{"product_id":"catholicism-and-politics-in-communist-societies-paperback-softback-9780822310471","title":"Catholicism and Politics in Communist Societies (Paperback \/ softback) 9780822310471","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCatholicism and Politics in Communist Societies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSabrina P. Ramet (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780822310471\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 May 1990\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e464 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 15.6 x 3.4 cm, 0.862 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003eCatholicism 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. \u003ci\u003eCatholicism and Politics in Communist Societies\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContributors. \u003c\/i\u003ePedro 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface ix\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introduction \u003cbr\u003e 1. Catholic Tradition, Hierarchy, and the Politics of Coexistence Under Communism: An Introduction \/ Pedro Ramet 3\u003cbr\u003e 2. Catholic Social Teachings: A Brief History \/ Arthur F. McGovern, S.J. 28\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Catholicism Under European Communism \u003cbr\u003e 3. The Catholic Church in the Soviet Union \/ Roman Solchanyk and Ivan Hvat 49\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Catholic Church in East Germany \/ Robert F. Goeckel 93\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Catholic Church in 1944–\u003cbr\u003e1989 Poland \/ Vincent C. Chrypinski 117\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia \/ Milan J. Reban 142\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Catholic Church in Hungary \/ Leslie LÁ\u003cbr\u003eszlÓ\u003cbr\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Catholic Church in Yugoslavia, 1945–\u003cbr\u003e1989 \/ Pedro Ramet 181\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Catholic Church in Romania \/ Janice Brown 207\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Catholic Church in Albania \/ Janice Brown 232\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Catholic-Communist Encounters on Other Continents \u003cbr\u003e 11. The Catholic Church in China \/ Eric O. Hanson 253\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Catholic Church in Vietnam \/ Stephen Denney 270\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Catholic Church in Cuba \/ Thomas E. Quigley 296\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Catholic Church in Sandinista Nicaragua \/ Humerberto Belli 313\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Papal Policy \u003cbr\u003e 15. Papal Eastern Diplomacy and the Vatican Apparatus \/ Hansjakob Stehle 341\u003cbr\u003e 16. Karol Wajtyla and Marxism \/ George H. Williams 356\u003cbr\u003e Notes 383\u003cbr\u003e Index 441\u003cbr\u003e Contributors 451\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52574568153368,"sku":"9780822310471","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/catholicism-and-politics-in-communist-societies-paperback-softback-9780822310471","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}