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The view of the Christian asceticism and its significance for spiritual life by St. Teresa of Jesus
Bušková, Magda ; Sládek, Karel (advisor) ; Lorman, Jaroslav (referee)
The purpose of the work is to introduce the conception of the Christian asceticism and its significance for spiritual life by St. Teresa of Jesus. The work is defined by three main writings of St. Teresa: The Book of Life, The Way of Perfection and The Internal Castle. The subject analysis is the Teresa's life, intellectual reflection and her specific advices. The following areas structure the scheme of the work: Teresa's ascetic formation, ascetic reform program and Teresean asceticism prayer. The differentiation of active and passive asceticism and its presence in her writings has been established as the theoretical base of the whole work. This methodology is used to analyse Teresa's expressions of spiritual life and her science. The ascetic formation is followed in her two living stages, firstly before entering the Monastery of the Incarnation and then at the Monastery of the Incarnation. The ascetic program of reform presents Teresean triada which includes love of neighbour, detachment and humility. The last part of the work deals with Teresean asceticism prayer, where the basic aspects of her prayer are introduced. The ascetic stages of the prayer have been investigated within the scope of schemes placed at her writings, The Internal Castle and The Book of Life, Keywords Asceticism, active,...
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Mystical Journey of Union According to John of the Cross in the Light of Johannine New Testamental Tradition
Hlaváčová, Marie ; Kohut, Pavel Vojtěch (advisor) ; Sládek, Karel (referee)
Mystical Journey of Union According to John of the Cross in the light of johannine New Testamental Tradition This thesis analyzes the mystical development described in the works of a Spanish Carmelite, Saint John of the Cross. According to his teachings, a mystical journey heading towards the Union with God can be envisioned as a process of establishing an intimate relationship between a human person and God. As a result of the transforming effects of God's Love, the human being becomes detached from all his/her desires as he/she learns to prefer God above all things and to depend only on Him. What moves the soul towards God is an openness of mind formed by the theological virtues of Faith, Love and Hope operating together to produce a progress of the spiritual journey. Apart from presenting the core of sanjuanist teachings concentrated on the Union with God, the thesis also compares this teaching with a loving relationship between a disciple and Jesus as conceived in Gospel of John. The argument focuses on the fact that both johannine and sanjuanist depiction of dynamics that brings the soul and God closer to each other reflects the process of entering into friendship not only with God but also with other people. Three dimensions of a friendship slowly coming into existence are dwelt upon:...
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Charismas, their recognition and their role in the life of the Church
Prívara, Michal ; Sládek, Karel (advisor) ; Lorman, Jaroslav (referee)
The Diploma work explores and develops one of the many gifts of the Holy Spirit, that Catholic Church has like a treasure, and it is charisma. Many times in the Church or outside the Church a man can encounter with a negative attitude when the concept of charismas is mentioned, because many people do not know the true meaning and purpose of these gifts of the Holy Spirit. The purpose of the Diploma work is to raise in a simplicity the main issues of the topic and to offer answers to certain questions connected with the exposing of authenticity of this gift, which the Saint Paul is writing about. In the first part the Diploma work deals with the main attitudes of the Catholic Church towards charismas from the perspective of what Holy Scripture and Catechism of the Catholic Church says on the charismas. The Diploma work efforts to develop a spiritual knowledge of charismas, their authenticity and also a danger of sliding out of the Church. It discusses the criteria for distinguishing and recognition of charismas. The work discusses the gifts, charismas and fruits of the Holy Spirit. The topic is focused on identifing of the gifts of Holy Spirit and their presence in the Church and in the life of individual. Finally, the Diploma work describes topics such as "baptism in the Holy Spirit", thus...
