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The Interpretation of the Lord's Prayer: The Way of Introduction of Christian Spirituality and Morality
Petrášková, Jana ; Milfait, René (advisor) ; Heryán, Ladislav (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the interpretation of the Lord's Prayer as a contextual and literary centre of Jesus' Mountain speech and contributes to a deeper understanding of the spiritual dimension of humans. The thesis introduces theological ethics, and its proprium, and a definition of Christian morality. The thesis also presents the contents of Jesus' Mountain speech as the Greater Charter of Christian morality that is closely connected with the Lord's Prayer. Within the Lord's Prayer the thesis focuses on spirituality, specifically Christian spirituality and prayer itself, and describes in detail what prayer is. Furthermore, the main part of the thesis focuses on the interpretation of the Lord's Prayer itself and understanding of the individual requests. As a prayer of general liberation that starts with the meeting of the living God and binds oneself to committed behavior in the sense of love and justice; as a prayer of human necessities of life in which a God's issue is not incomprehensible for a human and a human issue is not indifferent for the God. The final part of the thesis seeks to describe and emphasize individual connections of the Lord's Prayer with theological ethics, Christian morality and Christian spirituality. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Satanism in Metal
Smejkal, Jan ; Dočkal, Jan (advisor) ; Heryán, Ladislav (referee)
This thesis deals with satanism in metal music. First the theme of satanism is decribed, along with its ideology, typology and then its history from the Middle Ages through Aleister Crowley to Anton Szandor LaVey, the main figure of modern satanism. It also deals briefly with satanic symbolism, like pentagram, baphomet or inverted cross. The second part deals with metal music, its features, history and image. Satanism appears mostly in black metal, that is why a whole part is dedicated to it. Some Czech black metal groups are also introduced in this chapter. In the last part the results of questionnaires about the influence of satanism on metal music are processed. The respondents were members of Czech and Slovak metal subculture. The aim was to find out how these listeners of metal music perceive the influence of satanism on the metal scene, whether they take its features only as an entertainment or as a serious thing and whether a personal belief has any influence on music preferences.
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Courageous Steps of Forefather Abraham: Inspiration for Pastoral and Social Workers
Mentlová, Marie ; Heryán, Ladislav (advisor) ; Jančařík, Zdeněk (referee)
Courageous steps of forefather Abraham, Inspiration for pastoral and social workers. This thesis deals with four biblical passages of forefather Abraham's story (Gn 12,1-9; Gn 13,1-18; Gn 18,16-33; Gn 22,1-19). These parts show unusual courage of Abraham, when he follows God's promise, leaves what is secure and familiar and steps towards the unknown. These steps can be done only with faith and obedience. In the first story Abraham leaves his family and country and sets for the promised land. In the second story Abraham shows his wisdom and gives up the fertile land because he knows that blessing is more than properity. In the third story he boldly argues with God and in the name of justice and compassion he intercedes for the inhabitants of the sinful cities. In the last story he goes through the hardest ordeal when he is to scrifice his beloved son Isaac. Each passage is analysed in order to find and explain the main topics. In the second part of the thesis I tried to find the inspiration in these biblical stories for the pastoral and social workers. There have been revealed strong topics such as meaning of ordeal, courage to be truthful, courage to stan up against evil and also topics that can be easily overlooked in everyday life, such as how to withstand uncertainty, topic of the obedience in small...
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The Importance of Volunteering Work at the Salesian Oratory in Mexico
Madziová, Monika ; Martinek, Michael (advisor) ; Heryán, Ladislav (referee)
This thesis entlited The importance of volunteering work at the Salesian Oratory in Mexico. The aim of this thesis is to find out the function and importance of the voluntary work with children and youth in the surbubs of Mexico. This thesis is written on basis of my experiences of the volunteering in Ciuadad Juarez, Mexico. The first chapter of the thesis deals with the history of the Salesians and their founder Don Bosco. The second chapter is written about the history of the Salesians in Mexico with a description of some of the Salesian works. Third chapter is focused on the Salesian work in Ciudad Juarez, on the local situation and history. In fourth chapter term of volunteering is desribed, the benefits and difficulties and brief legislation. In conclusion, the research and evaluation of questionnaires on the importance of volunteering.
