Since the 16th Century pentecostalism is the first significant religious movement in Peru. The article shows how the emergence of this new tendency is linked to the neoliberal economic policies that have been prevailing since the 1980s.

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.

The author presents how in the early 1930s the social doctrines of the churches were represented in the Hungarian catholic press. From the quotations and analysis it will be apparent that the church saw clearly the fatal conflict arising betwen capital and labour, the most dreadful consequence of which was rise of fascism.

Kadar's Hungary was an experimental country not only in the economic mechanism but also in church policy. Having restored order after 1956, the communist party's policy tried to develop partnership with the churches. It was also an experiment for Vatican to try how it can find a modus vivendi with communist regimes.