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The church community as an inclusive environment for the disabled (people with mental disabilities)
Tauerová, Blanka Anna ; Macek, Ondřej (advisor) ; Beneš, Ladislav (referee)
The present thesis, entitled Church Communities as Inclusive Environments for People with Disabilities, seeks to map the possibilities of integration and inclusion of people with disabilities into church communities. The necessary introduction is followed by a brief description of intellectual disability so that it becomes clear why these persons are disabled, its definition, diagnosis and manifestations. The work continues with a reflection on the treatment of persons with disabilities in Scripture and a characterization of the new discipline of "disability theology". The thesis then seeks to describe the approach of church communities to persons with disabilities (dignity, spirituality, pastoral care, diaconia), their needs, and the possibilities for integration and inclusion in these communities, as well as the problems of inclusion in church communities. The final part of the thesis discusses research on the issue of intellectual disability and its relationship to church organisations and the actual qualitative research using a phenomenological approach in the form of a semi-structured interview.
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Czech Christianity after 1989
Tauerová, Blanka Anna ; Hošek, Pavel (advisor) ; Hájek, Matěj (referee)
This thesis, Czech Christian Religious Scene after the Revolution in 1989 (Relationships among the Churches and their Development after the Revolution), aims to outline the Czech Christian religious scene and its development since 1950's till present. The necessary historical background in the introduction is followed by the description of legal aspects of church activities both during the communism as well as in democracy. The integral part of the thesis introduces ten most important churches and religious associations in the Czech Republic, their brief history, organisational structure and work in the Czech society. The aim of this brief outline is to point out the variety of church life which also significantly influences ecumenical relationships. The final chapter deals with the ecumenical relationships among the churches, their development, activities in the social welfare, especially in education and medicine, and generally their overall benefit for the society. Keywords Church, totalitarian regime, communism, society, legislation, ecumenism, cooperation, relationships
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