Religion, Politics, and Values in Poland

Religion, Politics, and Values in Poland

by Irena Borowik and Sabrina P. Ramet
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 26/10/2016

Share This eBook:

  $215.99

This volume brings together leading scholars to examine how the Church has brought its values into the political sphere and, in the process, alienated some of the younger generation. Since the disintegration of the communist one-party state at the end of the 1980s, the Catholic Church has pushed its agenda to ban abortion, introduce religious instruction in the state schools, and protect Poland from secular influences emanating from the European Union. As one of the consequences, Polish society has become polarized along religious lines, with conservative forces such as Fr. Rydzyk’s Radio Maryja seeking to counter the influence of the European Union and liberals on the left trying to protect secular values. This volume casts a wide net in topics, with chapters on Pope John Paul II, Radio Maryja, religious education, the Church’s campaign against what it calls “genderism,” and the privatization of religious belief, among other topics.

ISBN:
9781137437518
9781137437518
Category:
Politics & government
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
26-10-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan US

This item is delivered digitally

Reviews

Be the first to review Religion.