Egyháztörténeti Szemle 18. (2017)
2017 / 3. szám - SUMMARIES IN ENGLISH - Hantos-Varga Márta: A Haunting Fallacy Or A Creative Solution? The Idea of the Collaboration of Catholics and Left-Wingers in Hungary and France at the early 1930s - Nagy-Ajtai Ágnes: Roles And Opportunities Of Women In Pentecostal Denominations In The US
146 Egyháztörténeti Szemle XVIII/3 (2017) A Haunting Fallacy Or A Creative Solution? The Idea of the Collaboration of Catholics and Left-Wingers in Hungary and France at the early 1930s Hantos-Varga Márta This study reveals new information about the Hungarian reform-Catholic group formed around Korunk Szava (‘The Word of Our Age’), a periodical appearing since the summer of 1931. Parallels can be drawn between the mentality of this group and both that of the Catholic revival in France and the ideas of young French nonconformist circles (Ordre Nouveau, Jeune Droite, Esprit) that in many respects adopted the Christian way of thinking. The journalists of Korunk Szava were not only readers of the French newspapers and magazines, but they established personal relationships with the above-mentioned groups. The novelty of this study lies in the fact that it analyses a yet unattended topic: the proposals for the collaboration of Catholics and left-wingers, and the reception of these suggestions both in France and Hungary. In his provocative publications between 1927 and 1930, the Christian Democrat Robert Cornilleau, member of the centrist Popular Democratic Party, initiated a dialogue with the young generation of the French socialists. In 1933, (mis)interpretation of the encyclical Quadragesimo Anno of Pope Pius XI by non-conformist Pierre Traval reflected the same need of dialogue. Hungarian Hugo Ignotus, a renowned aesthete stressed the importance of convergence of fundamentally different worlds of ideology and politics (Liberalism, Social democracy and Catholicism) in his serial of articles. All these attempts to seek for consensus in values failed eventually. Roles And Opportunities Of Women In Pentecostal Denominations In The US Nagy-Ajtai, Ágnes Our study aims to present the attitude of pentecostal revival to women and its changes throughout history by focussing on the early 20th century history of the biggest pentecostal groups in the US. A separate chapter is dedicated to the women in the Azusa Street Mission as well as the practical and theology arguments for and against the service of women. The roots of the pentecostal movement go straight back to holiness movement. Initially men and women were seen as equal before God and the subordinated roles of women came to be seen as outdated. However, evangelical thinking, which came to dominate Pentecostal practices right after the start of the movement, the role of women was confined shortly after taking care of the family and household chores. Historical research on the roles and opportunities of Pentecostal women in the US has been focussing on the (power) positions held by women. The clear impression is that a strong male dominance quickly emerged in Pentecostal communities. What we also see is women could actively affect the everyday life of their communities better than men by their stronger motional engagement and presence via speaking in tongues, trembling, crying, long and emotionally filled testimonies.
