Der Beitrag der Religionsgemeinschaften zum Ungarnaufstand 1956
Any analysis of the Hungarian churches' attitudes during the failed uprising in 1956 needs to take account of a number of earlier historical and theological factors operating in the post-1945 period. The Hungarian Protestant churches, in particular, were caught in a web of anti-ecumenical attit...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
2004
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Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte
Year: 2004, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 113-132 |
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| Summary: | Any analysis of the Hungarian churches' attitudes during the failed uprising in 1956 needs to take account of a number of earlier historical and theological factors operating in the post-1945 period. The Hungarian Protestant churches, in particular, were caught in a web of anti-ecumenical attitudes, compromised by their antisemitic record and marked by the deeply entrenched Protestant pietism which promoted the idea of personal salvation separate from any public political activity. After the Communists seized power in November 1945, the churches were quickly declared to be enemies of the state. Their stance was regarded as outdated and irrelevant when compared to the progressive ideas of Communism. This led after 1946 to a campaign, at first indirect but later much more forceful, against the churches. In particular, this repression led to attempts to limit or close down churches and monastic orders, to prohibit the churches' missionary activities, to remove unwanted church officials, to nationalize the church schools, and to control church publications. These measures were ruthlessly implemented with little or no regard for the population. Neither Christian ethical norms nor human rights were acknowledged. The result was increased fears for the churches' survival, and a strong reaction from those who found such conditions intolerable. Even if, as organizations, the church took no direct part in the 1956 uprising, these events can not be understood without taking into account the feelings of disquiet and distress in society and the churches, and their irresistible desire for change. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-808X |
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