Author: Katolicki Uniwersytet LubelskiPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 627
Book Description
Poland's Millennium of Catholicism
Author: Katolicki Uniwersytet LubelskiPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 627
Book Description
Poland's millennium of Catholicism
Author: Marian RechowiczThe Catholic Church in Polish History
Author: Sabrina P. RametPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137402814
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The book chronicles the evolution of the church's political power throughout Poland's unique history. Beginning in the tenth century, the study first details how Catholicism overcame early challenges in Poland, from converting the early polytheists to pushing back the Protestant Reformation half a millennium later. It continues into the dawn of the modern age—including the division of Poland between Prussia, Russia, and Austria between 1772 and 1795, the interwar years, the National Socialist occupation of World War Two, and the communist and post-war communist eras—during which The Church only half-correctly presented itself as a steadfast protector of Poles, with clergy members who either stood up to foreign authorities or collaborated with those same Nazi and Communist leaders. This study ends with a consideration of how the Church has taken advantage of the fall of communism to push its own social agenda, at times against the wishes of most Poles.
The Millennium of the Polish People
Author: Committee for Observance of the Millennium of Poland's ChristianityPublisher:
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Category : Catholics, Polish
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A History of Polish Christianity
Author: Jerzy KloczowskiPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521364294
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
This is a single-volume history of Christianity in Poland, a subject at the core of religious history and European secular history alike. The book covers the development of Polish Christianity from the tenth century to the year 2000, placing it in the broader context of East-Central European political, social, religious and cultural history. Jewish-Christian relations, and the problematic religious history of the Jews in the region, play an important part in the story, and there are pervasive references to countries historically linked to Poland, such as Lithuania, Belarus and the Ukraine. Jerzy Kloczowski shows how the history of Poland, and Polish Christianity, are embedded in the complex systems of relations with other countries and religious denominations. A History of Polish Christianity should be read by anyone interested in the confrontation between Christianity and the totalitarian systems of the twentieth century, and in the interplay between Eastern and Western Christianity.
The Millennium of Kievan-Rus' and the Polish Roman Catholic Church
Author: Anya A. KuzmaPublisher:
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Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Encyclopedia of Catholicism
Author: Frank K. FlinnPublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0816075654
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 705
Book Description
"Covers the key people, movements, institutions, practices, and doctrines of Roman Catholicism from its earliest origins."--Résumé de l'éditeur.
White Eagle, Black Madonna
Author: Robert E. AlvisPublisher: Fordham Univ Press
ISBN: 0823271722
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
In 1944, the Nazis razed Warsaw’s historic Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. “They knew that the strength of the Polish nation was rooted in the Cross, Christ’s Passion, the spirit of the Gospels, and the invincible Church,” argued Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński in a letter celebrating the building’s subsequent reconstruction. “To weaken and destroy the nation, they knew they must first deprive it of its Christian spirit.” Wyszynski insisted that Catholicism was an integral component of Polish history, culture, and national identity. The faithfulness of the Polish people fortified them during times of trial and inspired much that was noble and good in their endeavors. Filling a sizable gap in the literature, White Eagle, Black Madonna is a systematic study of the Catholic Church in Poland and among the Polish diaspora. Polish Catholicism has not been particularly well understood outside of Poland, and certainly not in the Anglophone world, until now. Demonstrating an unparalleled mastery of the topic, Robert E. Alvis offers an illuminating vantage point on the dynamic tension between centralization and diversity that long has characterized the Catholic Church’s history. Written in clear, concise, accessible language, the book sheds light on the relevance of the Polish Catholic tradition for the global Catholic Church, a phenomenon that has been greatly enhanced by Pope John Paul II, whose theology, ecclesiology, and piety were shaped profoundly by his experiences in Poland, and those experiences in turn shaped the course of his long and influential pontificate. Offering a new resource for understanding the historical development of Polish Catholicism, White Eagle, Black Madonna emphasizes the people, places, events, and ritual actions that have animated the tradition and that still resonate among Polish Catholics today. From the baptism of Duke Mieszko in 966 to the controversial burial of President Lech Kaczyński in 2010, the Church has accompanied the Polish people during their long and often tumultuous history. While often controversial, Catholicism’s influence over Poland’s political, social, and cultural life has been indisputably profound.
Millennium of Poland's Christianity, 966-1966
Author: Our Lady of Poland (Church: Southampton, N.Y.)Publisher:
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Category : Catholics, Polish
Languages : en
Pages : 124
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