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This volume examines the political engagement of religious associations in the post-socialist countries of Central and Southeastern Europe, with a focus on revelations about the collaboration of clergy with the communist-era secret police, intolerance, and controversies about the inclusion of religious instruction in the schools.

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1. Religious organizations in post-communist Central and Southeastern Europe - An Introduction; Sabrina P. Ramet 2. The Catholic Church in Post-Communist Poland: Polarization, privatization, and decline in influence; Sabrina P. Ramet 3. The Catholic Church in the post-1989 Czech Republic and Slovakia; Milan Reban 4. The Kádár Regime and the Roman Catholic Hierarchy; Krisztián Ungváry 5. The Catholic Church and politics in Slovenia; Egon Pelikan 6. Church and state in Croatia: Legal framework, religious instruction, and social expectations; Sinisa Zrins?ak, Dinka Marinovi? Jerolimov, Ankica Marinovi?, & Branko An?i? 7. The Cross, the Crescent and the Bosnian War: The Legacy of Religious Involvement; Janine Natalya Clark 8. Religion and Democracy in Serbia since 1989: The Case of the Serbian Orthodox Church; Radmila Radi? & Milan Vukomanovi? 9. Islam and Politics in the Serbian Sandzak: Institutionalisation and feuds; Aleksander Zdravkovski 10. The Orthodox Churches of Macedonia and Montenegro; Aleksander Zdravkovski & Kenneth Morrison 11. The Orthodox Churches and Democratization in Romania and Bulgaria; Lavinia Stan & Lucian Turcescu 12. Religion and Politics among Albanians of Southeastern Europe; Isa Blumi Afterword; Robert F. Goeckel

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"The book examines how religious associations, societies and governments have reacted to and function in the new post-1989 political, legal and socio-economic environment ... . The wealth of information provided by the authors is vast, and paints a clear picture of the differences in the ways in which religious institutions adapted to post-1989 challenges. ... the volume presents a much needed examination of the changes in the religious landscape after the collapse of communism in Central and southeastern Europe." (Tamara Pavasovic Trost, Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, August, 2016)

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