Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 79 No. 4, 2009.
Review article
Three Croatian Dominicans (Hijacint Bošković, Dominik Barač and Jordan Kuničić) about Totalitarian Ideologies of the 20™ Century
Alojz Ćubelić
; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
This article deals with three Dominicans from Croatian regions and their opinions of totalitarian ideologies of the 20th century. It is not difficult to notice that ideologies such as national-socialism, fascism, bolshevism and communism were catastrophic in practise. What is a key point in fact is a critical point of view in certain historical contexts. This sort of political philosophy which became quite actual in the thirties of the 20th century is reflected in the works of these Croatian Dominicans - Hijacint Stjepan Boskovic, Dominik Barac and Jordan Kunicic. They proved to be independent thinkers who were not swept by the »spirit of the times« but ventured above regular forms of official templates of thought and action. Finally, their speculations show that in the Christian treasury there is enough wealthtreasur to act mildly throughout all times and in all contexts.
Keywords
totalitarianism; ideology; fascism; national-socialism; bolshevism; communism
Hrčak ID:
45150
URI
Publication date:
18.12.2009.
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