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Table of Contents
Preface ix
Part I. Introduction
1. Catholic Tradition, Hierarchy, and the Politics of Coexistence Under Communism: An Introduction / Pedro Ramet 3
2. Catholic Social Teachings: A Brief History / Arthur F. McGovern, S.J. 28
Part II. Catholicism Under European Communism
3. The Catholic Church in the Soviet Union / Roman Solchanyk and Ivan Hvat 49
4. The Catholic Church in East Germany / Robert F. Goeckel 93
5. The Catholic Church in 1944–1989 Poland / Vincent C. Chrypinski 117
6. The Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia / Milan J. Reban 142
7. The Catholic Church in Hungary / Leslie László 156
8. The Catholic Church in Yugoslavia, 1945–1989 / Pedro Ramet 181
9. The Catholic Church in Romania / Janice Brown 207
10. The Catholic Church in Albania / Janice Brown 232
Part III. Catholic-Communist Encounters on Other Continents
11. The Catholic Church in China / Eric O. Hanson 253
12. The Catholic Church in Vietnam / Stephen Denney 270
13. The Catholic Church in Cuba / Thomas E. Quigley 296
14. The Catholic Church in Sandinista Nicaragua / Humerberto Belli 313
Part IV. Papal Policy
15. Papal Eastern Diplomacy and the Vatican Apparatus / Hansjakob Stehle 341
16. Karol Wajtyla and Marxism / George H. Williams 356
Notes 383
Index 441
Contributors 451

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      Publisher: Duke University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 09/05/1990
      ISBN13: 9780822310471, 978-0822310471
      ISBN10: 0822310473

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents
      Preface ix
      Part I. Introduction
      1. Catholic Tradition, Hierarchy, and the Politics of Coexistence Under Communism: An Introduction / Pedro Ramet 3
      2. Catholic Social Teachings: A Brief History / Arthur F. McGovern, S.J. 28
      Part II. Catholicism Under European Communism
      3. The Catholic Church in the Soviet Union / Roman Solchanyk and Ivan Hvat 49
      4. The Catholic Church in East Germany / Robert F. Goeckel 93
      5. The Catholic Church in 1944–1989 Poland / Vincent C. Chrypinski 117
      6. The Catholic Church in Czechoslovakia / Milan J. Reban 142
      7. The Catholic Church in Hungary / Leslie László 156
      8. The Catholic Church in Yugoslavia, 1945–1989 / Pedro Ramet 181
      9. The Catholic Church in Romania / Janice Brown 207
      10. The Catholic Church in Albania / Janice Brown 232
      Part III. Catholic-Communist Encounters on Other Continents
      11. The Catholic Church in China / Eric O. Hanson 253
      12. The Catholic Church in Vietnam / Stephen Denney 270
      13. The Catholic Church in Cuba / Thomas E. Quigley 296
      14. The Catholic Church in Sandinista Nicaragua / Humerberto Belli 313
      Part IV. Papal Policy
      15. Papal Eastern Diplomacy and the Vatican Apparatus / Hansjakob Stehle 341
      16. Karol Wajtyla and Marxism / George H. Williams 356
      Notes 383
      Index 441
      Contributors 451

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