The correspondence of the Czech theologian John Hus shed light into the religious and political upheavals of his time, as Bohemian church reformers and traditionalists vied for influence.
Notes appended to each letter clarify references, that the history and complexities of the time be understood..
Some Letters address villages or towns who were either curious toward, supportive or opposed to the reforms Hus espoused.
Hus encouraged his followers, asking them to preach under the influence of God\'s divine will, rather than that of the existing church hierarchy.
We learn how he arrived at his conclusions for theology, through his explanatory writing to church officials both locally in Bohemia and abroad.
The Letters herein reveal Hus\'s thinking in detail.
Yet the Catholic Church rejected the ideas, setting the stage for lengthy, protracted and violent conflict between Rome and the Bohemian authorities.
Those in favor of Hus\'s ideas were termed Hussites; this group believed in their reforms, which they considered to better reflect Christian values for the Bohemians.
A gifted and eloquent philosopher, his explanations roused the spirits of both nobles and the larger population alike.
Hus sought to change the church\'s principles, opposing a number of Catholic opinions on topics such as the Eucharist and ecclesiology.
The correspondence of the Czech theologian John Hus shed light into the religious and political upheavals of his time, as Bohemian church reformers and traditionalists vied for influence
