Egyháztörténeti Szemle 14. (2013)
2013 / 1. szám - SUMMARIES IN ENGLISH - Marozsán Zsolt: The Private Association of Catholics in Miskolc (1933-1946) - Rajki Zoltán: The Political Background of Billy Graham's Visit to Hungary in 1977
110 Egyháztörténeti Szemle XIV/1 (2013) The Private Association of Catholics in Miskolc (1933- 1946) Marozsán, Zsolt The association, which existed between 1933-1946, had made a significant work in role of being a local organization of the crafts and craftsmen, following the conception of Adolf Kolping in preparation of yout for re- ligional, professional, family and social life. This association was founded comparatively late, October 1, 1933. Its program was based on three motifs: work, family and catholic solidarity. The association drawed attention to itself firstly from local people in Miskolc with its amateur performances. It organized yearly dance-music nights, theatre performances. At the end of the 1930s, the overrated christian-national conception also appeared in the spirituality of the association, there was intolerance compared with other approaches. After the end of the World War II, there were new programs in the Private Association of Catholics in Miskolc, but the changes on every palpable part of life showed, that it is an other era, although they could only continue their operation besides restrictions which were concerned to every other associations. As the accompanying signal of political changes, the Private Association of Catholics in Miskolc also got to the dissolution in 1946. The Political Background of Billy Graham’s Visit to Hungary in 1977 Rajki, Zoltán The free churches in Hungary have been in a slight minority due to their small membership, but many of their Western counterparts had considerable influence in other countries outside of Hungary, particularly in the USA. Therefore, the Hungarian party-state used international relations of small churches in the Council of Free Churches to achieve its goals in the foreign policy during the Kádár era. It was essential for churches to follow ‘the Rules of the Game’ set by the state in order to improve their international relations. The detente in the international politics affected the life of the churches. Some western denominational and interdenominational organizations intended to improve their relations with religious communities of socialist countries. The international importance of the Hungarian churches increased that time because some international religious organizations regarded Hungary as a ‘bridgehead’ to other socialist countries. Billy Graham’s visit to Hungary in 1977 can be inserted into this process whose diplomatic and (church) political background is going to be presented in this study.
