The Catholic Church and the Ethic of Solidarity in Poland After 1989: An Update Author(s): Gerald J. Beyer Source: The Polish Review, Vol. 58, No. 2 (2013), pp. 37-54 Published by: University of Illinois Press on behalf of the Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences of America Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5406/polishreview.58.2.0037 Accessed: 18-05-2015 20:00 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/ info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. University of Illinois Press and Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences of America are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to The Polish Review. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 141.211.155.157 on Mon, 18 May 2015 20:00:22 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions The Polish Review, Vol. 58, No. 2, 2013 © The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Gerald J. Beyer The Catholic Church and the Ethic of Solidarity in Poland After 1989: An Update In spite of impressive economic growth and a burgeoning middle class in recent years, millions of Poles continue to suffer from poverty. Entrenched poverty and marginalization reveal that Polish society needs a revitalization of the ethic of solidarity, which largely disintegrated after 1989.