Social, ecclesiastical and political relations between 1940 and 1945 Cover Image

Társadalmi, egyházi és politikai viszonyok 1940–1945 között
Social, ecclesiastical and political relations between 1940 and 1945

Author(s): Alpár Hankó-Nagy
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Theology and Religion
Published by: Erdélyi Református Egyházkerület
Keywords: Hungarian Reformed Church in Transylvania;World War 2;

Summary/Abstract: Community, Ecclesiastical and Political Circumstances between 1940–1945 . The study presents the relationship between the Romanian government and the Hungarian minority of Romania, especially the Hungarian Reformed Church between 1940 and 45. In August 1940 the Second Vienna Award tore Transylvania in two parts. Northern Transylvania became part of the Hungarian Kingdom, and Southern Transylvania remained under Romanian rule. About 500 000 ethnic Hungarians remained under Romanian rule and 200 000 of them were Calvinist Protestants. The relationship of these Hungarians with the Romanian majority was characterized by the wrath of the Romanians felt for the loss of considerable territories.

  • Issue Year: 101/2008
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 54-75
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Hungarian