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<p>This original research paper discusses Bishop Albert Bereczky’s (1893-1966) first contacts with revivalism, especially his spiritual conversion experience during his adolescent years. Albert Bereczky, Bishop of the Danubian Church District from 1948 to 1958, was one of the most significant, and yet controversial persons of the Reformed Church in Hungary during the 20th Century. From a popular preacher of the Revival Movement of the 1920s, church planter of the 1930s, rescuer of Jews during the War, he became the tool of state interest of the Communist regime in the 1950s. This paper sorts out the origins of his turn to the revival movement, like his troubled childhood, the emotional and financial insecurity of an illegitimate child, his troubled relationship with his biological father, the positive example of his stepfather, and his deviant adolescence behavior. By showing examples of his personal accounts the paper discusses whether Bereczky went through a ‘sudden’ or a ‘gradual’ conversion experience.</p>
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This original research paper discusses Bishop Albert Bereczky’s (1893-1966) first contacts with revivalism, especially his spiritual conversion experience during his adolescent years. Albert Bereczky, Bishop of the Danubian Church District from 1948 to 1958, was one of the most significant, and yet controversial persons of the Reformed Church in Hungary during the 20th Century. From a popular preacher of the Revival Movement of the 1920s, church planter of the 1930s, rescuer of Jews during the War, he became the tool of state interest of the Communist regime in the 1950s. This paper sorts out the origins of his turn to the revival movement, like his troubled childhood, the emotional and financial insecurity of an illegitimate child, his troubled relationship with his biological father, the positive example of his stepfather, and his deviant adolescence behavior. By showing examples of his personal accounts the paper discusses whether Bereczky went through a ‘sudden’ or a ‘gradual’ conversion experience.

Bishop Albert Bereczky (1893-1966) and the Revival Movement: Albert Bereczky’s Conversion

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This original research paper discusses Bishop Albert Bereczky’s (1893-1966) first contacts with revivalism, especially his spiritual conversion experience...

Bishop Albert Bereczky (1893-1966) and the Revival Movement: Albert Bereczky’s Conversion

Published Online: Apr 18, 2021

Page range: 91 - 100

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2021-0006

Keywords
Revivalism, John Mott, Albert Bereczky, History of the Reformed Church in Hungary during Communism, conversion experiences

© 2021 Gábor J. Lányi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Bishop Albert Bereczky (1893-1966) and the Revival Movement: Albert Bereczky’s Conversion

Published Online: Apr 18, 2021

Page range: 91 - 100

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2021-0006

KeywordsRevivalism, John Mott, Albert Bereczky, History of the Reformed Church in Hungary during Communism, conversion experiences

© 2021 Gábor J. Lányi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Revivalism, John Mott, Albert Bereczky, History of the Reformed Church in Hungary during Communism, conversion experiences