Registration procedures for religious entities and changes in religious structure of the Polish society after 1989 Cover Image

Procedury rejestracji podmiotów wyznaniowych i zmiany w strukturze wyznaniowej polskiego społeczeństwa po 1989 roku
Registration procedures for religious entities and changes in religious structure of the Polish society after 1989

Author(s): Elżbieta Firlit
Subject(s): National Economy, Sociology, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
Keywords: religious association; Roman Catholic Church; ublic administration

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents two main topics related to changes in religious structure of the Polish society between 1989-2013: administrative and legal registration procedures for churches and religious associations, which are a consequence of religious policy of the state, and a statistically documented description of transformation of the religious structure of the Polish society during the last twenty five years. Analysis of official documents shows that the systematic change in Poland led to liberalization of religious law and introduction of many new regulations concerning churches and religious organizations, which led to significant religious revival in its institutional dimension.

  • Issue Year: 21/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 13-33
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish