scholarly journals The Economy of the Transylvanian Roman Catholic Status Between the World Wars

2022 ◽  
pp. 45-55
Author(s):  
András Máthé
Keyword(s):  
World War I ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Orthodox Christian ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
Land Holdings ◽  
New Nation ◽  
Modernization Process

The purpose of the study. To examine how the 20th century’s political changes affected the Roman Catholic Church structurally, and it’s specific institution, the Roman Catholic Status by the agrarian reforms which were part of the modernization process and nation-building in Greater Romania; and more importantly in Transylvania, the area of the four Roman Catholic dioceses of Nagyárad, Gyulafehérvár, Temesvár and Szatmár, and what alternatives were created for economical surviving. Applied methods. Literature review including the history of World War I and the consequences of the upcoming treaties of Versailles. We involved sources from church literature, agrarian estates records and data from researches of the Status archives from Transylvania. The research framework is the history of the Roman Catholic Status. We introduced four ecclesiastical counties whose economically changes influenced the administration of several institutions and funds belonging to the Status. We made a structural analysis examining the new economic system of the Roman Catholic Status situated in the middle of the modernization development of Greater Romania. Outcomes. Due to the annexation of Transylvania to Romania, the Roman Catholic Church went from a privileged position to a marginal position, since the majority of the Romanian population was Orthodox Christian. Many problems of the process of modernization and nationbuilding in Greater Romania were felt by all sections of the population, but it was the ethnic minorities and their institutions - especially the churches - which were to be integrated into the new nation-state that were most affected. The four Roman Catholic dioceses Gyulafehérvár (Alba Iulia), Nagyvárad (Oradea), Temesvár (Timișoara) and Szatmár (Satu Mare)) expropriated 277,513 acres of a total of 290,570 acres of land, which represented 98% of the land holdings. The agrarian reform of 1919-1920 brought major changes in the management of the Status funds and the estates belonging to them.

scholarly journals Economic theory of distributism

2015 ◽  
pp. 653-676
Author(s):  
Misa Djurkovic
Keyword(s):  
Economic Theory ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Economic Thought ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Specific Direction ◽  
The Status ◽  
Anglo American ◽  
Social Teachings ◽  
Economic Thinking

this paper, the economic theory of distributism has been analyzed. In the first place, the author explains that the distributism is a social thought which emerged in the Anglo-American world as the development of social teachings in the Roman Catholic Church. Although it has not received the status the main schools in modern economic thought have, distrubutism persists as a specific direction of socio-economic thinking. The paper particularly investigates the ideas of classical distibutism. The author focuses on two basic books by Gilbert Chesterton and two most important economic books by Hilaire Belloc. These authors have insisted on the problem of society moving towards the so-called servile state in which a small number of capitalists rule over mass of proletarians who are gradually coming under slavery status, which is sanctioned by the law. For the purpose of remedying this tendency and collectivism, they proposed a series of measures for a repeated broad distribution of ownership over the means of production. Finally, there is an overview of this idea and its development throughout the twentieth century, finishing with contemporary distributists like John Medaille and Alan Carlson.

5. Forbidden reading

2019 ◽  
pp. 75-93
Author(s):  
Belinda Jack
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Intellectual Freedom ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Political Control ◽  
Political Regimes ◽  
The Face ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

Censorship, book burnings, and secret reading highlight the relationship between reading and power, and hence the relationship between limiting access to reading and political control. But from the very beginning there have been dissidents who refused to give up the intellectual freedom provided by their reading in the face of despotic regimes. ‘Forbidden reading’ considers the history of book burnings undertaken by repressive political regimes, religious authorities, and maverick leaders. It also discusses the Inquisitions and indexes of banned books first led by the Roman Catholic Church, but then later by other religions. Finally, it looks at different forms of censorship, including press censorship during times of war, censorship of ‘undesirable’ content, and self-censorship.

The Religious Question in the Congress of Gran Colombia

1974 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
David Bushnell
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
Colonial Period ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
The Status ◽  
Religious Question

In all the confusion of nineteenth century political conflict in Latin America, clearly defined doctrinal issues and policy disagreements . are often hard to detect. The clearest—it is generally agreed—had to do with religious matters. The specific content of debate might vary with time and place, but everywhere in Latin America a fundamental question was posed: i.e., to what extent the Roman Catholic Church should continue to enjoy the status it had acquired during the colonial period, when it held a religious monopoly, a vast amount of wealth, extensive influence in the field of education, and much more besides. Few Latin American leaders opposed all innovation on the ecclesiastical front, and even fewer wished a total transformation; but there was ample room for controversy, with "liberals" normally seeking more rapid and fundamental changes than "conservatives" were prepared to accept.

