A Keresztény Magvető az állami cenzúra idején (1971–1989)
The “Christian Sower” During State Censorship (1971–1989)

Summary/Abstract: This paper provides an analysis of the editorial structure of the Hungarian language Christian Sower, published during the years of State censorship (1971– 1989). Its central object is to sketch the character of the relationship between the Romanian socialist ideology of political power and the religious content of this periodical. The relationship between the State and the Church was not as simple as in the Western European democracies, but rather marked by contradictions, social, cultural and religious aspirations were subordinated to the unilateral ideology of the Socialist Party. It was compulsory to write about August 23rd (when the Romanian Kingdom became an ally of the Soviet Union in 1944), December 30th (the celebration day of the abolition of the limited monarchy in Romania in 1947), the main political events of the Socialist State, the birthday of the dictator, Nicolae Ceauşescu, etc. This was obligatory not only for the editorials of the non-religious cultural and scientific periodicals, but also for the religious ones. However if we read these texts carefully, we can find some indirect allusions to the absurdity of this controversial subordination, dominated by the dictatorial manner of the Socialist leadership. In addition, articles which informed the readers about the events of international organizations advocating for religious freedom or about cultural publications, made it possible to grasp a world based on individual and community freedom.

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