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Miecz Chrystusa. Chrzec askie inspiracje polskiego socjalizmu sprzed powstania styczniowego
Christs’ Sword: Christian Inspirations in Polish Socialism before the January Uprising

Author(s): Piotr Kuligowski
Subject(s): Cultural history
Published by: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
Keywords: God; Christ; Christianity; socialism; utopia; property; community

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the history of the 19th century Christian fraction of Polish socialism, from its establishment to its dissolution after the January Uprising. On the basis of selected texts from the discussed period, this paper a empts to reconstruct the 19 century understanding of socialism, the principles of the program of Clusters of the Polish People and the anatomy of Fr. Piotr Ściegienny’s conspiracy. Simultaneously, it discusses Zenon Świętosławski’s and Ludwik Królikowski’s utopian ideas of social reconstruction and shows the place of Christian socialism in the Polish socialist thought.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 50-61
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish