SPIRITUALITY & RELIGION

Night of the Confessor: Christian Faith in an Age of Uncertainty

by Tomas Halik
Image. 2012. 223p. bibliog. ISBN 9780385524520. pap. $13; ebk. ISBN 9780307952820. REL
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OrangeReviewStarHalik, a Catholic priest who was active in the Czech Republic's underground church and was general secretary to President Vaclav Havel, is a notably unsentimental observer of the contemporary scene. Additionally, he is a tart, experienced commentator here on the central issues of Christian theology, touching on politics, sociology, films (especially noteworthy are his remarks on Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ), and immortality.
VERDICT A welcome voice, at once grounded in Catholicism and free of cant and over-reliance on tradition; highly recommended for the inquiring reader.
Reviewed by Graham Christian , Feb 01, 2013
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