Amid yet another episcopal election, it is worth asking the uncomfortable question: how truly Reformed is the hierarchical way of functioning in the Reformed Church in Hungary? How did such strong episcopal and deanly power emerge alongside the Reformed self-understanding, and what historical reflexes continue to sustain this system today?…
episcopal election
What happens when the election of a Reformed bishop turns into a campaign months before nominations, reducing the community to choosing from predetermined names? The Church’s task is broader: not only to elect but also to nominate – to recognise and approach, as a community, those who are not campaigning,…