Slobodní v neslobode. Kľúčové odkazy kresťanských disidentov z obdobia komunizmu na Slovensku
Free in unfreedom. Key messages of Christian dissidents from the communist era in Slovakia
Author(s): Terézia RončákováSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Theology and Religion
Published by: VERBUM - vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku
Keywords: Totalitarianism; Communism; Slovakia; Secret church; Dissidents; Faith
Summary/Abstract: During the communist totalitarianism in Slovakia between 1948 and 1989, Christian dis-sent and the branching structure of the underground church represented a significant and most massive force opposing the regime. Its history is factually meticulously mapped, and the testimonies of direct actors are captured in numerous autobiographies and biographies. The present work surveys more than 400 previous book and journal publications on these topics. It then enriches previous knowledge by analysing, categoris-ing, and summarising the essential ideas from the legacy of committed Christian dissidents: their motiva-tions, values, lessons from living under pressure and persecution, as well as parallels with, and messages for, the present day. The ideas scattered throughout the many works of biography and memoir are thus neatly summarized and sorted into nine categories. The author has compiled them on the basis of in-depth research interviews with 11 representatives of Christian dissent active during the period of normalization (1968-1989).
Journal: Notitiae Historiae Ecclesiasticae
- Issue Year: 13/2024
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 36-64
- Page Count: 29
- Language: Slovak
