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Liturgical renewal attempts in the Unitarian church from the early 20th century to the present. This research examines the liturgical reform efforts within the Unitarian Church from the early 20th century to today. Analysis of relevant literature reveals a consistent call for renewal among ministers and parishioners, though translating this desire into action is fraught with challenges. The study concludes by highlighting essential components of successful liturgical renewal to guide and motivate those contemplating such changes.

Acest scurt studiu aduce în atenție evoluția predării și practicii muzicale în cadrul colegiului unitarian din Cluj în perioada secolelor XVI–XIX. De la interdicția instrumentelor muzicale și a cântatului indecent la permisiunea treptată a practicii muzicale în incinta colegiului și introducerea predării muzicii, evoluția reflectă schimbările sociale și culturale din acele vremuri.

Elhangzott 2023. február 16-án a Magyar Unitárius Egyház kolozsvári Vallásszabadság Házában megrendezett könyvbemutatón, ahol ft. Kovács István unitárius püspök üdvözlő szavai és az itt közölt bemutatás után dr. Bódis György igazgató-főorvos, az Erdélyi Múzeum-Egyesület alelnöke ismertette a könyv orvosi vonatkozásait, majd pedig a szerző beszélt a kötet keletkezéséről.

A tanulmány Tavaszy Sándor azon írásait, beszámolóit tekinti át az unitáriusokról, amelyek a Református Szemle, Az Út református folyóiratokban és a korabeli erdélyi sajtóban jelentek meg, és Tavaszy írásainak három területét vizsgálja: 1. beszámolói az unitárius egyházi eseményekről (püspökbeiktatás, évforduló); 2. unitárius személyek (Brassai Sámuel, Orbán Balázs); 3. kölcsönös könyvismertetések (Tavaszy könyveinek ismertetései az unitáriusok által és az unitárius könyvek ismertetései Tavaszy által).

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.

My study approaches Unitarian sermon literature from the perspective of church discipline. There are several reasons for this: 1) Historical records of reception are scarce because in the early modern age, only a handful of Unitarian sermons could be published. 2) it was uncommon among Unitarian preachers to use theoretical works (ars concionandi/praedicandi) until the end of the 17th century, they learned instead by observing the written and oral practices of their colleagues.

Although György Enyedi’s (1555-1597) posthumous exegetical masterpiece Explicationes (Cluj, 1598) did not contain any explicit statements on political thinking, his Hungarian sermons testify his theoretical interest towards political philosophy. The paper focuses on sermons 67, 68 and 184, wherein Enyedi formulates his version of natural law. Due to his antitrinitarian theological presuppositions and his philosophical anthropology deeply inherent in the former, Enyedi’s position does not match fully the standard versions of natural law of his time.

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.