Jan Hus

Faithful Witness to Truth

Jan Blahoslav Lášek, Angelo Shaun Franklin, Jacob Marques Rollison

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English

Lexington Books
15 March 2024

European history; History of religion; Christianity; Christian Churches & denominations; Ecclesiastical (canon) law

Series: Czech Theological Perspectives

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.

By: Jan Blahoslav Lášek, Angelo Shaun Franklin
Translated by: Jacob Marques Rollison
Imprint: Lexington Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 151mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9781793637444
ISBN 10: 179363744X
Series: Czech Theological Perspectives
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 15 March 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jan Lášek is the Vice-Dean for Science and Research at the Hussite Theological Faculty of Charles University in Prague. Angelo Shaun Franklin is an independent researcher who works as a translator and educational consultant in Prague.