Secularization or Anomy? Interpreting Religious Change in Communist Societies

Tomka, Miklós

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“…Some balance must be found between the religious and spiritual needsof people in formercommunistcountriesand the efforts of those societies to regain something 315 of the autonomy and independe nce that was theirs priorto World War II." also: Tomka (1991) . 280-281).…”

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Religion and Society in Tension in Croatia

Zrinščak¹

2004

Critical Issues in Social Justice

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Religion and Society in Tension in Croatia

Zrinščak¹

2004

Critical Issues in Social Justice

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“…The Hungarian clergy also experienced a decline in numbers; Tomka (1991) reports that the number of priests per Catholic was reduced by half between 1951 and 1988. That reduction in the number of priests coupled with the decline in trust due to the collaboration of Church leaders with the Communists led to a significant drop in church attendance (Luxmoore and Babiuch 1999, Ungváry 2014).…”

Section: The Experience Of Central and Eastern Europe Under Communist...mentioning

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Religious Markets Under Heavy Regulation: Diversification as a Survival Strategy of the Catholic Church in Communist Countries

Minarik¹

2022

Scientific Study of Religion

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The operation of a religious organization under an oppressive regime, such as in communist countries, differs from that in a free society. There is extensive literature on the effects of regulation on competition in religious markets and on the religiosity of a population. Less attention has been given to the effects of oppressive regulation that aims to control and possibly eliminate religion rather than to promote a particular religious group. This paper focuses on the specific question of how churches deal with oppressive regulation, particularly how they choose between legal and illegal operation. It proposes that both the official and the black-market way of supplying religious services have some advantages and disadvantages, and that dual operation is advantageous where the regulation is severe. The paper examines the operation of the Catholic Church in Central European countries under communist rule, particularly Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, and Ukraine, and the different strategies adopted by the Church concerning official and underground operation.

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“…As a consequence of these policies, religion did not completely disappear, but was mainly a private matter, while churches continued to exist but were not allowed to be involved in the public life (Tomka 1991 ). The believers were discriminated against and excluded from public offi ce (White et al 2000 ).…”

Section: Religion Social Participation and The Communist Legacymentioning

confidence: 99%