Jesus instructed his followers to "love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you" (Luke 6:27-28). Not only has this theme long been among the Church's most oft-repeated messages, but in everything from sermons to articles in the Catholic press, it has been consistently emphasized that the commandment extends to all humanity. Yet, on numerous occasions in the twentieth century, Catholics have established alliances with nationalist groups promoting ethnic exclusivity, anti-Semitism, and the use of any means necessary in an imagined "struggle for survival." While some might describe this as mere hypocrisy, Faith and Fatherland analyzes how Catholicism and nationalism have been blended together in Poland, from Nazi occupation and Communist rule to the election of Pope John Paul II and beyond. It is usually taken for granted that Poland is a Catholic nation, but in fact the country's apparent homogeneity is a relatively recent development, supported as much by ideology as demography. To fully contextualize the fusion between faith and fatherland, Brian Porter-cs-concepts like sin, the Church, the nation, and the Virgin Mary-ultimately showing how these ideas were assembled to create a powerful but hotly contested form of religious nationalism. By no means was this outcome inevitable, and it certainly did not constitute the only way of being Catholic in modern Poland. Nonetheless, the Church's ongoing struggle to find a place within an increasingly secular European modernity made this ideological formation possible and gave many Poles a vocabulary for social criticism that helped make sense of grievances and injustices.

Faith and Fatherland: Catholicism, Modernity, and Poland

History

Porter-Szücs, Brian

Russia

Oxford University Press

Poland in the Modern World: Beyond Martyrdom (A New History of Modern Europe)

Poland in the Modern World: Beyond Martyrdom

Europe

Wiley/Blackwell

Poland in the Modern World presents a history of the country from the late nineteenth century to the present, incorporating new perspectives from social and cultural history and positioning it in a broad global context <ul>
<li>Challenges traditional accounts Poland that tend to focus on national, political history, emphasizing the country's 'exceptionalism'.</li> <li>Presents a lively, multi-dimensional story, balancing coverage of high politics with discussion of social, cultural and economic changes, and their effects on individuals’ daily lives.</li> <li>Explores both the regional diversity within Poland and the country’s place within Europe and the wider world.</li> <li>Provides a new interpretive framework for understanding key historical events in Poland’s modern history, including the experiences of World War II and the postwar communist era.</li> </ul>

W książce „Całkiem zwyczajny kraj. Historia Polski bez martyrologii” autor dystansuje się do cierpiętniczo-bohaterskiej opowieści o naszych dziejach, tak powszechnej w publicznym dyskursie, i oferuje świeże spojrzenie na to, jak kształtowała się idea polskiej państwowości, a także świadomość narodowa i społeczna po 1795 roku.\nPorter-Szücs jako „zewnętrzny” badacz nie ma problemu z kwestionowaniem mitów dotyczących naszej historii, co dla ich wyznawców może okazać się zaskakujące lub trudne do przyjęcia.\nCzy faktycznie chłopi identyfikowali się z polskością? 
Czy na pewno II RP szanowała swoich niepolskich obywateli i przestrzegała ich praw? 
Czy życie w PRL było jedną wielką udręką? 
Czy Polacy mieli (i mają) wizję swojego państwa, czy kształtowało się ono niejako przez przypadek?\nSiłą książki jest nie tylko niezależność myślenia autora, ale też żywo prowadzona narracja i przystępny język, jak również mocna argumentacja oraz odkrywcze przykłady.

Całkiem zwyczajny kraj: Historia Polski bez martyrologii

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Faith and Fatherland: Catholicism, Modernity, and Poland

Poland in the Modern World: Beyond Martyrdom (A New History of Modern Europe)

Poland in the Modern World: Beyond Martyrdom (A New History of Modern Europe)

Całkiem zwyczajny kraj: Historia Polski bez martyrologii