to the interaction between the Roman Catholic Church and the Serbian Orthodox Church. Ecumenical relations between the Catholic Church and Serbian Orthodox Church as the two most influential Christian communities in the area studied, will be treated extensively.

Catholic Church; Serbian Orthodox Church; Croatia; ecumenical relationships; content analysis; survey method

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