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The theological basis for the charitable activites of the Christian Church
Koudelka, Jaroslav ; Štica, Petr (advisor) ; Sládek, Karel (referee)
The theological basis for the charitable activities of the Christian Church. The thesis focuses on the charitable work of the Christian Church today known as Diakonia, characterised as a service of love to others, which is currently considered one of the key, i.e. constitutive elements, of the fundamental structure of the Church. Based on analyses of the relations between theological disciplines, particularly Biblical, systematic theology and Christian social ethics, it identifies the Christian Church's idea of charity as the communion of love in the service of those who suffer. A fundamental defining characteristic of the Diakonia charity is God's love and the structure of the assessment system that unfolds from it that is specific and essential for the Christian Church. Keywords Charitable work, Diakonia, service of love, Christian social ethics, Catholic social teaching
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Spiritual Accompanyment in a Salesian Religious Community
Rybecká, Ludmila ; Sládek, Karel (advisor) ; Ovečka, Libor (referee)
The thesis "Spiritual Accompanying in a Salesian Religious Community" is first trying to map out some possible concepts of the spiritual accompanying in a view of contemporary authors and then to show on the basis of ecclesiastical documents its place in the religious community (1st chapter). After that it deals with the manner of spiritual accompanying in the tradition of the salesian charism, specifically how it was realized by the founders - John Bosco (2nd chapter) and Mary Dominica Mazzarello (3rd chapter). On the basis of a previous, with regard to the current documents of The Daughters of Mary Help of Christian Institute and the teachings of its superiors, and considering the situation of the world today, the thesis points out some aspects which seem to be actual for the salesian style of accompanying today (4th chapter).
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The influence of Theresa of Jesus spirituality in the life and work of S. Mary Dominica Mazzarello
Křenková, Helena ; Sládek, Karel (advisor) ; Ovečka, Libor (referee)
Vliv spirituality Terezie od Ježíše v životě a díle Marie Dominiky Mazzarellové Abstract This thesis follows the previous bachelor study (The influence of Theresa of Jesus's spirituality on the spiritual formation of S. Mary D. Mazzarello) and it deals with the influence of S. Theresa of Jesus's work in the next period of the life of S. Mary D. Mazzarello - the period when she was the general superior of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians Institute. The main sources are taken from her correspondence, from the Theresa of Jesus's documents and papers and from the salesian spirituality literature.
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The Cult of Jesus as a Child and his Praise of a Child as Reflected in Selected Sources
Pohunek, Michal ; Sládek, Karel (advisor) ; Štica, Petr (referee)
THE CULT OF JESUS THE CHILD AND HIS PRAISE OF A CHILD IN REFLECTION OF SELECTED SOURCES Summary Jesus took a small child as an example of accepting the kingdom of God, since when people in all periods of Christian thinking have tried to have Jesus himself as an ideal of spiritual childhood. This has happened through literature, liturgical celebrations of feasts of the Child Jesus, paintings and popular traditions. This pursuit is the origin of the cult of the Child Jesus. This work takes its form mainly from manifestations of the cult of the Divine Infant in Czech poetry. The main inspiration are poets like Friedrich Bridel, Adam Michna z Otradovic, Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic and Jan Zahradníček. In their works these poets showed the childhood of Jesus and its cult in the most expressive way in the history of Czech literature. The content of this dissertation underlines their works and wants to highlight them. There were various attempts to give form to the childhood of Jesus and naturally they are of differing value. Since the early Christian times we have the gospels of Matthew and Luke which tell us about the childhood of Jesus. Apart from these gospels, there are two apocryphal accounts of the childhood of Jesus: the Proto-Gospel of James and the Infancy Gospel of Thomas. The Proto- Gospel of James deals...
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The Affective Dimension of Christian Life at the Turn of 20th and 21st Centuries Based on the Devotion to the Heart of Jesus
Petříková, Jitka ; Kohut, Pavel Vojtěch (advisor) ; Sládek, Karel (referee)
THE AFFECTIVE DIMENSION OF CHRISTIAN LIFE AT TURN OF THE 20th AND 21st CENTURY ON THE BASIS OF DEVOTION TO THE HEART OF JESUS This work deals with devotione to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which finds the path to the personal integrity of a person. The first account of this work examines the historical development of the devotion, with particular attention to the revelation in Paray-le-Monial and the benefits of spirituality St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. Since this revelation particularly affected the understanding of devotione to the Heart of Jesus in recent centuries, it tried to relieve the workload, and helped to express in the language of current mentality. In new-reading Margaret leaning against the message of biblical and theological foundations, hopes to penetrate into the nature of the devotione mentioned, and thereby discovers secrets of the human heart. Among the numerous practical consequences of the proper feeling of devotione for the Sacred Heart of Jesus concludes, is also the answer to the question: How to restore 'spark' in the Christian life and not to fall into very gaudy sentimentalism. In the end it sees the balance of the essential dimensions of Christian life, current and correct appreciation involving the affective dimension. This allows both human life experience of the heart, or better...
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