Living and transmitting Christian faith under an atheistic dictatorship in Romania (1948-1989)
Living and transmitting Christian faith under an atheistic dictatorship in Romania (1948-1989)
Author(s): David PestroiuSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Facultatea de Teologie Ortodoxă Alba Iulia
Keywords: Mission; Faith; Church; Communism; Romania
Summary/Abstract: The present paper describes the challenges posed by the safeguarding of Christian faith under the atheist dictatorship in Romania. This entailed an official ecclesial activity as a highly difficult strategy of interaction with the oppressive regime; on the other hand, there was an individual, covert experiencing of ecclesial ideals, which led to courageous acts of faith confession and even martyrdom.
Journal: Altarul Reîntregirii
- Issue Year: XVIII/2013
- Issue No: Suppl_2
- Page Range: 557-571
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English