Patron Saint and Prophet: Jan Hus in the Bohemian and German Reformations

by Phillip N. Haberkern

The Bohemian preacher and religious reformer Jan Hus has been celebrated as a de facto saint since being burned at the stake as a heretic in 1415. Patron Saint and Prophet analyzes Hus's commemoration from the time of his death until the middle of the following century, tracing the ways in which both his supporters and his most outspoken opponents sought to determine whether he would be remembered as a heretic or saint. Phillip Haberkern examines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190280735
• ISBN13: 9780190280734
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"