The Jesuit Konrád Maria Kubeš as the Representative of the Catholic Confessional Apology and Interpretation of Reformation Tradition in Interwar Czechoslovakia Cover Image

Konrád Maria Kubeš, T. J. jako představitel katolické konfesní apologie a interpretace reformační tradice v meziválečném Československu
The Jesuit Konrád Maria Kubeš as the Representative of the Catholic Confessional Apology and Interpretation of Reformation Tradition in Interwar Czechoslovakia

Author(s): Josef Mikulášek
Subject(s): History
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: Konrád Maria Kubeš (1890–1967); Catholic apology and interpretation of reformation tradition; Christian polemics, ecclesiastical history; interwar Czechoslovakia; historical personalities and events

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to critically evaluate confessional apology and interpretation of reformation tradition of the Jesuit Konrád Maria Kubeš (1890–1967) on the basis of sources, which Kubeš used for his apology and his own published book and journal texts. Furthermore, it describes Kubeš’s family background, education, life and professional conditions in interwar Czechoslovakia. The article primarily analyzed Kubeš’s opinions and attitudes to main issues of reformation tradition – Bohemian reformation (Jan Hus), German reformation (Martin Luther and his epigoni), English reformation (Henry VIII and Elisabeth I). The final part of the paper shortly discusses Kubeš’s personality as a man of his time.

  • Issue Year: XLIII/2017
  • Issue No: 53
  • Page Range: 193-215
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Czech