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The place of worship. Reflection of the arrangement of the church.
Kupka, Jiří ; Kotas, Jan (referee) ; Royt, Jan (referee)
Building a new church and its arrangement impersonate a difficult task for an architect. No less difficult challenge is the reconstruction, upkeep or modification of inner alignment of a historical church. It needs from all concerned subjects - the architect, the submitter and the user (but also offices, conservationists, inhabitants) - basic knowledge about the most important aspects of conception of church, or liturgical space, which has not only its architectonical and functional site, but also a deep symbolical and theological meaning. The church has many requirements about the church building, which are described in many documents of different character. The other information (coming from millennial development and experience with sacral architecture) is involved in theological literature and other sources. Object of this study is making up a simple guide book summarizing all basic requirements (architectonical, artistic, urbanistic, landscape planning, functional and operational, conservationistical and on the other hand theological and symbolical) of building and alignment of a church or liturgical space, its parts (altar, ambon, sedes). For potential readers (architects, students of historical studies, conservationists, historians of art, officers and housekeepers) this study summarize...
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Pastoration Activities of Fr. Frantisek Wonka in Manetin (1925-1939)
Klouček, Roman ; Opatrný, Aleš (advisor) ; Kotas, Jan (referee)
Anotace: Pastoration activities of father Frantisek Wonka in Manetin (1925-1939). Bachelor work deals the activities of priest and writer Frantisek Wonka, which was in his time very popular. The faithful remember him kindly up to this day. His manuscripts has been never published. In introduction of this work is a brief curriculum vitae. On the following pages is a description of his fundamental works - general source-book for my work. Mayor part of work deals the the pastoration priorities of priest. At the conclusion is an estimation of his activity. Keywords: Decane Wonka, Manetin, Wonka's works, Day book 1939-1945, Chronicle of decanery.
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Baptismal Rituals of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch
Eisenhammer, Rudolf ; Ventura, Václav (advisor) ; Kotas, Jan (referee)
Baptismal rituals Syrian Orthodox Church from Antioch This bachelor work focuses on baptismal rituals of the Syrian Orthodox Church from Antioch and is based on the Czech translation of these rituals in Syrian Orthodox Church from Antioch. The work also deals with the conditions for, way and experiencing of the celebration of baptismal liturgy in Syrian tradition; in history of the Aramaic Christian tradition and mainly in Syrian Orthodox Church from Antioch. Finally, the work compares Syrian, Byzantine and Latin Christian baptismal liturgies. Key words: baptism, liturgy, Syrian Orthodox Church from Antioch, Aramaics, Syrians
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Maria Devotion in Liturgy and in Popular Religiousness
Šubrt, Pavel ; Mrňávek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Kotas, Jan (referee)
Devotion To The Virgin Mary In Liturgy And People's Religiousness This bachelor work deals with the topic of the devotion to the Virgin Mary. It looks at its different forms in the liturgy and people's religiousness. It stems from historical and theological links. It describes different forms of people's religiousness in dependence on the liturgical year which is reflected in both liturgical celebration and people's religiousness. Particular attention is paid to the origin of feasts and of selected forms of people's religiousness linked with the devotion to the Virgin Mary. One whole part of the work looks at the phenomenon of pilgrimages and their origin. It also focuses on places of pilgrimage that are often devoted to the Virgin Mary. Final chapter leads the reader into different perceptions of the devotion to the Virgin Mary in the Western and Eastern tradition. Key words People's religiousness Liturgical year Marian devotion Places of pilgrimage Icons
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The Woman in Pastoral Care
Müllerová, Lenka ; Opatrný, Aleš (advisor) ; Kotas, Jan (referee)
This bachelor thesis is engaged in the possibilities and specifics of woman working in pastoral care. The identity of woman is presented, the definitions of terms pastoral care, parish and laic are explained. The particular areas where woman can assert in Prague's archdiocese are described. Next are introduced experiences of woman working in these areas. There is evaluation of their working, including plus and minus at the end of this bachelor thesis. Keywords: woman, church, pastoral care, laic, parish.