The Modification of the Anti-Clerical Nationalism of the Mexican Revolution by General Lázaro Cárdenas and Its Relationship to the Church-State Detente in Mexico

1969 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert L. Michaels
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Mexican Revolution ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Colonial Period ◽  
The Other ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Government ◽  
Lazaro Cardenas ◽  
The Church

The man of the Revolution disputed the very nature of Mexico with the Roman Catholic. The revolutionary, whether Callista or Cardenista, believed that the church had had a pernicious influence on the history of Mexico. He claimed that Mexico could not become a modern nation until the government had eradicated all the influence of the Roman Catholic Church. The Catholic, on the other hand, was convinced that his religion was the basis of Mexico's nationality. Above all, the Catholic believed that Mexico needed a system of order. He was convinced that his faith had brought order and peace to Mexico in the colonial period, and as the faith declined, Mexico degenerated into anarchy.

Historical Scholarship and Ecumenical Dialogue

Horizons ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 420-424
Author(s):  
Carter Lindberg
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Protestant Reformation ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Ecumenical Dialogue ◽  
Lutheran Church ◽  
Hundredth Anniversary ◽  
The Face ◽  
History Of

I am honored to participate in this theological roundtable on the five-hundredth anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. I do so as a lay Lutheran church historian. In spite of the editors’ “prompts,” the topic reminds me of that apocryphal final exam question: “Give a history of the universe with a couple of examples.” “What do we think are the possibilities for individual and ecclesial ecumenism between Protestants and Catholics? What are the possibilities for common prayer, shared worship, preaching the gospel, church union, and dialogue with those who are religiously unaffiliated? Why should we commemorate or celebrate this anniversary?” Each “prompt” warrants a few bookshelves of response. The “Protestant Reformation” itself is multivalent. The term “Protestant” derives from the 1529 Diet of Speyer where the evangelical estates responded to the imperial mandate to enforce the Edict of Worms outlawing them. Their response, Protestatio, “testified” or “witnessed to” (pro testari) the evangelical estates’ commitment to the gospel in the face of political coercion (see Acts 5:29). It was not a protest against the Roman Catholic Church and its doctrine. Unfortunately, “Protestant” quickly became a pejorative name and then facilitated an elastic “enemies list.” “Reformation,” traditionally associated with Luther's “Ninety-Five Theses” (1517, hence the five-hundredth anniversary), also encompasses many historical and theological interpretations. Perhaps the Roundtable title reflects the effort in From Conflict to Communion: Lutheran-Catholic Common Commemoration of the Reformation in 2017 (2013) to distinguish Luther's reformational concern from the long historical Reformation (Protestantism), so that this anniversary may be both “celebrated” and self-critically “commemorated.”

scholarly journals Миграционный кризис в Европе и христианское милосердие: история одного прихода

2020 ◽  
pp. 20-28
Author(s):  
Ольга Евгеньевна Казьмина
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Christian Organizations ◽  
Political Debates ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
Catholic Organizations ◽  
Migration Crisis

В статье на примере Италии анализируется социальная работа католических организаций, адресованная беженцам и иммигрантам. Работа написана с использованием полевого материала автора, собранного в одном из католических приходов Болоньи. Цель статьи – проанализировать отношение к миграционной ситуации в Европе ее крупнейшей конфессии – Римско-католической церкви – и изучить формы социального служения католических организаций среди беженцев и иммигрантов. Актуальность темы определяется тем, что задача адаптации беженцев и иммигрантов и их интеграции в принимающее общество остро стоит в настоящее время во многих европейских странах. Государства ищут приемлемые для себя пути этой интеграции. Законы, регулирующие иммиграцию и определяющие статус беженца и иммигранта, часто становятся предметом жарких политических споров. От светского дискурса о миграционном кризисе и мигрантах, зачастую подчеркивающего прежде всего права той или иной стороны, отличается дискурс религиозный. Позиция христианских организаций Европы заключается прежде всего в сострадании к беженцам и мигрантам и стремлении улучшить их долю. Миграционный кризис в Европе сделал европейские христианские организации более заметными и способствовал деприватизации религии в сильно секуляризованном обществе. Христианские организации, и в частности приходы и благотворительные структуры Римско-католической церкви стали важными акторами в выстраивании отношений с мигрантами и их интеграции в европейское общество. Ключевые слова: Миграция, Европа, Италия, Римско-католическая церковь, социальное служение. The article, using Italy as an example, analyzes the social work of Catholic organizations, addressed to refugees and immigrants. It is based on the author's field material, collected in one of the Catholic parishes of Bologna. The goal of the article is to analyze the attitudes to the migration situation in Europe from the part of its largest denomination – the Roman Catholic Church – and to study forms of social service of Catholic organizations among refugees and immigrants. The significance of the topic is determined by the fact that now many European states face the challenge of adaptation of refugees and immigrants and their integration into the host society. They are looking for acceptable ways of this integration. The laws that regulate immigration and stipulate the status of a refugee and an immigrant often provoke heated political debates. The secular discourse about the migration crisis, which usually emphasizes the rights of one of the sides, differs from the religious discourse. The position of Christian organizations of Europe consists first of all in the compassion to refugees and migrants and in the hope to possibly improve their fate. The migration crisis in Europe made European Christian organizations more visible and contributed to deprivatization of religion in a highly secular society. Christian organizations in general and Roman Catholic parishes and charity structures in particular became important actors in building relations with migrants and integrating them into the European society. Key Words Migration, Europe, Italy, Roman Catholic Church, social service.

