Slovenské politické katolícke myslenie optikou katolíckeho modernizmu

• Authors: Michaela Lenčéšová

Title variants

EN

Slovak political Catholic thinking through the lens of Catholic modernism

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

Slovak political Catholicism was an important and controversial part of Slovak political thinking, represented by the Hlinka Slovak People’s Party during the first half of the 20th century. The party is known for its undermining of democracy, suppression of fundamental human and civil rights, and implementation of policies and ideologies inspired by fascism. Between 1940 and 1942, the party advocated the so-called Slovak National Socialism, an ideology based on the social teachings of the Catholic Church and German National Socialism. This study examines Slovak political Catholicism and its radicalization through the lens of Catholic modernism. It demonstrates that the innovation of conservative Catholic thinking and the adoption of fascist elements are specific Catholic responses to secularization, forming part of Catholic modernism.

Keywords

EN

Hlinka’s Slovak People’s Party; Social Catholicism; Catholic Modernism; Fascism

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Masaryk's Institute and Archives, ASCR
• Journal: Střed. Časopis pro mezioborová studia Střední Evropy 19. a 20. století. / Centre. Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies of Central Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
• Year: 2025
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 34-54
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Michaela Lenčéšová

• Masarykův ústav a archiv AV ČR, v.v.i., Gabčíkova 2362/10, 182 00 Praha 8, Czech Republic