The Many Lives of a Jesuit, Freemason, and Philanthropist
The life of Töhötöm Nagy (1908–1979), Jesuit, Mason, and secret service agent, offers fascinating insights into interwar Hungary, the Catholic Church and Vatican diplomacy, Freemasonry, and the activities of communist state security service. As a young Jesuit Nagy was one of the leaders of a succes...
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| description | The life of Töhötöm Nagy (1908–1979), Jesuit, Mason, and secret service agent, offers fascinating insights into interwar Hungary, the Catholic Church and Vatican diplomacy, Freemasonry, and the activities of communist state security service. As a young Jesuit Nagy was one of the leaders of a successful Catholic youth movement in interwar Hungary. After World War II he played an important role acting as an intermediary between the Vatican, the Red Army, and the Hungarian Catholic Church. After being sent to South America, he was attracted by liberation theology, but left the Society of Jesus, joined the Freemasons, and did social and philanthropic work in the slums of Buenos Aires. However, in the late 1960s he agreed to work for the Hungarian state security service in return for his repatriation. This latter period is reconstructed from the files of the Historical Archives of State Security in Budapest. Éva Petrás writes with empathy but with a sense of distance of the courage and restless energy of her subject. Her discussion of the limits of free choice and Nagy’s intense struggle to live a meaningful life make this biography breathtaking. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1370162024-05-11T09:05:17Z The Many Lives of a Jesuit, Freemason, and Philanthropist Petrás, Éva Biography & Autobiography Historical Religion Christianity History bic Book Industry Communication::B Biography & True Stories::BG Biography: general::BGH Biography: historical, political & military bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRC Christianity The life of Töhötöm Nagy (1908–1979), Jesuit, Mason, and secret service agent, offers fascinating insights into interwar Hungary, the Catholic Church and Vatican diplomacy, Freemasonry, and the activities of communist state security service. As a young Jesuit Nagy was one of the leaders of a successful Catholic youth movement in interwar Hungary. After World War II he played an important role acting as an intermediary between the Vatican, the Red Army, and the Hungarian Catholic Church. After being sent to South America, he was attracted by liberation theology, but left the Society of Jesus, joined the Freemasons, and did social and philanthropic work in the slums of Buenos Aires. However, in the late 1960s he agreed to work for the Hungarian state security service in return for his repatriation. This latter period is reconstructed from the files of the Historical Archives of State Security in Budapest. Éva Petrás writes with empathy but with a sense of distance of the courage and restless energy of her subject. Her discussion of the limits of free choice and Nagy’s intense struggle to live a meaningful life make this biography breathtaking. 2024-05-11T09:05:16Z 2024-05-11T09:05:16Z 2024-05-10T05:33:02Z 2023 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/90146 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/137016 eng open access image/png n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/90146/1/external_content.pdf Central European University Press Central European University Press 49dd7c40-8e8d-4f66-b9e6-2895b535a0e0 Knowledge Unlatched Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Central European University Press open access |
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