Egyháztörténeti Szemle 15. (2014)
2014 / 3. szám - SUMMARIES IN ENGLISH - Pályi Zsófia Kata: The Life and Work of József Látzai Szabó, Scientist and Pastor - Klestenitz Tibor: Party Politics at the Catholic Congresses in the Age of Dualism in Hungary
98 Kgyháztörténeti Szemle XV/3 (2014) containing 153 Bibles. 53 Latin, 31 Greek, 29 Hebrew, 20 Hungarian, 5 English, 4 German, 2 French and 1 Syriac Bible could be identified, mainly based on the inventories of estates, donations for colleges, or inventories of donations. On avarage one or two, occasionally more than ten Bibles can be found in the collections of the ministers, but in uneven distribution. Knowing the history of the collections and the biography of the owner can be determined that theologians with foreign university education (peregri- nants) were in a more advantageous situation even in the acquisition of the Holy Scripture. By the beginning of the 18th century the situation had improved so the Bible could find its way to every single collection of the preachers. The Life and Work of József Látzai Szabó, Scientist and Pastor Pályi, Zsófia Kata József Látzai Szabó (1764-1828) was an outstanding advocate of the philanthropic rationalist theology and pedagogy. He was a talented person, who followed the most modern European examples in his profession as a pastor and a teacher, in the spirit of enlightened rationalism. Besides, he was also engaged in poetry, he made his voice heard in scientific articles, he published books; ftirthermore, he also appeared in the field of medicine. In 1780, he enrolled in the Calvinist College of Sárospatak. In 1784 he became an assistant librarian, in 1787 he became a praeceptor. After the college years spent in Sárospatak and in Kassa, he went on a field trip abroad in 1789; firstly he enrolled in a university in Utrecht, then, in 1790, in Göttingen. He was the teacher of the papal college for 14 years, from 1791 to 1805, and he had a key role in the revival of the college. From 1806 he was an editor of Prédikátori Tárház, Hungary’s first Calvinist theological journal written in Hungarian language. In 1808 József Látzai returned to his hometown, Sárospatak, where he was a pastor and a professor of practical theology until his death in 1828. Party Politics at the Catholic Congresses in the Age of Dualism in Hungary Klestenitz, Tibor The paper analyses the appearance of political interests at the Hungarian National Catholic Assemblies that were held between 1900 and 1913. This forum was officially declared as free from any form of party politics, but in reality it was vigorously utilized by Catholic politicians. The first period (1900-1904) can be characterised by the tensions between the two wings of Catholic People's Party. Its president, Count János Zichy as a leader of royalist politicians tried to moderate the radical group of his party led by István Rakovszky. The latter sought alliance with populist political forces opposing the system of Ausgleich with Austria, and his successes led to the resignation of Count Zichy in 1904.
