Faith, freedom and the fall of communism

red.: Morgan Munsen, Magdalena Charzyńska-Wójcik, Daniel Philpott

ISBN: 978-83-8288-175-2
Stron: 289
Format: B5
Rok wydania: 2024

CONTENTS

Preface 

Daniel Philpott

How the Catholic Church’s Faith Became a Force for Freedom

 
Chapter I: STORIES FROM UKRAINE
Katarzyna Swierad-Redwood
Brief Introduction to the Ukrainian Context
Interview with Mykola Horyn 
Bohdan Zapotichny
At the Turn of the Era: From Soviet Ukraine to Independent Ukraine 
Oleh Turiy
Testimonies of Faith: Ukrainian Greek Catholics Under Communism 

Chapter II: STORIES FROM GEORGIA
Katarzyna Swierad-Redwood
Brief Introduction to the Georgian Context 
Interview with Basil Kobakhidze 
Guram Lursmanashvili
The Orthodox Church and National Identities: The Post-Soviet Trauma of Georgia 
Vaja Vardidze
Reverberations of Soviet Trauma: The Orthodox Church from Soviet to Post-Soviet Georgia

Chapter III: STORIES FROM POLAND
Katarzyna Swierad-Redwood
Brief Introduction to the Polish Context 
Interview with Lech Wałęsa 
Adam Biela, Aleksandra Biela-Wołońciej
The Influence of John Paul II and Agoral Gatherings on the Solidarity Movement and Fall of Communism in Poland 
Rev. Andrzej Megger
The Wheat and the Tares: John Paul II and Polish Religious Freedom under Communism 

Chapter IV: STORIES FROM SLOVAKIA
Katarzyna Swierad-Redwood
Brief Introduction to the Slovak Context 
Interview with Ladislav Csontos 
Patrik Griger, Samuel Červeňanský
Slovak Society from 1948 to the Prague Spring 
Terézia Rončáková
Persecuted Believers under Communism: A Literature Review and Two Notable Stories
Terézia Rončáková, Peter Kravčák
Key Messages of Christian Dissidents from the Era of Communism in Slovakia 
Rev. Marián Gavenda
The Experience and Legacy of the Secret Priestly and Religious Formation in Slovakia during Normalization 

Chapter V: STORIES FROM CROATIA
Katarzyna Swierad-Redwood
Brief Introduction to the Croatian Context 
Interview with a Croatian Historian 
Arijana Marjanović
Faith, Freedom, and Everyday Life in the Yugoslav Regime: Eyewitness Insights 
Mario Bara
The Catholic Church as an Actor in Public Policies: Transition, Democratization, and Modernization of Croatian Society 
Rev. Ante Crnčević, OFM
Religious Freedom in Countries with a Communist Legacy: A Croatian Case Study 

List of Contributors 
Acknowledgements