Saturday, March 15, 2014

Czech Catholic priest Tomas Halik wins $1.83 million Templeton Prize


  • A Czech Catholic priest whose theology of paradox invites believers and atheists to dialogue has won the 2014 Templeton Prize, worth $1.83 million, for his work affirming the spiritual dimension of life.
  • The award is one of the world's richest, worth more than the $1.2 million the Nobel Prize committee paid to its 2013 laureates.
  • It honors a person who has contributed to "affirming life's spiritual dimension" through insights, discoveries or practical work.
  • Since 1989, Halik has pursued his mission of dialogue with other believers and non-believers through his Czech Christian Academy, his work as chaplain at Prague's Charles University and his 17 books translated into 18 languages.

Note : 
  • Templeton Prize honours a person who has contributed to "affirming life's spiritual dimension" through insights, discoveries or practical work.
  • The first winner of Templeton was Mother Teresa in 1973.
  • Dalai Lama also got this prize in 2012.
  • Previous winners include the Dalai Lama, South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu and British astrophysicist Martin Rees.

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