Sabrina Petra Ramet is a Professor of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), in Trondheim, Norway, and author of 12 previous books, among them:  Nihil Obstat: Religion, Politics, and Social Change in East-Central Europe and Russia (Duke University Press, 1998) and The Three Yugoslavias:  State-Building and Legitimation, 1918—2005  (Indiana University Press & The Wilson Center Press, 2006).  She is also editor or co-editor of 34 books published to date.

“Over the course of her long and prolific career, Sabrina P. Ramet has distinguished herself as a respected authority on the political history of modern Eastern Europe and the role that religion has played therein. … She draws from an impressive array of secondary literature, and she presents an account that is well organized, eminently readable, and accessible to a general audience.” (Robert E. Alvis, Journal of Church and State, Vol. 60 (3), 2018)

• 1. Introduction.-2. From the Origins to 1772.-3. The Polish Church in the Era of the Partitions, 1772-1918.-4. The Interwar Republic, 1918-1939.-5. War Years and Communism, 1939-1989.-6. Transition to Pluralism, 1989-2004.-7. Controversies in the Life of the Church.-8. Conclusion.