On the Poznań "Tęcza" in the Years 1927-1939 or on a Cultural Magazine with Catholicism in the Background

Following the regaining of independence by Poland, Poznań played an important role in the ecclesial life of the country. It is here that the archbishop of Gniezno and Poznań resided, here was the seat of the General Institute of Catholic Action, and it was here that many religious magazines were published.„Tęcza" was the first Catholic literary, cultural and social magazine edited by the laity. It was initially a weekly (I927-I93I) and then a monthly (I932-I939). The editors were respectively: Szczepan Jeleński, Emil Zegadłowicz, Jerzy Drobnik and Józef Kisielewski, who deserves the greatest credit for his work. The publisher of the magazine was the then influential Księgarnia św. Wojciecha (St. Adalbert Bookstore).The „Tęcza" magazine was open to authors of various literary orientations, including West European Catholic thought and literature (Claudel, Mauriac, Chesterton, Bloy, Maritain, von le Fort). Attention was paid to the moral dimension of the published texts. As a monthly it became less elitist.Following the regaining of independence by Poland, Poznań played an important role in the ecclesial life of the country. It is here that the archbishop of Gniezno and Poznań resided, here was the seat of the General Institute of Catholic Action, and it was here that many religious magazines were published.„Tęcza" was the first Catholic literary, cultural and social magazine edited by the laity. It was initially a weekly (I927-I93I) and then a monthly (I932-I939). The editors were respectively: Szczepan Jeleński, Emil Zegadłowicz, Jerzy Drobnik and Józef Kisielewski, who deserves the greatest credit for his work. The publisher of the magazine was the then influential Księgarnia św. Wojciecha (St. Adalbert Bookstore).The „Tęcza" magazine was open to authors of various literary orientations, including West European Catholic thought and literature (Claudel, Mauriac, Chesterton, Bloy, Maritain, von le Fort). Attention was paid to the moral dimension of the published texts. As a monthly it became less elitist