3. || Jan Hus - What Made His Words So Dangerous?
Before Martin Luther, before the Reformation, there was Jan Hus—a Czech priest whose words would echo far beyond the pulpit of Bethlehem Chapel.In this episode, we follow Hus’s path from a young theology student to a charismatic preacher, deeply influenced by the writings of John Wycliffe and the growing unrest within the medieval Church. As Hus gained popularity, he also gained powerful enemies - church leaders, nobles, and even those close to King Wenceslaus, whose stance on reform was more than complicated.Forced to leave Prague, Hus believed he could defend his ideas at the Council of Constance. Instead, he faced betrayal, trial, and death.But his execution didn’t end the story - it lit the fire.The road to the Hussite Wars and the passion of Jan Žižka begins here.For better understanding of this episode, we highly recommend listening to Episodes 1 and 2, where we introduce the political and personal context of Kings Wenceslaus and Sigismund.Some of their seemingly irrational decisions will make much more sense.