K svobodě je dlouhé putování

Based on interviews with pastors of the time and extensive research in church and state archives, the monograph describes the various strategies by which the church, forcibly suppressed then, ostracized and driven into the ghetto of congregational life after the liberating 1960s, attempted to preserve its free spirit. Without evaluating the political and civic engagement of individuals, overestimating the split between the official line and the dissenting layers, or favoring a perspective focused on the spiritual life of the church and its members, it seeks to provide a nuanced view of the dynamics of relations in the whole community, with special attention to the motif of solidarity.

It is indisputable that thanks to Michael Pfann the literature on church
history has grown by a brilliant book that will be essential in any research on the history of the ECCB in the second half of the 20th century, but also on the history of Czechoslovak society as a whole. Pfann opens up unpopular topics for discussion, introduces new narratives and sometimes arrives at uncomfortable conclusions. He does not expect the reader to agree with him on everything, on the contrary, he invites you to think out of the box.
Church history at its best.
Adam Csukás (Communio viatorum)