The Unity of the Brethren in the Public Sphere of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Early Eighteenth Century: A Study through Correspondence

This article examines Jürgen Habermas’s public sphere model through a case study of the Unity of the Brethren (lat. Unitas Fratrum), a Protestant minority church in early modern Poland. In contrast to research examining the public sphere through the activity of the printing press, this study investi...

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Main Author: Frączek, Aleksandra (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Reformation & Renaissance review
Year: 2025, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 210-229
Further subjects:B Jürgen Habermas
B Public Sphere
B Unity of the Brethren
B David Cassius
B Correspondence
B Unitas Fratrum
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