Husitism in the Czech Republic the forerunner of the Lutheran Reformation

Abstract

Prispevek predstavlja Jana Husa, ki je pod vprašaj postavil avtoriteto Cerkve, bil posledično umaknjen s cerkvenega prizorišča in na koncilu v Konstanci tudi obsojen. Izpostavljeno je dejstvo, da mu je bila šele ob šeststoletnici smrti vrnjena iz razmer časa objektivno izrisana, stvarna podoba človeka, ki je bil predan Kristusovi resnici. Bil je teolog, zavzet za resnico in pravico, skrben učitelj rojakov, izrinjenih na družbeno obrobje, in človek, zvest lastnemu prepričanju. Mislil, delal in živel je odgovorno, umrl pa je v neomajno globoki veri, kot je skladno z vsebinami II. vatikanskega cerkvenega zbora. V prispevku so osvetljena tudi sporna politična vrednotenja Husove osebnosti ter širše versko-politične razmere na Češkem. The paper presents Jan Hus who questioned the authority of the Church and was thus removed from the Church scene as well as convicted at the council in Konstanz. It highlights the fact that as late as upon the 600th anniversary of his death the objective and realistic image of a man who was committed to the truth of Christ was reconstructed. He was a theologian standing up for the truth and promoting justice, a caring teacher of fellow countrymen, who were pushed to the margins of society, and a man true to his own beliefs. In his thoughts, work and life he acted responsibly and died in a deep unwavering faith according to the contents of the Second Vatican Council. The paper also highlights the controversial political evaluations of Hus’s personality as well as the broader religious-political situation in the Czech Republic.