Changes in the Idea of Progress in the Processes of Change in the Hungarian Reformed Identity during the Past Century

Democracy and the idea of progress became one of the most important at-tributes of Hungarian Reformation in the 19ᵗʰ century, both as its self-image and society’s image of Calvinists (and, more broadly, of Protestants). These indicators are very important because, to this day, they are essential ele...

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Main Author: Károly Zsolt NAGY
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Language:German
Published: Cluj University Press 2020-12-01
Series:Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Theologia Reformata Transylvanica
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Online Access:https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbtheologiareformata/article/view/3733
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description Democracy and the idea of progress became one of the most important at-tributes of Hungarian Reformation in the 19ᵗʰ century, both as its self-image and society’s image of Calvinists (and, more broadly, of Protestants). These indicators are very important because, to this day, they are essential elements of Calvinist identity, but they also illustrate well the way heritage forged into identity. The part of the past reflected and “used” in community memory loosely relates to the actual legacy of the past. Different authors have defined in different ways which exact identity elements are representative of these attributes, and it also varies how long such an element retains its representative quality, if it re-tains it at all. Without being exhaustive, the study outlines the ways the specific content of these attributes changes over the 20th century: that is, in the context of changes in the relationship between church and society, in what situations and what factors these attributes are identified by individual opinion formers. The author first examines the historical context of the emergence of these topoi and then looks at some cases of their use, with particular emphasis on the period of communist dictatorship.
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spelling doaj-art-a1a4170183d942f78affa1d65657ed932025-07-10T11:12:25ZdeuCluj University PressStudia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Theologia Reformata Transylvanica1582-54182065-94822020-12-0165210.24193/subbtref.65.2.13Changes in the Idea of Progress in the Processes of Change in the Hungarian Reformed Identity during the Past CenturyKároly Zsolt NAGY0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3675-9011Reformed Theological Academy of Sárospatak, Email: Reformed Theological Academy of Sárospatak, Email: carolusmagnusmeister@gmail.comDemocracy and the idea of progress became one of the most important at-tributes of Hungarian Reformation in the 19ᵗʰ century, both as its self-image and society’s image of Calvinists (and, more broadly, of Protestants). These indicators are very important because, to this day, they are essential elements of Calvinist identity, but they also illustrate well the way heritage forged into identity. The part of the past reflected and “used” in community memory loosely relates to the actual legacy of the past. Different authors have defined in different ways which exact identity elements are representative of these attributes, and it also varies how long such an element retains its representative quality, if it re-tains it at all. Without being exhaustive, the study outlines the ways the specific content of these attributes changes over the 20th century: that is, in the context of changes in the relationship between church and society, in what situations and what factors these attributes are identified by individual opinion formers. The author first examines the historical context of the emergence of these topoi and then looks at some cases of their use, with particular emphasis on the period of communist dictatorship.https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbtheologiareformata/article/view/3733democracy, Calvinism, heritage transformation, community memory, communism.
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Changes in the Idea of Progress in the Processes of Change in the Hungarian Reformed Identity during the Past Century
Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Theologia Reformata Transylvanica
democracy, Calvinism, heritage transformation, community memory, communism.
title Changes in the Idea of Progress in the Processes of Change in the Hungarian Reformed Identity during the Past Century
title_full Changes in the Idea of Progress in the Processes of Change in the Hungarian Reformed Identity during the Past Century
title_fullStr Changes in the Idea of Progress in the Processes of Change in the Hungarian Reformed Identity during the Past Century
title_full_unstemmed Changes in the Idea of Progress in the Processes of Change in the Hungarian Reformed Identity during the Past Century
title_short Changes in the Idea of Progress in the Processes of Change in the Hungarian Reformed Identity during the Past Century
title_sort changes in the idea of progress in the processes of change in the hungarian reformed identity during the past century
topic democracy, Calvinism, heritage transformation, community memory, communism.
url https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbtheologiareformata/article/view/3733
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