Title page by James D. Doepp. Motto: "That Christ may bring his church into holy and everlasting agreement." (Philip Melanchton)
First volume: 2000. Publication: 2 issues per year (2000-2007), 4 issues per year (from 2008), 400 copies per issue; and on the Internet: https://egyhaztortenetiszemle.hu The Church History Review can be ordered from the editorial office. Publication scope: Church history, history of religion, history of ecclesiastical institutions and persons, history of religiosity, Hungarian and universal history of church-state relations in different periods. The Church History Review does not accept duplicate publications. Publications: studies, bulletins, documents, from the pulpit, calendars, reviews, reports, discussion. Reviews: Publications within the scope of publication are welcome at the address of the editorial office.
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The review examines the critical edition of Sándor Sík's Collected Plays I–III (Kairosz Publishing, 2025), edited by András Koltai and Ferenc Bozók. The three volumes not only present Sík's dramatic works with philological precision, but also place them in the context of the centuries-old tradition of drama at Piarist schools. The study pays particular attention to the plays Testvérek (Brothers) and Podolini diákok (Podolini Students), which bring issues of religion, morality, and community to the stage. The review highlights the exemplary nature of the publication's scholarly apparatus, while also pointing out the lack of illustrations, which could have added nuance to the visual dimension of the order's theater. Overall, the publication is interpreted as a fruitful encounter between the archives and the stage, which not only documents the past but also opens up new theatrical possibilities: through this edition, Sík's dramas can not only be read but also performed again.
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