When it comes to the sociology of religion, I usually express the conviction that Christianity’s time is yet to come. Not because people long for some historical form. This is to console those who do not know enough about history and refuse to see reality. Never in the history of Western (Christian) civilization has anything previously abandoned been restored.
However, its incredible flexibility and ability to create new and new forms speaks for Christianity. Two thousand years of the history of Christianity is two thousand years of the history of change. That is what makes it unique. The future Christianity will be different from the present one.
I was reminded of this when I had the opportunity to speak for several hours with Dr. Rucka, who is a theologian, historian, and 345th Bishop of Unitas Fraternitas (Moravian Brothers) – that is, a direct descendant of Comenius, which implies a visionary role. He talked about how the reform of the church should take place in every generation. Something fundamentally new every 20 to 30 years! That’s a very different view of the church, of religion, and indeed of conservatism. A constant search and look to the future.
I wonder if that doesn’t mean woke and such novelties? Of course not! Among other reasons, because what is called “progressivism” today has no future. It’s just a mechanical repetition of hopelessly outdated ideas about the world underpinned by aggression and mob hysteria.