What Was a Theological Qualification from Kolozsvár Worth in 1960s Hungary Historical Reflections and Diverging Views on the Validity of a Diploma Cover Image

Hol, mit ér(t) egy kolozsvári teológiai szakvizsgai diploma (az 1960-as években)?
What Was a Theological Qualification from Kolozsvár Worth in 1960s Hungary Historical Reflections and Diverging Views on the Validity of a Diploma

Author(s): Tamás Kálnoki Kis
Subject(s): Recent History (1900 till today), Theology and Religion, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Erdélyi Unitárius Egyház
Keywords: case study; conflicts; humiliation; nostrification; oral history; Unitarian Church in Hungary

Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on the personal story of Tamás Kálnoki Kis, and describes the circumstances of a nostrification process. Aft er completing his theological studies in Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca), Kálnoki Kis returned to Budapest and encountered problems with the recognition of his degree. Examining the contemporary cases of other pastors, and comparing their cases with his own degree recognition process, he points out the bureaucratic humiliations he suffered on behalf of the church, or more precisely, on behalf of the leaders of the Unitarian Church in Hungary.

  • Issue Year: 131/2025
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 136-145
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Hungarian
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