The Orthodox Military Chaplaincy in the Interwar Period and during World War II Cover Image

Prawosławne duszpasterstwo wojskowe w okresie międzywojennym i w trakcie II wojny światowej
The Orthodox Military Chaplaincy in the Interwar Period and during World War II

Author(s): Jerzy Mokrauz
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Systematic Theology, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: history; military; war; theology; Orthodox pastoral care

Summary/Abstract: This article above is to outline the difficult period Orthodoxy development in the Second Polish Republic, i.e. the years 1918-1945. Problems with shaping an unambiguous state thought, establishing a confessional profile, or finally the World War II tragedy augmented already existing problems or evoked new ones. The natural inclination to cultivate the tradition of Western Christianity in Poland had to give way to the post-war conditions of the atheistic program, when the army had to uphold its fidelity to the provisions of the treaties and guard freedom in its new semantic restrictions.

  • Issue Year: 68/2021
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 129-138
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish