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Controversy over the ordination of women for ministry in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Muráňová, Katarína ; Hošek, Pavel (advisor) ; Balabán, Milan (referee)
This thesis traces controversy over the ordination of women in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. First part of the study focuses on a position of women in the SDA church during 19th century and the first half of the 20th century and also on a historical development of this question up till present time. In the center, which consists of two large parts, the attention is turned to tracing of the two opposite standpoints of defenders and opponents of women pastors. Here are first given the arguments and starting points of the defenders of the ordination of women into gospel ministry followed by arguments and starting points of the opponents. Chapters accredited to fundamental controversy between defenders and opponents of the ordination of women, which is based on a different view and understanding of the Bible, can be found here as well. Concluding chapter summarizes arguments and conclusions of the previous chapters and a stand toward them is taken. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Feminist Interpretation of the Qur'an
Obersteinová, Michaela ; Hošek, Pavel (advisor) ; Balabán, Milan (referee)
The aim of this paper is to introduce the feminist interpretation of the Qur'ān in its main features and to try to define its key hermeneutical principles. First, the historical formation and development of Qur'ānic exegesis (tafsīr) is outlined with special attention to particular exegetical trends of the twentieth century. Second, the reader is introduced with the historical context of the origin of feminist movement in Muslim society and its basic characteristics and categorization (two types of feminism constituted in the course of time - secular and Islamic). The main chapter examines feminist interpretation of the Qur'ān based on the work of four leading feminist authors (Riffat Hassan, Azizah al- Hibri, Amina Wadud a Asma Barlas) and presents its central themes and methodology. An outline of Islamic feminist hermeneutics is given in conclusion. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The Importance of Myth for Modern Man
Najbrt, Tomáš ; Balabán, Milan (advisor) ; Hošek, Pavel (referee)
"The Importance of myth for modern man" is a study which deals with myth and its importance for modern man. It describes several essential views on myth and indicates different types of myth and its interpretation. It tries to define modernity, modern society and modern man as a part of this society. There is a concrete example of historical myth: cosmogonic myth. It demonstrates context with conception of creation in general in different mythologies which work with theme of water and world formation from waters. This study evaluates importance of this myth for modern man. Example of unhistoric myth was defined and termed as "myth of Man". It tries to document, modern man needs myth as much as man of archaic society. Comparing of historical and unhistorical myth displays, that it is still a myth on principle, which has only different form. This work continues with general valuation of importance of myth for modern man. Study evaluates this importance as very serious and interprets myth as an integral part of human way of thinking about world and human being in this world. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Allah and God of Christians: Do we have the same God with Muslims?
Zedníček, Jiří ; Balabán, Milan (advisor) ; Hošek, Pavel (referee)
My thesis "Allah and God of Christians" deals with the relation between Christianity and Islam. As the essay subtitle "Do we have the same God with Muslims?" suggests, I am asking to what extent Allah and God of Christians are similar, close or different. Both traditions profess the faith in one and unique, compassionate and merciful God who is the Creater and Lord of this world. However, the God himself cannot be a subject of our investigation. Investigation or comparison can only be submitted to the testimony and witness of the God. These are preserved for us and get to us by the tradition being passed down. Investigation of this tradition, especially Islamic, is, therefore, a method of my work. In the introductory part I deal with the pre-Islamic Arabia. Further on I focus on the life and work of the prophet Muhammad as the founder or revelator of Islam. In the second part I deal with the Koran and the tradition of its interpretation. The conclusion concerns the theological testimonies about the common topics which seem to diverge or converge the both religions. My intention was to seek the relations or links where the both traditions coincide and where it is possible to find common topics, values and ideas. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Humour in Christian Tradition
Dračka, Richard ; Hošek, Pavel (advisor) ; Balabán, Milan (referee)
This graduation theses disserts upon humour phenomenon and its place in the christian tradition. First of all it examines the humour phenomenon as universally human phenomenon. Afterwards it evidences humour in the christian Scripture and in the christian tradition as well as in the temporary czech and slovak theology discussion. it is difficult to circumscribe the humour. There are many theories that try to define the humour. It is possible to summarize them into three basic: Theory of superiority, the theory of incongruity and the theory of unstressing. Afterwards it is possible to describe humour with some typical aspects. In this theses the aspects are: transcendent, uncovering, connecting and reviviscent. In the christian canon, there is a lot of humorous literary forms and lot of humorous naratives. Especialy in the Old Testament. The humour that is defined in the first chapter is exemplified in the old testament naratives. In the christian tradition, the humour is very importatnt fenomenon that relates to the faith, joy, redemption, There is also the ethics of humour. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The Notion of Sehnsucht in the Works of C. S. Lewis
Hájek, Matěj ; Hošek, Pavel (advisor) ; Balabán, Milan (referee)
Předmětem mého studijního zájmu v této práci je fenomén sehnsucht jako významný prvek v díle anglického profesora renesanční literatury a spisovatele C. S. Lewise (1898-1963). Pozornost zaměřím především na Lewisovo hodnocení významu sehnsucht pro náboženské myšlení a zkušenost. Perspektivu tohoto autora jsem si vybral proto, že sehnsucht hraje v jeho díle i životním příběhu zásadní roli. Svou prací dojdu k vyhodnocení teze: Prožitek sehnsucht je z pohledu C. S. Lewise univerzálně přístupná lidská zkušenost touhy, jejímž předmětem je metafyzická poslední skutečnost. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The Book of Jonah in the Jewish Tradition
Roučková, Marie ; Balabán, Milan (advisor) ; Hošek, Pavel (referee)
The aim of this work is to portrait prophet Jonah and the tales of his book according to the Jewish tradition. It tries to map the historical and theological background of the origin of the book of Jonah, and on this basis to select the themes the book reacts to and reshapes. One chapter tries to capture the mythological and archetypal motives described in the book of Jonah. The main body of this work, though, is devoted to the very story of Jonah in his book, and its interpretation in the Jerusalem Talmud, in the Babylonian Talmud, in midrashim, in the Kabbalistic text of the Zohar, and in Jona-Vita, the legend of Jonah's life. It also pays attention to the connection between the book of Jonah and the Feast of Yom Kippur, as well as to the comprehension of repentance phenomenon in Judaism. In the conclusion, this work tries to summarize the elementary approaches to interpretation of the book of Jonah, and their significance in Jewish traditions. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Jesus in Islamic Christian Dialogue
Voženílková, Eva ; Hošek, Pavel (advisor) ; Balabán, Milan (referee)
The thesis follows the dialogue between Christianity and Islamism related to the most important Christian figure - to Jesus Christ. It attempts to introduce Jesus in his Islamic conception appearing in Koran and in the Islamic tradition and mysticism. The Islamic doctrine of Jesus is compared with the Christian doctrine; Islamic prophet Jesus, his life and his teaching are compared with the Christian Jesus, Son of God. In the following part the problems with the divergence in the different teachings connected with the figure of Jesus are explained, e.g. divergent understanding of monotheism. The consensus and the differences that appear in the different conceptions are the principles of a dialogue between these two religions. The thesis tries to present the possibilities of consensus in this dialogue. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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