On Membership in the Reformed Church of Hungary

Authors

  • Béla Szathmáry Sárospatak Reformed Theological University image/svg+xml Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59914/sf.29.2025.1.10

Keywords:

reformed church membership, the origin of church membership, termination of church membership, Church policy

Abstract

The Reformed Church of Hungary distinguishes between theological membership based on the confession of faith and membership defined by church law. This paper analyses the issues of church membership. It distinguishes between membership based on baptism in the Reformed Church, membership of a person baptised in another Christian church and membership based on church policy considerations. It briefly analyses the rules on the termination of membership. The author describes the gaps and inconsistencies in the legislation. The author suggests ways and means of correcting the shortcomings and eliminating the inconsistencies.

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Author Biography

  • Béla Szathmáry, Sárospatak Reformed Theological University

    Academic degree: PhD, dr. habil.

    Institutional positions, mandates:

    • Director of the Institute for Canon Law Studies
    • Chairman of the SRTA Disciplinary Board

Published

2025-05-24

Conference Proceedings Volume

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Essays

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How to Cite

On Membership in the Reformed Church of Hungary. (2025). Booklets of Sárospatak, 29(1), 139-147. https://doi.org/10.59914/sf.29.2025.1.10

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