Katolická církev v Československu 1945-1989

• Authors: Nespor Zdenek R.

Title variants

EN

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1945-1989

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

Almost two decades have passed since the fall of the Communist regime and the religious and ecclesiastical history of the Czech Lands in the second half of the 20th century have not yet been adequately documented. Thus, the author reviewing Balik and Hanus's synthesis 'Katolicka cirkev v Ceskoslovensku 1945-1989' (The Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia 1945-1989) considers its publication to represent an important milestone. When assessing this volume he emphasizes the juxtaposition of the historical and sociological ('mentalist') perspectives, as well as its contribution towards the formation of a Catholic identity in a free society, yet the shortcomings of the chosen approach and the fact that this might not be generally accepted are also acknowledged and outlined.

Keywords

EN

CATHOLICISM; CHURCH; CZECHOSLOVAKIA (1945-1989); ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY; RELIGION AND STATE; SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Institute of History, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Český časopis historický (The Czech Historical Review)
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 106
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 859-868
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Nespor Zdenek R.

• Zdenek R. Nespor, Sociologicky ustav AV CR, v. v. i., Jilska 1, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08CZAAAA053114