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Jan Hus
Faithful Witness to Truth
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2022
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The Bohemian reformer Jan Hus made a substantial and critical contribution to the development of the medieval church, owing especially to his views and teachings on Scripture, the church, faith, conscience, and spirituality. This book offers a presentation of Hus’s theological commitment centered on his understanding of truth. Lášek and Franklin explore Hus's preaching ministry and his long-drawn-out legal struggle against charges of heresy as ethical outworkings of this approach to truth. Central to this exploration is a new annotated translation of Hus’s Appeal to Jesus Christ as the Supreme Judge against the pope and canon law. This document was not only a protest against papal power, but expressed a fundamentally new legal situation: in bypassing canon law, it essentially represented a personal claim to freedom of conscience. This unheard-of principle from within the medieval legal framework preceded other related ecclesiastical and legal developments by several centuries. The authors argue that Hus’s appeal thus represents a momentous event in church history and European history as a whole. Due to the historical significance of his martyrdom and commemoration by many churches throughout Europe, this book demonstrates that Hus remains an important figure not only for the study of European history, but also for understanding contemporary values of Western civilization.
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2022
ISBN-Print
978-1-7936-3742-0
ISBN-Online
978-1-7936-3743-7
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
182
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Preface No access
Preface to the 1991 Czech Edition No access
Preface to the 2022 English Edition No access
Historical Background: The Context of the Medieval Church No access Pages 1 - 8
The Life of Jan Hus No access Pages 9 - 22
Appeal to Jesus Christ the Supreme Judge (Appellacio ad Jesus Christum Supremum Jud No access Pages 23 - 56
Hus in Exile and in Constance No access Pages 57 - 70
Jan Hus as a Reformer: Truth in Word and in Deed No access Pages 71 - 104
The Preaching of Jan Hus: His Commitment to Proclaiming Truth No access Pages 105 - 124
Conclusion: The Contemporary Struggle for Truth No access Pages 125 - 132
Appendix: Homily on the Feast Day of the Holy Trinity (John 3:1-15) No access Pages 133 - 150
