Polish Orthodox Church in the Twentieth Century and Beyond - Prisoner of History

Informationen zum Autor Edward Wynot is professor of Russian and East European history at Florida State University. Klappentext This book portrays the changing fortunes of the Polish Orthodox Church as it responds to the different Polish governments. Simultaneously, it illuminates the complex relationship among the state, the Orthodox and rival Roman Catholic faiths, and the Slavic minorities (chiefly Ukrainian and Belarusan) who are the primary adherents of Orthodoxy. Zusammenfassung This book portrays the changing fortunes of the Polish Orthodox Church as it responds to the different Polish governments. Simultaneously! it illuminates the complex relationship among the state! the Orthodox and rival Roman Catholic faiths! and the Slavic minorities (chiefly Ukrainian and Belarusan) who are the primary adherents of Orthodoxy. Inhaltsverzeichnis TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Chapter One: Orthodox Christianity in Poland Prior to World War I Chapter Two: Polish Orthodoxy between the Two World Wars Chapter Three: The Polish Orthodox Church under Communism, 1945-1990 Chapter Four: "New Horizons": The Polish Orthodox Church after Communism, 1989-Present Endnotes Bibliography

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• Authors: Edward D. Wynot, Wynot Edward D., Edward D. Wynot Jr.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.12.2014
• EAN: 9780739198841
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-9884-1
• No. of pages: 138
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, Poland, RELIGION / Christianity / Orthodox, HISTORY / Europe / Poland, Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches, Orthodox & Oriental Churches