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Stimuli of the Biblical Conception of Faith, Hope and Love for Social Work Practice with Seniors Suffering Dementia
Žilková, Miriam ; Milfait, René (advisor) ; Heryán, Ladislav (referee)
This bachelor's dissertation "Stimuli of the biblical conception of faith, hope and love for social work practice with seniors suffering dementia" deals with the issue presented in the title. The author endavours to point out the overlap between theological ethics and social work and the irreplaceability of the triad of faith, hope and love in high-standard social work with this target group. First the biblical view of faith, hope and love is presented as a spiritual path between God and man. A presentation is then made of social work in which faith, hope and love can be observed, while the biblical conception of man and his dignity is also of importance, as are the sources and motivation behind the social worker and a pastoral approach to social work. In conclusion the entire issue of the elderly suffering dementia is set out. High-standard social work involving faith, hope and love helps these people to the maximum possible extent to achive a dignified experience of this far from easy stage in their life.
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Woman from the view of the Old and New Testament
Hlaváčková, Kateřina ; Heryán, Ladislav (advisor) ; Jančařík, Zdeněk (referee)
The thesis is a survey of the social and religious status of the woman in the times written about in the Old and New Testaments. It is a description of everyday life customs, traditions, regulations and habits of women in that time. I compare the Old Testament perception of the woman and how it changed in the years later. I am trying to describe revolutionary ideas and life of Jesus Christ in comparison to one of his follower Paul of Tars. The theses is divided into separate chapters and parts. I have drawn on many commentaries and passages which I have made use of for the presentation. I have also exploited some resources on the Internet. My thesis supervisor helped me to adjust and tune it all up. While looking for ideas and topics, I have found out that there has been a lot written on the given theme. Nevertheless, it is interesting to find answers to many of my questions. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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The Last Judgment in the Language of Art
Fojtů, Daniela ; Jandejsek, Petr (advisor) ; Heryán, Ladislav (referee)
This thesis called The Last Judgement in the Language of Art focuses on the topic of the Last Judgment in art. Jesus` apocalyptic speech, which can be found in the Gospel According to Matthew (Matthew 25:31-46), is the basis for this theme. The thesis tries to approach one of the eschatological topics from the point of view of The Bible, the church doctrine and fine arts while examining their interrelationship and interconnectedness in the quest for the truths of faith. The thesis aims to juxtapose the conceptions of the topic of the Last Judgement according to the Gospels, church theology and three concrete artistic interpretations, and to describe their mutual influence. The text is divided into three main chapters. The first chapter refers to the biblical sources of the topic and deals with it in the context of church dogma. The second chapter focuses on the area of fine arts and explores its forms in the context of Christianity. The final chapter includes an analysis of three artistic interpretations of the Last Judgement as rendered by Giotto di Bondone, Hieronymus Bosch and Michelangelo Buonarroti. All interpretations of the artworks are included as attachments and can be found at the conclusion of the thesis.
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Evangelization at the Holiday Camp for Adolescents
Špetová, Tereza ; Kaplánek, Michal (advisor) ; Heryán, Ladislav (referee)
The thesis deals with the questions concerning evangelization among young people. The author explains basic terms of this field first and then on the basis of the church documents she defines criteria of evangelization activities aimed at the youth. As an example of such activities she describes holiday camp ENTERcamp for adolescents, which is organized by the Catholic Church. The aim of the evangelization camp ENTERcamp is to show the values of living gospel in a way that is suitable for the changing needs and desires of the youth today. The target group of the camp are young people at the age of 15 - 23. The author analyses the camp programme from the point of view of pastoral theology and recommends further steps that could improve the impact of the camp and deepen the experience of its participants. The author offers the results of her analysis to the organizers of the camp and to all pastoral workers who are involved in the evangelization activities for the youth
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