Dr. Gyenge János szakirodalmi munkássága. Adalékok a Gyenge János ügyhöz (III.)

Abstract

Dr. János Gyenge’s Scholarly Contributions. Contributions to the Case of János Gyenge (III). Dr. János Gyenge, mentioned in the title, can be briefly described as a figure remembered in the history of the Hungarian Reformed Church as the central player in the short-lived church schism attempt associated with the failed “Free Church” reform in Nagyvárad (Oradea). Despite the brief duration of the “reform attempt”, which nearly led to a church schism, Gyenge managed to convey an important message in his time: that within the newly established but still unstrengthened Királyhágómellék Reformed Church District (KRE), alternative visions existed beyond those proposed by the representatives of the era’s divided leadership. The idea behind the “Free Church” plan essentially articulated a completely new vision for the church’s organizational and structural reform, which Gyenge officially introduced in 1928 under the name Romanian Hungarian Presbyterian Church. In this source publication, as indicated by the title, we examined his body of work associated with his name.