Description
Tom?s Hal?k provides a poignant reflection on Christianity's crisis of faith while offering a vision of the self-reflection, love, and growth necessary for the church to overcome and build a deeper and more mature faith.
In a world transformed by secularization and globalization, torn by stark political and social distrust, and ravaged by war and pandemic, Christians are facing a crisis of faith. In The Afternoon of Christianity, Tom?s Hal?k reflects on past and present challenges confronting Christian faith, drawing together strands from the Bible, historic Christian theology, philosophy, psychology, and classic literature. In the process, he reveals the current crisis as a crossroads: one road leads toward division and irrelevance, while the other provides the opportunity to develop a deeper, more credible, and mature form of church, theology, and spirituality--an afternoon epoch of Christianity.
The fruitfulness of the reform and the future vibrancy of the Church depends on a reconnection with the deep spiritual and existential dimension of faith. Hal?k argues that Christianity must transcend itself, giving up isolation and self-centeredness in favor of loving dialogue with people of different cultures, languages, and religions. The search for God in all things frees Christian life from self-absorption and leads toward universal fraternity, one of Pope Francis's key themes. This renewal of faith can help the human family move beyond a clash of civilizations to a culture of communication, sharing, and respect for diversity.
Author: Tom?s Hal?k
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Published: 03/01/2024
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.80w x 1.70d
ISBN13: 9780268207472
ISBN10: 026820747X
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Faith
- Religion | Christianity | Catholic
- Religion | Spirituality
About the Author
TomĂĄs HalĂk is a Czech Roman Catholic priest, philosopher, theologian, and scholar. He is a professor of sociology at Charles University in Prague, pastor of the Academic Parish of St. Salvator Church in Prague, president of the Czech Christian Academy, and a winner of the Templeton Prize. He is the author of many books, including Touch the Wounds, From the Underground Church to Freedom, and I Want You to Be. His books have been published in twenty languages and received many awards, including the Foreword Reviews' INDIES Book of the Year Awards in Philosophy and in Religion.
Gerald Turner has translated numerous authors from Czechoslovakia, including VĂĄclav Havel, Ivan KlĂma, and LudvĂk VaculĂk, among others. He received the US PEN Translation Award in 2004.