Latviskošanas Tendences Latvijas Evaņģēliski Luteriskajā Baznīcā 20. Gs. 30. Gados: Tendencies of Latvianization in Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in the 30s of the 20th century.
When in 1918 the Republic of Latvia was founded, Latvian people acquired self - determination rights. With the establishment of independence a discussion was started by Latvian intellectuals about the role and function of Christianity in the spiritual life of Latvians. The Evangelical - Lutheran Chu...
| Published in: | Cel̜š |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Latvian |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
LU Akadēmiskais apgāds
2010
|
| In: |
Cel̜š
Year: 2010, Issue: 60, Pages: 5-11 |
| Further subjects: | B
Autonomy (Psychology)
B POLITICAL autonomy B ULMANIS, Karlis, 1877-1942 B LATVIA B Evangelical Lutheran Church B Human Rights B Religious Aspects B Conscience B COURLAND (Latvia) B CHRISTIAN spiritual life B Cults B SANDERS, J |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | When in 1918 the Republic of Latvia was founded, Latvian people acquired self - determination rights. With the establishment of independence a discussion was started by Latvian intellectuals about the role and function of Christianity in the spiritual life of Latvians. The Evangelical - Lutheran Church - as the most Latvian - was in the focus of attention from the already existing Christian denominations in Latvia. The majority of inhabitants in Livland and Courland belonged to the Lutheran church. In the 30s of the 20th century several European countries had tendency to sacralize national differences which would justify the historical rights of separate nations to be self - determinant, to establish independent statehood and to increase the national self-conscience. The movement among Latvians towards "Latvian Latvia" was started after the coup executed by Karlis Ulmanis in May 15, 1934. Along with historical, cultural and social discussions, theological intellectuals discussed what had to be done to bring Christianity closer to the "national spirit". One of the streams in the intellectual thought offered to turn more attention to the pre-Christian Latvian religion. Another trend (L. Adamovics, J. Sanders) offered to make liturgical reforms in the Evangelical Lutheran Church; the modification of liturgical texts and substitution them with "more Latvian" versions was also proposed. The most controversial offer came from the pastor J. Sanders, he suggested reforms which were totally contradictory to the views of the academic staff at the Faculty of Theology. J. Sanders had to retire from pastoral ministry. However, in 1935 he founded the Latvian Christian Church and continued to develop his ideas in order to modify an evangelical cult to become "more Latvian". |
|---|---|
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cel̜š
|