At the Genesis of the Christian Social Association. The Emergence and Breakup of the First Editorial Team of the "Za i Przeciw" Weekly Cover Image

U Genezy Chrześcijańskiego Stowarzyszenia Społecznego. Powstanie i Rozpad Pierwszego Zespołu Redakcyjnego Tygodnika „Za i Przeciw”
At the Genesis of the Christian Social Association. The Emergence and Breakup of the First Editorial Team of the "Za i Przeciw" Weekly

Author(s): Ariel Orzełek
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Political history, Politics and religion, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Christian Social Association, 1956 Thaw; PAX Association; Za i Przeciw weekly; Catholic Church; Jan Frankowski;

Summary/Abstract: In the autumn of 1956, the PAX Association, the most powerful political organisation of the secular Catholics in the Polish People’s Republic, experienced a split. A group of activists, with Jan Frankowski and Konstanty Łubieński at the head, wanted to remove Bolesław Piasecki from the Association’s leadership, and when this became impossible, to establish a new organisation. A discussion on its ideological shape in the weekly Za i Przeciw (For and Against) led to a conflict between Frankowski and his colleagues and ultimately to the formation of the Christian Social Association (Chrześcijańskie Stowarzyszenie Społeczne).

  • Issue Year: 126/2019
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 721-763
  • Page Count: 43
  • Language: Polish