The book chronicles the evolution of the church's political power
throughout Poland's unique history. Beginning in the tenth century,
the study first details how Catholicism overcame early challenges in
Poland, from converting the early polytheists to pushing back the
Protestant Reformation half a millennium later. It continues into the
dawn of the modern age—including the division of Poland between
Prussia, Russia, and Austria between 1772 and 1795, the interwar
years, the National Socialist occupation of World War Two, and the
communist and post-war communist eras—during which The Church only
half-correctly presented itself as a steadfast protector of Poles,
with clergy members who either stood up to foreign authorities or
collaborated with those same Nazi and Communist leaders. This study
ends with a consideration of how the Church has taken advantage of the
fall of communism to push its own social agenda, at times against the
wishes of most Poles.
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From 966 to the Present
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781137402813
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Palgrave Macmillan
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter