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The paper discusses acoustic problems in the contemporary Catholic church, and presents a study of the influence of the ceiling structure on acoustics in the interior for two types of ceiling structures, i.e. the truss type and the reinforced concrete one. The investigations involved six contemporar...

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Sweden is one of the most secularised countries in the world. The article treats, against a historical background, two main challenges for the Christian church in the contemporary situation: secularisation as such and ecumenism. The dominant strategies of the majority church, the formerly establishe...

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The article examines the current status of the Church schism in Abkhazia, given his assessment and the background to the emergence. Analyzes the arragment of forces and positions of outside players in this issue, as well as the prospects for its resolution.

Dr. János Gyenge’s Scholarly Contributions. Contributions to the Case of János Gyenge (III). Dr. János Gyenge, mentioned in the title, can be briefly described as a figure remembered in the history of the Hungarian Reformed Church as the central player in the short-lived church schism attempt assoc...

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This article analyzes Paul’s view of the church in the epistle of Ephesians and how this view should affect the life and work of the churches that have a Reformation background in Croatia. In the first part of the article, the author points out some problems that are present among such churches, lik...

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Reformed Church Government in the Transtibiscan Area and the Rule of the Principality of Transylvania. The formation of the Protestant church hierarchy started already when a separate position was established to ordinate Protestant pastors. Protestants did not regard priests as separate ordo, and...

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The past 20th century has many attributes and names. It can be said that it was century of martyrs, but it is also century of the victories of God. In connection with this, ecumenical memory of 20th century martyrs took place on 7th May 2000 in Colosseum in Roma, where Holy Father also said: „At the...

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Contributions to the History of the Forced State Church in the 1850s. Through a decree issued in 1849 and subsequently in the early 1850s, Haynau prohibited ecclesiastical assemblies throughout the territory of Hungary, thereby rendering church administration – founded on collegial governance – and...

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This article examines the pastor's role as a religious leader in empowering the congregation's potential. Research for this article was conducted in GKII Gracia parish, Sintang. Qualitative method was utilized by the researchers, who interviewed the pastor, church committee members, and m...

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Scripture has always played a crucial role in the renewal of the churches throughout the history of Christianity and this was seen particularly well during the Reformation. This paper offers another example of the enduring power of the Scripture to change lives and renew communities. It looks at the...

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The Hungarian Reformed Church in Elizabeth, New Jersey operated for about sixty years. The congregation was established by Hungarian immigrants to the United States of America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. On 21 May 1914, the church became member of the Presbyterian Church in the Unite...

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