Działalność Funduszu Kościelnego w okresie Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej w świetle najnowszych badań źródłowych
The Church Fund in the period of the Polish People’s Republic in the light of the latest source research
Book review of Michał Zawiślak, Fundusz Kościelny w latach 1950-1989, Lublin: Publishing House Academicon 2021, pp. 406
Author(s): Marek StrzałaSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Canon Law / Church Law, Administrative Law
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Prawa, Prawa Kanonicznego i Administracji
Keywords: Church Fund; public finances; Church and State; law on religion; People’s Republic of Poland; religious policy; Office for Religious Denominations
Summary/Abstract: The Church Fund is an important institution in the history of Church–State relations in the period of the Polish People’s Republic. The book under review analyzes a broad range of so far under-researched documents of the Office for Religious Denominations and presents the functioning of the Church Fund in the period 1950–1989. The study reports previously unpublished data regarding specific financial operations of the Church Fund, demonstrating that the Church Fund was used instrumentally and its funds were used for non-statutory purposes. The book is a compendium of knowledge about the regulations concerning the Church Fund between 1950 and 1989 and its activities during that period, valuable both for readers who would like to learn about the institution of the Church Fund, but also for experts looking for the relevant detailed information.
Journal: Studia z Prawa Wyznaniowego
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 25
- Page Range: 391-401
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Polish