An overview of the special nexus between progressivist theorems and mainline christian Churches in Hungary

Zsolt, Csutak (author)

The so-called Christian conservative political turn and allegedly antiLGBTQ legislative measuresin governmental politicsin Hungary have affected the mainline Christian churches, as well. Critical Western progressive theoreticians and opinion leaders claim that the churchestend to legitimize and merely serve the objectives of politics, particularly in Hungary. The study analyzes the various clerical doctrines and statements concerning the new, progressive challenges, particularly the gender-related topics and the issue of church recognition blessing of same-sex marriage. It also demonstrates the biblical fundaments and doctrinal rigor that the mainline Christian churches in the West, and, especially in Hungary formulate and tend to base their dissenting stance in these highly controversial matters.

• Language: English
• Keywords: progressivism, secularism, traditionalism, LGBTQ issues, Christianity, Hungary
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 01.01.2024
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: Str. 337-350
• Numbering: Letn. 84, [št.] 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-188965
• UDC: 27-4:316.344.7(439)
• ISSN on article: 0006-5722
• DOI: 10.34291/BV2024/02/Zsolt
• COBISS.SI-ID: 218719235
• Publication date in RUL: 30.09.2026

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Bogoslovni vestnik
• Shortened title: Bogosl. vestn.
• Publisher: Založba Univerze v Ljubljani
• ISSN: 0006-5722
• COBISS.SI-ID: 8745472

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Pregled posebne povezave med progresivističnimi teorijami in glavnimi krščanskimi Cerkvami na Madžarskem

Abstract

Tako imenovani krščansko-konservativni politični obrat in domnevno proti LGBTQ usmerjeni zakonodajni ukrepi vladne politike na Madžarskem zadevajo tudi osrednje krščanske Cerkve. Zahodni progresivni teoretiki in predstavniki javnega mnenja so do Cerkve kritični, češ da se nagiba k legitimizaciji teh sprememb in služenju ciljem politike,zlasti na Madžarskem. Prispevek analizira različne klerikalne doktrine in izjave v zvezi z novimi, progresivnimi izzivi, zlasti temami, povezanimi z vprašanjem spola in cerkvenega priznanja blagoslova istospolnih porok. Prikazuje tudi svetopisemske temelje in doktrinarno strogost, ki jih glavne krščanske Cerkve na Zahodu in zlasti na Madžarskem izpričujejo in na katerih svoje odklonilno stališče v teh izrazito polemičnih zadevah običajno utemeljujejo.

• Keywords: progresivizem, sekularizem, tradicionalizem, vprašanja LGBTQ, krščanstvo, Madžarska