Czechoslovak Hussite Church


Czechoslovak Hussite Church
Církev československá husitská
ClassificationChristian
OrientationHussite[1]
TheologyNeo-orthodox[2]
PolityMixture of Presbyterian and Episcopal[3]
PatriarchTomáš Butta
Dioceses6
Vicarages22
AssociationsConference of European Churches, Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe
RegionCzech Republic
Slovakia
LanguageCzech, Slovak
FounderKarel Farský
OriginJanuary 8, 1920 (1920-01-08)
Czechoslovakia
Separated fromRoman Catholic Church
SeparationsOrthodox Church of the Czech lands and Slovakia (1924)
Aid organizationHussite Diaconia
Official websitewww.ccsh.cz

The Czechoslovak Hussite Church (Czech: Církev československá husitská, CČSH or CČH; Slovak: Cirkev československá husitská) is a Christian church that separated from the Catholic Church after World War I in former Czechoslovakia.

Both the Czechoslovak Hussite Church and Moravian Church trace their tradition back to the Hussite reformers and acknowledge Jan Hus (John Huss) as their predecessor.[4] It was well-supported by Czechoslovakia's first president, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk,[5] who himself belonged to the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren.[6]

The Czechoslovak Hussite Church describes itself as neo-Hussite.[1]

  1. ^ a b Jones, Lindsay (2005). Encyclopedia of religion. Macmillan Reference. p. 4234. ISBN 978-0-02-865739-4. The Czechoslovak Hussite Church (or Czechoslovak National Church), founded in 1920, continues the Hussite tradition.
  2. ^ Tonzar, David (2002). Vznik a vývoj novodobé husitské teologie a Církev československá husitská (1. vyd ed.). Prague: Charles University. p. 210. ISBN 9788024604992.
  3. ^ "The Czechoslovak Hussite Church - Basic Information". ccsh.cz. 13 July 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  4. ^ Sunshine, Glenn (16 December 2016). "The Hussites and the Moravians". Breakpoint Colson Center. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. ^ Butta, Tomáš (2010). "Vztah CČSH k osobnosti T. G. Masaryka a jeho pojetí náboženství". Církev československá husitská (in Czech). Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  6. ^ "Masarykův vztah k náboženství" (in Czech). rozhlas.cz. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

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