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Humanity is constantly evolving, which exerts a powerful impact on religion and the church as well. The postmodern era, which spread from the second half of the 20th century, presents a new direction that the church must respond to. The research examines how the gospel can be effectively conveyed in the postmodern world, with special consideration for the relationship between youth and the church, as well as the resulting challenges and opportunities. Based on my university studies and experiences, my viewpoint is that postmodern thinking essentially questions traditional values and systems. It emphasizes diversity, relativism, and subjectivism. This new approach shapes people's worldviews and influences their everyday decisions. The central premise of the paper is that the church has long functioned as a proponent of absolute truth and universal values.

The aim of this thesis is to examine the extent to which the elusive postmodern zeitgeist influences ordinary people's faith in God, their relationship to the church, and the congregational demands of the Christian church. It also seeks to answer how far the teachings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the influential theologian who was martyred during World War II, can respond to these congregational needs. The topicality of the paper lies in its aim to provide a systematic theological framework for Reformed congregational pastors and members, with the aim of providing them with a theoretical basis for confronting postmodern problems. One such problem may be the scepticism and relativism that is characteristic of postmodernism and that is present in the life of the average church member today. A further challenge for the church may be the change in postmodern language and the isolation of individuals from one another.

Az iskola történetét a csernátfalusi evangélikus gyülekezet levéltárában fellelhető jegyzőkönyvek alapján tudtam rekonstruálni. A jegyzőkönyvek rendezett állapotban a rendelkezésemre álltak, kivéve természetesen azokat az időszakokat, amikor a háború miatt nem is lehetett összejöveteleket tartani. Rendelkezésemre álltak továbbá a Zajzoni Rab István Középiskola levéltárából az első és az utolsó tanévről a beiratkozási naplók, melyek alapján az osztálynévsorokat össze tudtam állítani. A kolozsvári evangélikus püspökség levéltárában végzett kutatásaim során az iskola néhány tanévére vonatkozó kimutatást is találtam.