Catholicism and Politics in Communist Societies

By: Sabrina P. Ramet (Editor)

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Paperback | 9 May 1990

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This book is volume two of a three-volume work, Christianity Under Stress, which focuses on the experiences of Christian churches in contemporary communist and socialist societies. In this volume a distinguished group of experts examines the changing relationship of the Catholic church to contemporary communist and socialist societies in Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
Catholicism has, on the one hand, traditionally regarded earthly life as of secondary importance&;as an instrument of spiritual transformation&;and, on the other, has ascribed great value to the early institutions of the church, taking great interest in temporal matters that affects its institutional concerns. Against the backdrop of this duality, the church has changed over the centuries, adapting to local and national conditions. Catholicism and Politics in Communist Societies

surveys these local and national adaptations in their historical contexts, linking the past experience of the church to its present circumstances. Organized around themes of tradition vs. modernity, hierarchy vs. lower clergy, and institutional structure vs. grass-roots organization, this comprehensive volume presents a detailed, country-by-country portrait of the political and social status of the church today in communist and socialist settings.

Contributors. Pedro Ramet, Arthur F. McGovern, Roman Solchanyk, Ivan Hvat, Robert F. Goeckel, C. Chrypinski, Milan J. Reban, Leslie Laszlo, Janice Broun, Eric O. Hanson, Stephen Denney, Thomas E. Quigley, Humberto Belli, Hansjakob Stehle, George H. Williams

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"A superior, clear, and well-organized reference book. . . . This book represents high quality work indeed, providing both the novice and the advanced scholar with an invaluable guide to a subject that, as the volume itself makes clear, has much importance for understanding some of the main developments of the modern world." --James T. Flynn," Nationalities Papers"

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Preface
Introduction
Catholic Tradition, Hierarchy, and the Politics of Coexistence Under Communism: An Introduction
Catholic Social Teachings: A Brief History
Catholicism Under European Communism
The Catholic Church in the Soviet Union
The Catholic Church in East Germany
The Catholic Church in 1944-1989 Poland
The Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia
The Catholic Church in Hungary
The Catholic Church in Yugoslavia, 1945-1989
The Catholic Church in Romania
The Catholic Church in Albania
Catholic-Communist Encounters on Other Continents
The Catholic Church in China
The Catholic Church in Vietnam
The Catholic Church in Cuba
The Catholic Church in Sandinista Nicaragua
Papal Policy
Papal Eastern Diplomacy and the Vatican Apparatus
Karol Wajtyla and Marxism
Notes
Index
Contributors
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