Eastern Europe 1994

A review of religious life in Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech republic and Poland

Bibliographic Data

ID14937462
AuthorsJonathan Luxmoore (0000-0002-4940-2575, corresponding author)
Year1995
Volume23
Issue2
Pages213-218
Publication date1995-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligion State & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0963-7494 • E-ISSN: 1465-3974
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09637499508431699
OpenAlexW2086182275
LanguageEN
Citations received10

The main lines of discord in church-state relations in Eastern Europe since the collapse of communism continued throughout 1996, as rival attempts were made by church and state to tackle key issues. Liberal or conservative election victories in Lithuania, Bulgaria and Romania over incumbent former communists were widely seen as signalling a possible region-wide shift in the public mood. However, the consequences for church life are uncertain. Although differing over economic and constitutional issues, ex-communist rulers have generally shown an unsympathetic but legally correct attitude towards religious questions; but church relations with liberal and nationalist governments in the Czech Republic and Slovakia have also been severely troubled. As before, the fate of religious communities will depend on a complex interplay of domestic pressures and strains, which are unlikely to be affected substantially by changes of government

Communism · Communist state · Conservatism · Czech · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Slovak · Sociology · History · Law · Religion and Society Interactions

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