Czech God. Conversations about History, Faith and Atheism
Author:
Zdeněk Jančařík, Stanislav Balík, Jaroslav Šebek
Year of publication:
2023
Publisher:
Vyšehrad
ISBN:
978-80-7601-823-5
The interview, conducted by priest Zdeněk Jančařík with historian Jaroslav Šebek and Stanislav Balík, is a look at Czech history in relation to religion and at the same time a reflection on the current state of Czech religiosity, which is influenced by a high degree of secularity, but also by the specific approaches of Czech society to religious issues based on historical experience. There are also evaluations of important figures in the Czechs' relationship to faith and religion, such as Palacký, Masaryk, Jirásek, Cardinals Beran and Tomášek. The interview is complemented by shorter contributions by the Jesuit Miroslav Herold, the publicist and writer Jiří Peňás and the philosopher Tereza Matějčková.
