Jozsef Mindszenty (born Pehm) was a most controversial figure of the 20th century Hungarian history. As a local priest of Zalaegerszeg for a quarter of a century, and later as the bishop of Veszprem, even later, and most importantly as the cardinal of Eszregom, and finally as a political emigrant, he did his best to defend the semi-feudalistic social system of which time had gone.

Two books of Ernst F. Schumacher have been published in Hungarian (Small is Beautiful and Good Work) They provide a foundation to waht is called alternative economics and present a new approach to humanity, rationality and economy.

Born in Pecs, 21 March 1932 died in Budapest, 17 November 1977.

The article describes the social activities of Christian communities from the 1st to 4th Centuries. The author examines the practical aspects of these activities, although he also outlines their ethical-ideological motivations.