SYNTHESIS OF THE CONCEPTUAL THESES CONCERNING RELIGIOUS DEVIANCY IN THE VIEW OF MODERN THEOLOGICAL CRIMINOLOGY

Alexe JEFLEA Universitatea de Stat din Moldova

Abstract

The object of present research is considered to be the religious deviancy studied from the perspective of theological criminology viewed as a part of the modern criminology. In the realm of the criminological science this direction is called as the religious criminology too, which constitutes an independent domain of the scientific research. In the opinion of the author, theological criminology operates with other religious criminality as well as with other forms of religious deviation. As a result, the purpose of this scientific message is imposed to be synthesis of the conceptual stand-points of religious deviation analyzed from the view of the modern theological criminology. The topic of the article is regarded as the newest one and extremely important in the matter of criminological prevention and prognosis of religious crimes and deviations. During the research the author operates with the following scientific categories: “theological criminology”, “religious criminality”, “religious deviancy”, “phenomenology of religious criminality”, “religious fanatics”, “religious extremism” and “abusive proselytism”. Conclusions merit to be taken into account for further improvement of the modern criminological doctrine.
Keywords: theological criminology, religious criminology, religious deviancy, religious fanatism, religious fundamentalism, religious extremism, abusive proselytism.