Gazdasági jellegű sérelmek a Dél-Erdélyi Református Egyházban 1940–44 között
Economical Injuries Suffered by the Southern Transylvanian Reformed Church between 1940–1944. Part 1
Author(s): Alpár Csaba NagySubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Theology and Religion, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949)
Published by: Erdélyi Református Egyházkerület
Keywords: Reformed Church of Transylvania;suffering;economic injuries;Southern Transylvania;World War II;
Summary/Abstract: The study presents the situation of the Reformed Church in Romania between 1940 and 1944 from an economical perspective. The pauperization of the Hungarian population of Romania was a state policy in that period. The Reformed Church was no exception. The economic oppression and the unbearable tax burdens decimated its financial resources, and weakened its capacity of financial self-sustainment. This paper is the first part of a longer series, which presents the requisition of church buildings by local and military authorities. Many parishes, church estates and even schools with educational activity were seized from one day to another by the local or military authorities. These requisitions represented a serious difficulty for the church leadership, because the lack of these buildings impeded all ecclesiastical and educational activities.
Journal: Református Szemle
- Issue Year: 104/2011
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 195-204
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Hungarian