Church and State in Communist Poland - Mazgaj, Marian S.
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This text explores the nature of Polish Catholicism in the first half of the twentieth century and the changes it underwent under the policies of Soviet Communism. Of particular note are the laws and policies that were employed by the state in order to destroy religion in general, and Catholicism in particular. The text also explores the way that the strong tradition of Polish culture prepared the populace to be uniquely resistant to attempts to destroy its Christian religious life. It is ultimately, a story of the triumph of the people over the state.

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This text explores the nature of Polish Catholicism in the first half of the twentieth century and the changes it underwent under the policies of Soviet Communism. Of particular note are the laws and policies that were employed by the state in order to destroy religion in general, and Catholicism in particular. The text also explores the way that the strong tradition of Polish culture prepared the populace to be uniquely resistant to attempts to destroy its Christian religious life. It is ultimately, a story of the triumph of the people over the state.
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Autorenporträt
Marian S. Mazgaj, an ordained priest, was educated in both Poland and the United States. He has worked as professor of theology and philosophy at numerous institutions of higher education, and is the author of two books and hundreds of articles. Presently, he is a pastoral associate at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Wheeling, West Virginia.