Night of the Confessor: Christian Faith in an Age of Uncertainty - Softcover

Halik, Tomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0385524528 ISBN 13: 9780385524520

Verlag: The Crown Publishing Group, 2012

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Reseña del editor

A reflection on the ties between faith, paradox, change and resurrection by an award-winning Roman Catholic priest who survived religious persecution in the Czech Republic reminds readers about historical periods of intolerance while arguing that an acceptance of paradoxes is central to promoting peace. Original.

Biografía del autor

TOMÁŠ HALÍK worked as a psychotherapist during the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia and at the same time was secretly ordained as a Catholic priest and active in the underground church. Since the fall of the regime, he has served as general secretary to the Czech Conference of Bishops and was an adviser to Václav Havel. He has lectured at many universities throughout the world and is currently a professor of philosophy and sociology at Charles University. His books, which are bestsellers in his own country, have been translated into many languages and have received several literary prizes.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: The Crown Publishing Group
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0385524528
• ISBN 13: 9780385524520
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240