The Roman Catholic Church in Poland and Civil Society: Contradiction or Complementarity?
In this article, I address the stance taken by the Church viz-à-viz the social and political structures of Polish society. This arises because the new situation of a democratic state presupposes a secular, civil society environment. In my analysis, I show that the Church has moved away from politica...
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Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Equinox Publ.
2008
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Religious studies and theology
Jahr: 2008, Band: 27, Heft: 1, Seiten: 21-42 |
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Polish Church
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Zusammenfassung: | In this article, I address the stance taken by the Church viz-à-viz the social and political structures of Polish society. This arises because the new situation of a democratic state presupposes a secular, civil society environment. In my analysis, I show that the Church has moved away from political engagement with this new situation, and is now shaping itself as a key element, but only one of several, in a pluralistic culture. This will mean a quite different Church in the future. |
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ISSN: | 1747-5414 |
Enthält: | Enthalten in: Religious studies and theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/rsth.v27i1.21 |