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Influencing the posture of persons suffering from medium mental handicap
Kotas, Jan ; Hošková, Blanka (advisor) ; Strnad, Pavel (referee)
Title of the thesis: Intluencing the posture of persons suffering from medium mental handicap Aim of the thesis: The goal was to evaluate the impact of an exercise unit on selected functions ofthe locomotor system. Methodology: The hasíc concept was to perform a case study of 12 persons suffering from medium mental handicap (in average aged 25 years). The participants were examined with the help ofbasic examination methods to define their posture and muscle dysbalances. The study took four months and the examinations were carried out before the exercise scheme, during the scheme (after two months) and after the completion of the special four-month exercise scheme based on methods ofremedial physical training. Conclusion: After applying the special four-month scheme the results indicate that all members of the monitored group show improvement in all selected indicators of the locomotor system function, i.e. muscle atonia, muscle contracture, and hodily posture, despite the fact that not all hypotheses have been confirmed. Hypothesis 1 was not confirmed: no significant change was found in all aspects of the hodily posture; hypothesis 2 was confirmed: the exercise scheme contributed significantly to improvements in muscle contracture; and hypothesis 3 was not confirmed: in some parameters a...
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Narrating as a Method for Mediation of the Ten Commandments in the Middle School-age Religious Education
Carbová, Marie ; Eliáš, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Kotas, Jan (referee)
The Author deals in his work with principles of narrating mediation of the Ten Commanders to the schoolchildren from 8 to 12 years. Besides the common psychological view of development of the thinking in the age, of prevailing social roles in a family and school, she also emphasizes the development of moral judging. She also presents literally and theoretical view of narrating. The main part of the work shows the importance of narrating in passing Christian believe and moral through the Ten Commanders and New Testament ethics . The author mainly explains the concepts of "Narrating theology and "narrating ethics. She especially deals with didactic principles of narrating as a teaching method. The original contribution of the work are short stories written by the author respecting theoretic principals. That is why one part of the work is the elaboration about dreams because they became an important part of the plot of the stories. In the appendix she offers also particular suggestions of didactic using of her stories.
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Popular Religiousness and Liturgy. The Renewal of the Pilgrim Place of Smržov
Šubrtová, Alena ; Mrňávek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Kotas, Jan (referee)
Anglická anotace PEOPLE'S RELIGIOUNESS AND LITURGY THE RENEWAL OF THE PLACE OF PILGRIMAGE IN SMRŽOV This work focuses on the relation between people's religiousness and liturgy. In the theoretical part it deals with their defining and mutual relation. One of the chapters pays attention to the Czech special characteristics of this relation and of the historical development. Futher, this work deals with selected forms of people's religiousness, e. g. pilgrimage, places of pilgrimage, stations of the Cross and awe of the Virgin Mary and some of its forms. Awe of the Virgin Mary is detailed dealt with for the time between 1850 and 2007. This is the time of building and life of the Smržov Chapel. This chapel is the subject of the practical part of this work. The selected forms of people's religiousness are described in their complexity of the historical development. The practical part focuses on the description of manifestation of people's religiousness and liturgy at a country Marian place of pilgrimage and its renewal after 1989 in the light of church documents. It also pays attention to the possibilities of laymen to take part at these activities. It offers an excellent opportunity to show the link between the secular and church life. Key words: Liturgy People's religiousness Awe of the Virgin Mary History of...
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The Folk Art of Singing for a Catholic Divine Service in the Region of Podblanicko (the Vicariates of Vlašim and Benešov)
Kubů, Josef ; Mrňávek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Kotas, Jan (referee)
To the title: The Folk Art of Singing for a Catholic Divine Service in the Region of Podblanicko ( the vicariates of Vlašim and Benešov ) This work comes to analyze the answers to questions gained from straight to the topic orientated questionnaires, which were distributed to the parishes of Benešov and Vlašim. The survey aims to map the real contemporary feature of the folk singing art performed in this region, as well as to list and point out the song repertoire used in particular churches there, what is followed with a musical characterization and with quotations of three local songs practised in the places of their origin only. These are: Benešovské roráty, Hrádecká poutní píseň and Dobrou noc matičko from Tožice. The key words: - folk singing art - music - mass songs - divine service - liturgy
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