The Technological Revolution as a Challenge for the Catholic Church in the United States of America in the 21st Century

Grzegorz Rozborski

doi:10.18290/rt2024.19

Data publikacji : 2024-12-31

Tom 71 Nr 4 (2024)

Rewolucja technologiczna jako wyzwanie dla Kościoła katolickiego w Stanach Zjednoczonych Ameryki w XXI wieku

Grzegorz Rozborski

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2201-6164

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18290/rt2024.19

Abstrakt

Celem artykułu jest ukazanie, w jaki sposób rewolucja technologiczna stała się cechą definiującą współczesne społeczeństwo amerykańskie, która wpłynęła na życie religijne wiernych Kościoła katolickiego. Artykuł ma na celu ukazanie wyzwań stojących przed Kościołem w wypełnianiu swojej misji w społeczeństwie zanurzonym w rzeczywistości rewolucji technologicznej. Problem tego opracowania można streścić w następujących pytaniach: jaki wpływ ma rewolucja technologiczna na życie religijne wiernych w Stanach Zjednoczonych, jakie wyzwania stawia przed Kościołem katolickim w USA w XXI wieku i w jaki sposób Kościół ma spełniać swoją misję w społeczeństwie amerykańskim wobec wszechobecnej technologii? Odpowiedź na te pytania można uzyskać poprzez analizę dokumentów Kościoła powszechnego, nauczania Kościoła w Stanach Zjednoczonych oraz przegląd publikacji amerykańskich teologów i socjologów. Po krótkim wprowadzeniu przeanalizowany zostanie kontekst historyczny rewolucji technologicznej. Następnie przeanalizowane zostanie wykorzystanie technologii w poprawie bytu ludzkiego, a także humanizacja i dehumanizacja jako owoc rozwoju technologicznego, a następnie zagrożenia wynikające z niewłaściwego wykorzystania technologii cyfrowej i jej wpływu na życie religijne wiernych. Ostatnim elementem struktury artykułu jest analiza propozycji działalności duszpasterskiej Kościoła w USA w obliczu wyzwań, jakie niesie ze sobą rewolucja technologiczna.

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rewolucja technologiczna, Kościół katolicki, ludzka egzystencja, humanizacja, dehumanizacja, niewłaściwe wykorzystanie technologii cyfrowej

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