Funding of Churches in the Czech Lands in 20th Century

Funding of Churces in the Czech Lands in 20th Century The aim of my Master's degrese thesis is to describe the evolution of the system of financing of churches and religious societies in the Czech lands during the 20th century. I have also focused on future possibilities for church financing with regard to the foreign regulation. The thesis is composed of ten chapters. The first chapter deals with various models of the relationship between state and church existing in the world and their implications for raising funds for church activities. The following six chapters focus on the financing of churches in different historical periods. The second chapter concentrates on the situation in the Czech lands as part of the Austrian monarchy. There is described the formation and function of religious funds and the introduction of state subsidies to clergy. The third chapter deals with the First Republic, and mainly land reform and its implications for church finances. The fourth chapter deals with the position of the Church during the Second Republic and the Nazi occupation. The next section describes the occupation of church property by the state, I analyze there disputes about the application of the Benes decrees of confiscation of churches property and new land acts. Replacement the financing of the..