Hrvatski propali pokušaji s kršćanskim socijalizmom
Croatian failed attempts with Christian Socialism

Author(s): Jure Krišto
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Political history, Government/Political systems, Politics and religion, 19th Century, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: Croatia; Austro-Hungarian Monarchy; ‘Rightism’; Catholicism; Christian Socialism;
Summary/Abstract: Following the Papal Encyclical Rerum novarum interest in social issues was raised in the Croatian lands, even though, due to weak industrialization in these lands, they were not yet ripe for such issues. Yet among Croats no great interest in Christian Socialism took root and that logically opens the question of why it did not, given that the population was overwhelmingly Catholic. The question is even more intriguing since within the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, of which the Croats were a part, Christian Socials were very prominent. Historians for the most part have been concerned with the unification of Christian Socialists with ‘Rightist’ organizations and parties. This is justified because of the fact that Christian Socialists did believe that party growth was possible by unification with ‘Rightists.’ It seems to me that despite this fact there is nonetheless room for a reconsideration of the development of Christian Socialists and the ideas of Christian Socialism. By pointing out the historical context in which Christian Socialists tried to affirm their position, this work attempts to come to a clearer understanding of the stages of development of the Croatian Christian Socialists, as well as to provide an answer to the question of why Christian Socialism did not spring to life among the Croats.

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