When the pulpit was power. The word as the power of the powerless
Miroslav Somr
Ludmila Opekarová
Abstract
John Hus is one of the most significant figures in history, not only in Bohemia but also in Europe and the world. His preaching is not mere mentoring – it also has educational impact and a strong social dimension. The word becomes a cultivating social instrument and the Bethlehem Chapel the temple of the poor and humiliated. Burned for heresy Hus enters his second, historical life. His stake in Constance is the spark leading to conflagration of the Hussite movement and to the Czech Reformation. A man turned his face to another man and raised his sight.
Keywords:
Preaching movement, Bethlehem Chapel, Hus´s spiritual message, simony, heretic stake, the Saviour's return, T.G. Masaryk, Jan Pavel II
Somr, M., & Opekarová, L. (2015). When the pulpit was power. The word as the power of the powerless. Theological Yearbook, 57(1), 41–60. Retrieved from https://ojs.chat.edu.pl/index.php/rt/article/view/54
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