Miklos Tomka – författare

Introduction: religion during and after Communism--in Eastern Central Europe / Miklos Tomka and Paul M. Zulehner -- Resistance: testimony and encapsulation / Jan Sokol -- Underground church: participation of the laity or sectarianism? / Oto Moadr -- Theology of the second World? Observations and challenges/ Andreas Mþatþe-Tþoth -- Rise in atheism / Albert Franz -- Social upheaval and the phenomenon of atheism: two challenges / Miloslav Cardinal Vlk -- Pastoral work and the shock of modernization / Janusz Marianski -- Marginalization of Christians in Eastern Central Europe / Miklþos Tomka -- Change in the religious situation in the eyes of non-believers / Marko Kersevan -- Modes of religious education in Slovenia / Stanko Gerjolj -- Priests and religious orders / Vinko Potocnik -- Religion and media / Lþaszlþo Lukþacs -- Still building bridges: Eastern Europe's church in the world church / Jonathan Luxmoore -- Encounters between East and West in the renewal of pastoral work / Paul M. Zulehner.

Reiterated international comparative surveys offer evidences about developments of religion-related scene in Central and Eastern Europe. The present volume is the first one, which presents an extensive and detailed cross-national analysis of sociological data comparing extensively countries, regions and denominations in the past two decades. It displays achievements and shortages of a religious revival in the post-communist region, as well as religion’s role in family life, social responsibility and public commitment. It proves the combination of de-Christianization based on previous persecution of religion and an ongoing modernization and the rise and the transformation of religion. In some countries popular religiosity of traditional social strata is dominant. In other countries there is a visible transition from old and low strata religiosity to a more restricted but socially more influential religiosity of young middle and upper strata groups. In final outcome the volume substantiates the growing public role of religion in Eastern and Central Europe as well as the distinct impact of religiosity on individual behaviour. These results contradict the idea of an overwhelming secularization but argue for a more complex process overcoming the communist past.

Reiterated international comparative surveys offer evidences about developments of religion-related scene in Central and Eastern Europe. The present volume is the first one, which presents an extensive and detailed cross-national analysis of sociological data comparing extensively countries, regions and denominations in the past two decades. It displays achievements and shortages of a religious revival in the post-communist region, as well as religion’s role in family life, social responsibility and public commitment. It proves the combination of de-Christianization based on previous persecution of religion and an ongoing modernization and the rise and the transformation of religion. In some countries popular religiosity of traditional social strata is dominant. In other countries there is a visible transition from old and low strata religiosity to a more restricted but socially more influential religiosity of young middle and upper strata groups. In final outcome the volume substantiates the growing public role of religion in Eastern and Central Europe as well as the distinct impact of religiosity on individual behaviour. These results contradict the idea of an overwhelming secularization but argue for a more complex process overcoming the communist past.