Polski Kościół w dobie transformacji systemowej

Abstract

The issues behind the relationship between Church and State are one of the most intriguing aspects in the study of the processes of systemic transformation in Poland. Historical, social and cultural factors all point to the unique nature of the Church. The dispute over the presence of the Church in politics flared up with Poland’s entering the path of democratic development. The discussion has had an impact on both the strategies employed by the main political actors and on the Church itself, within which numerous schools of thought have appeared, each one of which presents a different approach towards the involvement of the Church in the realization of Christian values in politics.