The catholic-marxist ideological dialogue in Poland, 1945 - 1980

The conflicts, confrontations and interactions between Catholicism and Marxism in the Polish People's Republic that was formed and taken over by Marxist communists after World War II are part of a complex picture. This book concentrates on the effect that Marxism and Catholicism had on each other. The main subject of the work is the intellectuals and groups playing a significant role in Polish ideological discourse from 1945 to 1980. The material is organized according to the appearance of the new Catholic and Marxist ideas, and its purpose is a study of the bilateral influence of Marxism and Catholicism on attempts to accommodate moral and social philosophy.