Theologian Tomáš Halík comes to Braga to talk about a new era for the Church

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Czech theologian takes part in a conference in Braga in November. On that occasion, the professor at the Carolina University of Prague will also present his book ‘The Dream of a New Morning - Letters to the Pope’.

Tomas Halik

Theologian Tomáš Halík, one of today's most respected Christian thinkers, will be in Braga for the conference ‘Reading the signs of the times’. According to information released by the Archdiocese of Braga, during the event Halík will also present his new book ‘The Dream of a New Morning - Letters to the Pope’. The conference is scheduled for 19 November at 9pm at Espaço Vita.

The event is a joint initiative between Espaço Vita, the Portuguese Catholic University of Braga and the Paulinas publishing house.

The archdiocese recalls that ‘Father Tomáš Halík, author of the book “The Afternoon of Christianity”, has been following the work of the Synod and brings directly to the debate the theme of relationship with discernment, essential for the dynamics of synodality’.

‘Catholicism will have a future if it knows how to live up to the promise contained in its name and is, in fact, Catholic, that is, universal, for ‘all, all, all’, without fear of ecumenical dialogue and with non-believers, rediscovering, under the dogmas, theological and moral, the beating heart of Christ's message and being: love,’ underlines the synopsis of the book, published by Paulinas.

The conference is free to attend, but subject to capacity.

Biography

Tomáš Halík (b. 1948, Prague), priest, theologian, philosopher and sociologist, is one of today's most respected Christian thinkers. An active member of the underground Church during the communist regime, he was Václav Havel's counsellor after the Velvet Revolution. He is currently a lecturer at the Caroline University in Prague, but has also taught as a visiting professor at Cambridge, Harvard and Oxford. Several of his books, translated into different languages, have been honoured by critics and the public, and he himself has been awarded the Templeton Prize, the Per Artem ad Deum medal and the Commenius Prize. At the invitation of Pope Francis, he has been particularly involved in the ongoing synodal process.