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Kulturális figyelő

Credo Lutheran Workshop Summary Philip Melanchthon, the humanist Reformer was born 500 years ago. In this present issue we commemorate him with two studies. András Reuss refreshes and modifies the traditional picture of Melanchthon. After a biographical introduction he deals with Melanchthon the Reformer, the humanist and university lecturer, and, in the end, the theological mediator. From among the four Melanchthon manuscripts of the Lutheran National Archives his letter written to Tamás Nádasdy in 1537 is introduced by Miklós Czenthe. In this precious document of the early stage of the Hungárián Reformation Melanchthon asks for the protection of the Renaissance aristocrat for his Hungárián followers: Mátyás Dévai Bíró and János Sylvester. Photos of the autograph letter from 1555 found at the same place illustrate the article. Further studies deal with different próblems or introduce interesting personalities from the fields of theology, sociology, literature, history or ethnography. In his study about the practical theology of death János Ribár focuses on three essential questions: the pastoral care of the patient considered incurable; of the dying person; of the mourner. Journal of the Lutheran Church in Hungary Editor: György Bárdossy Co-editor: Tamás Fabiny Chairman of the Editorial Board: Róbert Frenkl Postal Address: H-1085 Budapest Üllői út 24. Published twice ayear Price: 250 Ft Károly Hafenscher writes about Béla Hamvas and István Jánosy, a poet, shows the spiritual relationship between Tolstoi and Gandhi. On the death anniversary of Dezső Kosztolányi Nóra Ittzés remembers the poet by analysing one of his late poems. Based on a historical retrospective and present Hungárián investigations Rudolf Andorka wishes to show the two alternatives of sociology: a scientific objectiveness or a deterrnined commitment to the repressed. Two authors deal with the ethnographic aspects of church festivals. Zsuzsanna Tátrai deals with the Christmas, Easter and Pentecost traditions and Emese Gyöngyvér Veress introduces several spring festive traditions among the Hungárián National minority, the Changos in B arcaság, Roumania. Pál Szontagh writes about a less known part of the Hungárián history, the Protestant Patent movement of 1859, which was the first overt action against the Bach-régime. Besides the cultural section, which, as usual, calls attention to current publications and exhibitions, there is a study by Imre Veöreös of Zoltán Dóka's book on the Gospel of Mark.