{"product_id":"church-reckoning-with-communism-in-post1989-romania-9781498580274","title":"Church Reckoning with Communism in Post1989","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe present volume focuses on the relationship with communism of Romania''s most important religious denominations and their attempt to cope with that difficult past which continues to cast an important shadow over their present. For the first time ever, this volume considers both the majority Romanian Orthodox Church and significant minority denominations such as the Roman and Greek Catholic Churches, the Reformed Church, the Hungarian Unitarian Church, and the Pentecostal Christian Denomination. It argues that no religious group (except the Greek Catholic Church, which was banned from 1948 until 1989) escaped collaboration with the communists. After 1989, however, most denominations had little desire to tackle their tainted past and make a clean start. In part, this was facilitated by the country''s deficient legislation that did not encourage the pursuit of lustration, which in turn did not lead to a serious movement of elite renewal in the religious realm. Instead, a strong proc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart One: The Romanian Orthodox Church\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrison Saints: Memorialization, Sacralization, and Collective Catharsis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMonica Ciobanu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGo-Betweens and Intersections: The Communist Inspectors for Religious Denominations, a Case Study\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnca Șincan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollaboration with the Communists in the Orthodox Theological Institutes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucian Turcescu\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrthodox Churches and Political Strategies in Romania and Yugoslavia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucian N. Leustean\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Two: Catholic Churches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Roman Catholic Church during and after the Communist Regime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZoltán Mihály Nagy and Csaba Zoltán Novák\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Greek Catholic Church: A Troubled Recent Past and a Painful Transitional Justice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCristian Vasile\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Three: Protestant Churches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Reformed Elite Facing the Communist Regime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCsongor Jánosi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResistance, Conformation and Service: The Unitarian Church during 1945-1965\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJános Pál\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pentecostals and the Legacy of Communism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVasilică Croitor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040832160087,"sku":"9781498580274","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498580274.jpg?v=1750947994","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/church-reckoning-with-communism-in-post1989-romania-9781498580274","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}