Vinko Ošlak
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Vinko Ošlak (born 23 June 1947) is a
Ošlak was born in the town of
Due to his critical attitude towards the
Ošlak has written several books of essays in Slovene, German and Esperanto. He also writes columns in several Slovenian and Austrian journals. In 2003, he received the Rožanc Award, the highest award for essayism in Slovenia.
From 1989 to 2006, Ošlak worked as an official at the Slovene section of the Catholic Action for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurk. During this time, he appeared in public as a Catholic intellectual. In 2006, however, he left the Roman Catholic Church and joined the Evangelical community.[citation needed] He especially criticised the political involvement of the Roman Catholic Church and its lack of commitment to the Christian eschatology.
Since 2004, Ošlak has served as the chairman of the Esperantist centre of the