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The Theological Delineation of the Icon in the Teaching of the Orthodox Church, with Emphasis on the Seventh Ecumenical Council
Kout, Vít ; Luptáková, Marina (advisor) ; Milko, Pavel (referee)
In this paper, I will attempt to present a comprehensive picture of the theological significance of the icon in the Orthodox Church. My goal is to contribute at least to a slight extent to the spreading of a consciousness about icons as vehicles of dogmatic communication, specifically in the Czech environment, which still lacks a wide range of basic catechetical literature. My work delineates the concept of an icon and continues with an explanation of its mystical role arising from the creation of humankind in the image and likeness of God. I consider that the basic criterion of an image - its element of divine inspiration corresponding to an adequate extent to God's current economy, which fully culminates in the Pentecost - is fully justified by the constant presence of the use of iconographic expression in the liturgical acts of the Old Testament and New Testament Churches. In order to explain the mystic and sanctifying nature of the icon, I include an interpretation of the philosophical system of the Christian-Neo-Platonic tradition of understanding the presence of the archetype in the image on the basis of the element of similarity. In the outline of basic subjects during the Seventh Ecumenical Council, by the analysis in controversial use of the terms "latreia" and "proskynesis" in council documents, a...
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Estabilishment of Chaplaincy Service at the Hospital in Cheb
Kout, Vít ; Šmídová, Olga (advisor) ; Štegmannová, Ingrid (referee)
Establishment of Chaplaincy Service at the Hospital in Cheb This thesis describes the process of implementation of the hospital chaplain service in a hospital in Cheb, including a description of the obstacles and problems related to organizational culture change in this medical device. The aim of launching this new service was to contribute in improving the quality of services through complementing existing health services with the spiritual dimension of patient care. In the theoretical part the thesis focuses on knowledge about ecumenically-scale pastoral work of the hospital chaplains in the specific environment of hospitals. These findings are derived from publicly available sources - from secondary sources, or from websites. The practical part of the thesis describes the sequential steps that have been made in the implementation of chaplaincy services in Cheb hospital. The practical part contains interview with a professional chaplain, an experienced priest and nurses of Cheb hospital and a subsequent analysis of these interviews. Processed outputs of the interviews were then applied in the process of individualization of services according to the specific needs of this hospital. In this part also the state of new services a month after its launch had been evaluated. In the conclusion of the...
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The Theological Delineation of the Icon in the Teaching of the Orthodox Church, with Emphasis on the Seventh Ecumenical Council
Kout, Vít ; Luptáková, Marina (advisor) ; Milko, Pavel (referee)
In this paper, I will attempt to present a comprehensive picture of the theological significance of the icon in the Orthodox Church. My goal is to contribute at least to a slight extent to the spreading of a consciousness about icons as vehicles of dogmatic communication, specifically in the Czech environment, which still lacks a wide range of basic catechetical literature. My work delineates the concept of an icon and continues with an explanation of its mystical role arising from the creation of humankind in the image and likeness of God. I consider that the basic criterion of an image - its element of divine inspiration corresponding to an adequate extent to God's current economy, which fully culminates in the Pentecost - is fully justified by the constant presence of the use of iconographic expression in the liturgical acts of the Old Testament and New Testament Churches. In order to explain the mystic and sanctifying nature of the icon, I include an interpretation of the philosophical system of the Christian-Neo-Platonic tradition of understanding the presence of the archetype in the image on the basis of the element of similarity. In the outline of basic subjects during the Seventh Ecumenical Council, by the analysis in controversial use of the terms "latreia" and "proskynesis" in council documents, a...
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