Szabó Zsolt: Demokrácia az egyházban és a társadalomban
Democracy in the Church and in society Democracy has an important role to play in the Protestant church organisation. The free association of congregations has led to a
democratic constitution. In actual church practice, however, democratic principles are not as much in evidence as the canonical framework ensures. Social practice preceded the church. This paper examines the links, similarities and differences between ecclesiastical and social democracy. It is based on the thesis that there are no two kinds of democracy: ecclesiastical and social democracy can only be considered democracy if they are based on the same principles of practice.
Keywords: democracy, church, society, constitution
