Journal | JoMaCC
Monographic journal issue | 2 | 2 | 2023
Research Article | Czech Catholic Modernism
Czech Catholic Modernism
The renewal of Catholic literature combined with social and ecclesiastical reform
Abstract
In Central Eastern Europe the theme of the modernist crisis in the ecclesial milieu is still a hotly debated topic. In the Czech lands this phenomenon differs in a number of moments from other countries, for instance in that the Czech reformers openly called themselves modernists willingly since 1895, as the protagonists of the revival movement of Catholic literature. This study is divided into three parts. The first one outlines the development of Czech historiography of the modernist and anti-modernist crisis in the Czech lands, which has undergone a dynamic development especially in the last thirty years. In the second part, it summarizes its results and the current state of knowledge of this historical phenomenon. The author focuses here on the specific and unique elements of Czech modernism, for the understanding of which a broader historical context of the church history of the Czech lands is necessary. In the third part the author presents the current challenges and prospects of research in this area.
Submitted: March 1, 2022 | Accepted: July 21, 2022 | Published Oct. 31, 2023 | Language: en
Keywords Czechoslovak Church • Modernist movement • Czech lands history • Modernist crisis
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