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Book SynopsisThis book is the story of the Catholic worker movement developed in Hungary after World War I with revival of the institution founded by Adolph Kolping. The story is told through the life of its national leader, John Madl-MikÃ. Book includes a 16-page photospread of historical illustrations.
Trade ReviewValerie Miké’s work touched the Hungarian historian community with the force of something that was new—in terms of its details, as well as its profound significance. This was also the reaction of audiences on the author’s 10-city book tour introducing the Hungarian edition. An English-language edition was clearly needed for international dissemination. The importance of this first volume, which presents the Kolping movement in Hungary, cannot be overestimated for the history of the Catholic Church during this critical period in the 20th century, where lack of information and unfounded charges tend to prevail. -- Asztrik Várszegi, OSB, archabbot-bishop of Pannonhalma, publisher of the Hungarian edition
Worker movement and Christianity—seemingly contradictory concepts. Why? Because only leftwing initiatives were analyzed and kept in public consciousness by historians under the dictatorship of state socialism. Yet the Christian worker movement also has a tradition in our country that is not negligible, and a significant part of it was created by the activities of János Mike (1905–1981). -- Péter Miklós, historian, from a review of the Hungarian edition
Table of ContentsForeword by Attila Miklósházy, SJ. Acknowledgments Hungary: A Brief History Introduction Prologue PART I: HUNGARY (1905–1945) 1 Family Life 2 The Hungarian Kolping Movement Appendix to Chapter 2 3 Reconstruction: The Early Years (1923–1931) Appendix to Chapter 3 4 Flowering: The Later Years (1931–1944) Appendix to Chapter 4 5 Toward a Brighter Future: The Goal Is in Sight Appendix to Chapter 5 PART II: GERMANY (1945–1949) 6 Refugees in a Foreign Land 7 Building Community Appendix to Chapter 7 8 An Uncertain Future Appendix to Chapter 8 PART III: PREVIEW OF VOLUME 2 Volume 2: USA (1949–1981) Commentary: The Statesman by John Miké, Jr. Small Business and Capitalism in Europe and the United States (Text of Study) Epilogue List of Chapter Appendices Bibliography Notes on Translation and Terminology Index Picture Credits
