A Soli Deo Gloria Református Diákszövetség Kecskeméten

Abstract

"The Soli Deo Gloria Reformed Student Association in Kecskemét. At the beginning of my study, I show that in Kecskemét there was a very intensive Reformed association life in gender-, age-group-based and thematically organized groups in the first half of the 20th century, the aim of the growing youth organizations being to strengthen religious education and to raise Hungarian national awareness; thus, their attention turned towards the young people living on farms. Local Reformed youth organizations became more and more widespread, with similar organizations functioning in Budapest and Debrecen. After some preparations, the Soli Deo Gloria Reformed Student Union began operating in the boys’ grammar school in the 1932/33 school year, and by the end of the decade, nearly half of the students had participated in its work. During the war, a student movement was also organized among girls in the girls’ grammar school and in the teacher training college. In my study, I present the diverse activities of the local organization of SDG in detail, which, besides self-education and community development, also tried to find solutions to the social problems of the local society. Keywords: religious youth organization, self-education circle, community development, social assistance, farm mission "