Communio viatorum is a theological journal from Central European perspectives founded in 1958 by J. L. Hromádka and J. B. Souček, published by the Protestant Theological Faculty of Charles University in Prague three times a year.
Communio Viatorum seeks to promote research and scholarly debate in all theological disciplines. Since its foundation special attention has been paid to both biblical studies and Czech Protestant history. The journal is also interested in articles that reflect new accents within the field of theology as well as relevant challenges from neighbouring disciplines, developments in the Church worldwide as well as new moves within society. It seeks to promote an ongoing process of theological debate from a specific Central European Protestant background, but open to authors from all around the world and all denominations who wish to engage in such a conversation.
As of 2024, the journal Communio Viatorum has transitioned to an open-access publication, issued by Charles University Karolinum Press.
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COMMUNIO VIATORUM, Vol 67 No 2 (2025), 124–135
ArticleTschechien als Laboratorium der Säkularisierung und Ort christlicher Hoffnung. Einige Überlegungen zur aktuellen Lage und den Perspektiven der tschechischen römisch-katholischen Kirche
[The Czech Republic as a laboratory of secularisation and a place of Christian hope. Reflections on the current situation and prospects of the Czech Roman Catholic Church]
Tomáš Petráček
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/30296374.2025.16
zveřejněno: 15. 01. 2026
Abstract
Reflections on the current situation and prospects of the Czech Roman Catholic Church This study reflects on the current position of the Czech Catholic Church from a historical, fundamental theological, and pastoral theological perspective. It discusses the reputation of Czech society as one of the most secularized in the world and the recent shift of part of the Catholic Church elite toward identitarian anti-liberal political currents. It analyses the impact of the Church’s failure to accept its diaspora situation and the squandering of the potential of the legacy of the so-called hidden Church from the period of communist persecution. Finally, it suggests that the Czech Republic could be used as an experimental territory for the universal Church to test new paths of pastoral care and evangelization.
klíčová slova: Catholic church; secularisation; modern church history; modern Czech history; cultural conflicts
Tschechien als Laboratorium der Säkularisierung und Ort christlicher Hoffnung. Einige Überlegungen zur aktuellen Lage und den Perspektiven der tschechischen römisch-katholischen Kirche is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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ISSN: 0010-3713
E-ISSN: 3029-6374
