Open AccessThe Way as the Goal
Author(s) -
Irena Widmann
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bible and the contemporary world
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2632-5640
DOI - 10.15664/bcw.v1i1.1866
Subject(s) - pilgrimage , pilgrim , faith , meaning (existential) , tourism , seekers , phrase , aesthetics , ideal (ethics) , set (abstract data type) , sociology , epistemology , history , philosophy , law , computer science , political science , linguistics , ancient history , archaeology , programming language
With the ever-growing net of cultural-touristic holiday routes in Switzerland, people are becoming more and more tired of impersonal travel and aimless wandering. While some are still satisfied with the commonplace phrase “the way as a goal,” others look for more meaning in their favorite activity. Here comes pilgrimage as an ideal combination of bodily and spiritual search. But is a leap from “tourist” to “pilgrim” realistic and how can it help to replenish one’s Christian faith? A project of two Swiss missional organizations was set exactly for this purpose: to animate the life of faith of the post-modern seekers of truth.