Title: Razvoj in navzočnost družbenega nauka Cerkve v 20. stoletju in v Sloveniji
Abstract:The article provides a historical overview of the presence of the Catholic Church in social and political life from the first encyclical Rerum Novarum until today, with particular reference to the Slo...The article provides a historical overview of the presence of the Catholic Church in social and political life from the first encyclical Rerum Novarum until today, with particular reference to the Slovenian geographical space.From the very definition of the Church's social doctrine as a special theological discipline, it is clear that this sphere of research has been subject to historical changes, as presented in the first chapter of this articles.The diversity of views on the relationship between religion, society and politics has resonated visibly across Slovenian social circles.Between the two world wars, Slovenia was wholly comparable to the neighboring, especially Western European countries in terms of the Slovenians' active role as Christians in the society.The most important actors in this were Janez Evangelist Krek, Andrej Gosar and Edvard Kocbek, whose socially active role is presented in the following two chapters.The progress of this process was blocked for half a century with the communist revolution in the period during and after the second world war, which is presented in theRead More