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Miklós Telegdi, a Roman Catholic bishop of the reformation period, was an important figure of his generation. The confessional guide of his Agendarius, first published in 1583 in nagyszombat (Trnava, now in Slovakia), is particular as to its structure and content. in Hungary, this is the first penitential guide that was written in a unique style, including vernacular parts and containing exhortations in a large number. The confessional includes a text discussing the strict obligation on the seal of confession as well as a confession mirror which, according to its genre, is a tool of individual self-examination. In my paper, I attempt to answer the question whether Telegdi’s confessional guide is only unique from a national point of view or also in a wider, international context.

The Disputation of Pécs (Pécsi Disputa) by György Válaszúti is a unique segment of 16th-century antitrinitarian literature. Since pécs was occupied by the Ottoman empire, Christians had to live by strict rules. They had to live outside the city walls, and they could only use one church. The dispute is a chronicle of a religious debate between the reformed citizens of tolna and the antitrinitarian citizens of Pécs.

Deși Catehismul a ajuns până la noi din trecut, prin încărcătura sa ideatică, el este extrem de actual, prezența sa este extrem de necesară în dezbaterile metafizice și ideologice din contemporaneitate. Problema „apartenenței” credinciosului, așa cum ne-o prezintă Catehismul, nu este una pur teologică, valabilă exclusiv întrun anumit cadru religios și confesional de discuție, ci ea vizează, cu maximă gravitate, omul și condiția sa aici și acum, propunându-și să ne pună în gardă cu privire la pericolele grave care pândesc existența umană. Cea mai mare amenințare pentru om este omul însuși, cu modul său defectuos de gândire.

Kányádi Sándor 1929-ben született az erdélyi Nagygalambfalván, földműves családban. Középiskolás éveiből hármat a székelyudvarhelyi református Kollégiumban, egyet a Római Katolikus Főgimnáziumban végzett, majd négy éven keresztül a Fémipari Líceumba járt. 1950-ben költözött Kolozsvárra, ma is ott él. A kolozsvári Bolyai Tudományegyetemen tanult irodalmat. Ezt követően versírással, többek között gyermekversek írásával, verseinek kiadásával, műfordítással foglalkozik. Több folyóiratnál dolgozott, évtizedeken keresztül. Meghatározó témái a politika és a vallás, csakúgy, mint a személyes értékek és a szeretet, az eszkatológia vagy a reménység.