Tomáš Halík, one of the most internationally recognized today, Templeton Prize (2014) Religious authors in this work raises the interesting position on the dialogue between faith and atheism in today's secular society.

To Halík, patience is the main difference between faith and atheism. Faith, hope and charity are the three forms it takes patience with God, three ways of coping with the experience of silence and concealment of God, atheists interpreted as "death of God" and religious fundamentalists taken seriously enough.

Drawing on the biblical story of Jesus' encounter with Zacchaeus, Halík goes to all seekers who remain outside the community of believers -curiosos but not commitment-inviting them to practice patience as a meeting with believers.

In the bustling fair today as religious merchandise, [...] sometimes I think that my Christian faith'm closer to skeptics, atheists and agnostics. With certain types of atheists I can share the perception of the absence of God in the world. I believe, however, that the interpretation of this phenomenon is an expression of impatience.