Slovenské politické katolícke myslenie optikou katolíckeho modernizmu
Slovak Political Catholic Thinking through the Lens of Catholic Modernism
Author(s): Michaela LenčéšováSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, History of Church(es), Political Philosophy, Political Theory, Political history, Fascism, Nazism and WW II
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Masarykův ústav
Keywords: Hlinka’s Slovak People’s Party; Social Catholicism; Catholic Modernism; Fascism
Summary/Abstract: Slovak political Catholicism was an important and controversial part of Slovak political thinking, represented by the Hlinka Slovak People’s Party during the first half of the 20th century. The party is known for its undermining of democracy, suppression of fundamental human and civil rights, and implementation of policies and ideologies inspired by fascism. Between 1940 and 1942, the party advocated the so-called Slovak National Socialism, an ideology based on the social teachings of the Catholic Church and German National Socialism. This study examines Slovak political Catholicism and its radicalization through the lens of Catholic modernism. It demonstrates that the innovation of conservative Catholic thinking and the adoption of fascist elements are specific Catholic responses to secularization, forming part of Catholic modernism.
Journal: Střed. Časopis pro mezioborová studia Střední Evropy 19. a 20. století
- Issue Year: 17/2025
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 34-54
- Page Count: 21
- Language: Slovak
