Professor Pelikan.(Jaroslav Jan Pelikan passes away)(Obituary)(Biography)

From: The Christian Century | Date: June 13, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

CHURCH HISTORIAN Jaroslav Jan Pelikan, who died May 13, felt like a relative, thanks to consanguinity among our Slovak friends. I could not have taught Christian history without using his books, though he could teach at least 39/40ths of what he taught without ever consulting one of mine.

People in our business say that no 20th-century scholar in the Christian East or West could have written what he did. Writing his five-volume work on The Christian Tradition demanded linguistic skills that were unmatched. The press reported that he spoke ten languages. I'd add "for ...

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