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The hermeneutics of István Tőkés. Following the First World War, the theological stance of the Transylvanian Reformed Church underwent a significant shift. Faculty members at the Reformed Theological Faculty of Cluj-Napoca embraced a “confessional, biblical, constructive” approach, realigning with core Reformed principles, and subsequently, in 1925, they began to follow Karl Barth’s New Reformed theology. István Tőkés, a New Testament professor at the Protestant Theological Institute in Cluj from 1973 to 1983, was mentored by these teachers. This paper explores the evolution of Tőkés’ hermeneutics and exegesis, particularly influenced by Albert Maksay.

Scout Movement in Transylvania. This study is a presentation about the history of the scout movement in Transylvania. The Hungarian scout movement in Transylvania started in 1911. After that many Hungarian scout team was founded. After 1914, when Transylvania became a part of Romania the Hungarian scout teams joined the Romanian scout association, which was founded in 1914. Between the two world wars the Romanian scout association was under the direct influence of the state. After 1940, when a part of Transylvania was connected to Hungary again, the Hungarian scout movement in Transylvania has also revived. The scout started many kind of good projects. They became a useful part of the society. The centre of the scout movement by that time was Kolozsvár.

Feltűnő, hogy a századeleji theologiai irodalomban milyen ritkán esik szó a hermeneutikáról. Ha a folyóiratokat vagy a könyvirodalmat vizsgáljuk, csak elszórtan találkozunk egy-egy tanulmánnyal. Igaz, ez önmagában egyoldalú beállítás, mert ha névleg nem is, de tartalmilag megtaláljuk a XX. század első évtizedeiben is. Mindazonáltal elhanyagolása meggondolkoztató valóság. Annál feltűnőbb azonban, hogy a századfordulótól kezdődően az érdeklődés középpontjába került ez a szaktárgy.