This book explores the development and activity of the Methodist Church in Poland, focusing on the political conditions under which it functioned after 1945.

Ryszard Michalak is a Professor in the Institute of Political Science at the University of Zielona Góra, Poland.

1 The Theory of Religious Policy 2 The Ideological Basis of Religious Policy in Communist-Type Regimes 3 The Origin and Essence of Methodism 4 Methodists in Poland until 1945 5 The Organization and Ownership of the Methodist Church, 1945-1989 6 The Most Important Figures of the Methodist Church, 1945-1989 7 Agents of Religious Policy towards the Methodist Church 8 The Legal Status of the Methodist Church in 1945 9 The Methodist Mission in Masuria 10 From the World to Local Politics: Operation "Moda" 11 "Conservatives" and "Democrats": Factional Fights within Methodism 12 "The Masurian Case": Second Stage 13 From Liquidation to Rationing Policy: Operation "Methodius" (Metody) 14 The Religious Policy of the Polish State towards Religious Minorities, 1945-1989