Petru Ursulescu, Episcopia Aradului în perioada interbelică, Editura Arhiepiscopiei Aradului / Editura Eikon, Arad / București, 2025, 340p
Petru Ursulescu, The Diocese of Arad in the Interwar Period, Published by the Archdiocese of Arad / Eikon Publishing, Arad / Bucharest, 2025, 340p
Author(s): Florin DobreiSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Local History / Microhistory, Recent History (1900 till today), Theology and Religion, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Eastern Orthodoxy, Book-Review
Published by: Mitropolia Banatului
Keywords: Diocese of Arad; interwar period; Petru Ursulescu; church unification; book review;
Summary/Abstract: Petru Ursulescu’s newly published monograph, "The Diocese of Arad in the Interwar Period," comprehensively analyzes the historical and administrative evolution of the Arad diocese between the two World Wars. Reviewed by Rev. Prof. Dr. Florin Dobrei, the volume explores the diocese's crucial contribution to Romanian Orthodox Church unification and its firm opposition to the 1927 Concordat with the Vatican. Furthermore, the book highlights extensive cultural initiatives, the development of theological education, and the dynamic pastoral-missionary campaigns led by Bishop Grigorie Comșa. Grounded in rigorous archival research, this essential study vividly reconstructs the region's profound ecclesiastical and social history.
Journal: Altarul Banatului
- Issue Year: XXXVII/2026
- Issue No: 01-03
- Page Range: 152-158
- Page Count: 7
- Language: Romanian