scholarly journals The Provisional Government’s Bill regarding the “Legalization” of Russia’s Third Orthodox Church—Old Orthodox Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy

Slovene ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 540-560
Author(s):  
Mikhail A. Babkin
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Old Believers ◽  
Religious Issues ◽  
Political Events ◽  
The Status ◽  
State Relations

The legislative acts of the Provisional Government regulating the functioning of religious organizations has not been sufficiently studied. The bills, which were created in the various ministries of the Provisional Government and failed to become law, are virtually unexplored. On the wave of political events in Russia in February and March 1917, the nondenominational Provisional Government came to power. There arose the need for a comprehensive reform of public administration in Russia and, in particular, church-state relations. In the bowels of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Provisional Government, there was created a structure that developed the draft laws on the status of various denominations: 1) the group on general religious issues; 2) the commission for the revision of the statutory provisions about the Roman Catholic Church in Russia; and 3) the group on issues relating to the Old Believers. This publication focuses on the activities of this final group. The main outcome of this group, working in close alliance with representatives of the Old Believers, was the creation of the draft law on the “legalization” of the third Orthodox Church in Russia (after the Russian and Georgian Orthodox Churches), that is, the Old Orthodox Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy, which, in 1988, became known as the Russian Orthodox Old Belief Church. The resulting bill, dated 18 October 1917, was submitted to the Provisional Government for approval. However, it was not approved because of the overthrow of the Provisional Government on 25 October of that same year. The present article introduces this 1917 bill to “legalize” the Russian Old Orthodox Belokrinitskaya Hierarchy into scholarly awareness.

scholarly journals “Bahala Na Ang Dios”: The Church’s Role in the Socialization of Filipinos in the Greater Toronto Area

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Grace T. Betsayda
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
English Language ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Greater Toronto Area ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Migration

This paper investigates the role that the Roman Catholic church has played in the socialization of Filipinos in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The research is based on scholarly acknowledgment of the important place of social institutions—such as churches, synagogues, mosques, temples and other places for religious and faith-based gatherings—in the settlement and integration experiences of immigrants. The paper argues that Roman Catholicism, first introduced into the Philippines via Spanish colonization, has become an important marker of identity for many Filipinos and has functioned—aided by their facility in the English language (a result of American colonization of the Philippines)—as a means of easing the barriers to Filipinos’ integration into Canada. To better analyze the role the Roman Catholic church has played in Filipino-Canadian immigrant life, the study provides an overview of the history of migration to Canada and discusses the place of the church as seen from the perspective of representatives of diasporic, transnational and second generation communities of Filipinos in Canada. As such, the main data for the study is drawn primary material comprising interviews with Filipino-Canadians from each of these community groups.

Library of Congress Religious Law Classification Schedules: Elegant, Flexible and User-Friendly

2001 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 488-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia Diamond
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Canon Law ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Library Of Congress ◽  
New Classification ◽  
Religious Law ◽  
History Of ◽  
User Friendly

The Library of Congress recently issued new classification schedules for the law of the Roman Catholic Church and for the History of Canon Law. The schedules were developed by Dr. Jolande E. Goldberg of the Library of Congress with input from librarians and scholars from many countries. During the final months of their development, we spoke, individually and together, to several groups of librarians to introduce them to the elegant structure of these forthcoming schedules and to get reaction from librarians who had, and had not been, involved earlier in the development process. My role was to provide some context to the content of the schedules. I discussed the concept of religious law for purposes of these schedules and introduced the historical development of religious law, particularly that of the Roman Catholic Church.

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