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https://doi.org/10.54937/nhe.2024.13.1.36-64

Autor: Terézia Rončáková

In: Notitiæ historiæ ecclesiasticæ

ISSN: 1338-9572 (Print)

ISSN: 2730-0153 (Online)

Ročník: 13

Číslo: 1

Strany: 36-64

Rok vydania: 2024

Vydavateľ: VERBUM – vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku

Abstract: During the communist totalitarianism in Slovakia between 1948 and 1989, Christian dissent and the branching structure of the underground church represented a significant and most massive force opposing the regime. Its history is factually meticulously mapped, and the testimonies of direct actors are captured in numerous autobiographies and biographies. The present work surveys more than 400 previous book and journal publications on these topics. It then enriches previous knowledge by analysing, categorising, and summarising the essential ideas from the legacy of committed Christian dissidents: their motivations, values, lessons from living under pressure and persecution, as well as parallels with, and messages for, the present day. The ideas scattered throughout the many works of biography and memoir are thus neatly summarized and sorted into nine categories. The author has compiled them on the basis of in-depth research interviews with 11 representatives of Christian dissent active during the period of normalization (1968-1989).

Keywords: Totalitarianism. Communism. Slovakia. Secret church. Dissidents. Faith.

Citácia:

RONČÁKOVÁ, Terézia. Slobodní v neslobode. Kľúčové odkazy kresťanských disidentov z obdobia komunizmu na Slovensku. In: Notitiæ historiæ ecclesiasticæ [online]. Ružomberok: VERBUM – vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku, 2024, 13 (1), s. 36-64. ISSN 1338-9572 (Print). ISSN 2730-0153 (Online). Dostupné na internete: https://doi.org/10.54937/nhe.2024.13.1.36-64