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Book. Orthodox Mission among the Roma in Central Slovakia.

It was written by Martin Halík. It was published by the Orthodox Theological Faculty of the University of Prešov, Prešov 2023. We will send it to you for free.

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Two parts: theory with history, and practice.

Orthodox Theological Faculty of the University of Prešov · 2023

Orthodox Mission among the Roma in Central Slovakia

Martin Halík. Prešov 2023, first edition. ISBN 978-80-555-3079-6.

  • The first part describes the history of Roma people in Europe, their relationship to Orthodoxy, and the missionary principles of Saints Cyril and Methodius and of the Apostle Paul.
  • The second part describes how the author began going to the Roma settlements in Klenovec and in Mútnik, lived in one of them, what he does there with his family, what did not succeed for him, and what has changed in the settlement.
  • It contains practical chapters (how to prepare, the first visit, teaching children, thefts, living in a Roma settlement, baptism, the language of worship, trips), stories of people from the settlements, and a table of the mission's activity for February 2022.
  • Reviewers: prof. ThDr. Ján Šafin, PhD.; doc. ThDr. Štefan Pružinský, PhD.; doc. ThDr. Miroslav Župina, PhD.
  • The last numbered page in print is 91.
Contents

Chapter by chapter.

The numbers are the pages of the printed book. The book begins with an introduction on pages 7 and 8.

Theory and history
p. 131.1 The history of the Roma ethnic group in Europe
p. 181.2 The Roma and Orthodoxy
p. 221.3 The mission of Cyril and Methodius in the territory of Slovakia and its legacy for today's Roma mission
p. 271.4 Principles of the missionary work of St. Paul the Apostle and their application in the Roma mission
p. 331.5 The mission in Klenovec
Practice
p. 442.1 How to prepare for the mission
p. 452.2 How to take the first step
p. 522.3 The colour of Roma settlements: Not every Rom is the same
p. 552.4 When need is greatest, God's help is nearest
p. 562.5 Children as the foundation of the building
p. 592.6 Kerygma and the Gospel
p. 602.7 The Roma and music
p. 642.8 The first lessons with the children
p. 652.9 Thefts
p. 682.10 Living in a Roma settlement
p. 692.11 The family in the Roma mission
p. 722.12 Roman Catholic or Orthodox
p. 742.13 Chrismation or a second baptism
p. 762.14 The language of worship
p. 762.15 Trips
p. 782.16 Mission work in other Roma settlements
Conclusion
p. 82A sad forecast
p. 84Summary
p. 86List of references
p. 91Acknowledgements

The history of the Roma in Europe, which chapter 1.1 covers, and the Greek origin of the word they were called by, which is part of chapter 1.2, are also the subject of the page History of the Roma. The page Roma Liturgy is about the language of worship.

Who it is for

For believers and priests in parishes where Roma live.

The text on the back cover expressly hopes that skeptics and opponents of the mission among the Roma will read it too.

“the fruit of the author's own spiritual, philanthropic and missionary experience”That is what the foreword says about the book. It is signed by Archpriest doc. ThDr. Štefan Pružinský, PhD. He writes that he has known the author personally for several years and that he considers the greatest value of the book to be that “reading it can inspire the reader for work and service among the poorest citizens of our country”.
“not only among ‘fans’, but also among skeptics or opponents of the mission among the Roma”Those are the readers the text on the back cover hopes the book will have. It is signed by Archpriest Mgr. Peter Savčák, PhD.

Do not cling to the beauty of a human face, but look at the soul of the person. … Do not look at the splendour of the house, but at who lives in the house and what kind of person he is; otherwise you insult the image of God in the person.

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Orthodox Mission among the Roma in Central Slovakia

Martin Halík · Prešov 2023 · ISBN 978-80-555-3079-6

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The details come from the book itself.

The title, publisher, contents and quotations come from the imprint page, the table of contents, the foreword and the back cover of the book. On romamission.eu the book has no page of its own; the pages History of the Roma and Roma Liturgy are taken from there. romamission.eu

There are many Roma settlements. There are few people who would teach in them.