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Miloslav Kaňák jako církevní historik, husitolog a znalec života i díla anglického reformátora Jana Viklefa

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Kaňák B.

Studia theologica

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2015

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vol. 4

101-112

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Miloslav Kaňák (1917–1985) was a Professor at the Jan Hus Czechoslovak Theological Faculty of Prague. M. Kaňák was appointed head of the department of history there in 1950 and worked there until 1981. He pursued his interest in five areas: general history, the period of the National Revival in Bohemia, the Modernist movement of Czech Catholic clergymen, the beginnings of the contemporary Czechoslovak Independent Hussite Church as well as the history of the Medieval Hussite period with special attention to its roots. The paper also pays deeper attention not only to the circumstances of the origin, but also the content of Kanak’s monograph on the English reformer John Wycliffe. The main result of Kanak’s study of this issue was the book: John Wycliffe: The Life and Work of the English Hus Predecessor which was published in Prague in 1973. The book includes an interpretation of the life and writings of Wycliffe and deals with the reception of Wycliffe’s doctrine in Bohemia. The author also discusses the Lollard Movement in England.

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Význam nového pojetí „místní církve“ pro náš postoj k problematice Jana Husa a husitství: Ke dvěma významným výročím

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Pospíšil C. V.

Studia theologica

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2015

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vol. 3

132-154

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In this paper the author first outlines the new revolutionary concept of the local church as raised by the Second Council. He highlights the insufficient implementation of this innovation in the life of the Church in Bohemia and Moravia, as well as in the Catholic Church in general. In the second point, he interprets the Council’s teaching on this critical topic and also recalls the post-conciliar development of theological reflections on the issue of the particular and local church. Finally in the third paragraph he applies the possibilities offered by this doctrine on the issue of the transformation of the attitudes of contemporary Czech Catholics to the figure of Jan Hus and the Hussite movement. Hus and the subsequent Hussite movement can be perceived as a reformist wing within the universal Church of that time. Utraquism in particular appears to him as a specific form of the local church within the universal Church.

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Jan Hus v proměnách šesti století

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Čornej P.

Studia theologica

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2015

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vol. 4

19-35

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According to the Hussite approach, and also according to the approach of the Reformation streams, the death of Jan Hus represented a turning point in history, a return to the binding road to salvation. This is demonstrated in the Hussite chronicles, and also the depictions of Jan Hus as a witness to the first day and a Saint comparable to the early Christian martyrs. Although the Catholic environment viewed Jan Hus and the Hussites as heretics doomed to eternal torment in the flames of Hell, the preacher of Bethlehem Chapel was considered both a savvy and dangerous opponent. These two basic and extremely different approaches continued into the last quarter of the 18th century, when the Enlightenment began to present Jan Hus as a victim of conscience and the proclaimer of the primacy of state power. This interpretation, which viewed the current issues of the day in connection with Hus’ struggle, continued up until the last days of the 20th century. There is a lack of understanding of the true essence of Hus’ efforts in the contemporary Post-modern perception of the world, however. The logical results of this misunderstanding are recurrent, outdated explanations involving stereotypes, simplification and a tabloid approach.

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Jan Hus v proměnách šesti století