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Jan Blahoslav and European humanism
Šrubařová, Ivana ; Veverková, Kamila (advisor) ; Lášek, Jan Blahoslav (referee)
This thesis is dedicated to the life and time of Jan Blahoslav, the bishop of the Unity of the Brethren and his relationship to the Unity. The aim of this work is to show Blahoslav's opinion of higher education from 2 points of view: a humanistic man of his time and also a member of the Unity. The thesis is divided into 8 chapters which focus on 3 main topics: Jan Blahoslav and the Unity of the Brethren, humanism and education. In the first chapter, the time of the Renaissance and humanism is introduced, the second is dedicated to the history of the Unity of the Brethren and the third one is actually the biography of Jan Blahoslav. In the fourth chapter, Blahoslav's main writings are described. The second half of the thesis focuses on education in the time of scholasticism and humanism from the European point of view, the system of education of the Unity of the Brethren and the pedagogical contribution of Jan Blahoslav.
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The Confession in the Protestantism and its Historical Transformations
Jandečková, Pavla ; Landová, Tabita (advisor) ; Vaňáč, Martin (referee)
anglicky Annotation In my thesis I deal with the Confession in European nad especially Czech Protestantism, its conception, form and transformations in history. The focus of my work is to look at the Confession in the Reformation and its further development. The work is divided into four major chapters: (1) The Confession, (2) The Confession and reformers, (3) The Cofession and reformist religions, (4) The Confession of contemporary Protestantism. Each of these chapters is further divided into subsections. In conclusion I describe the effort to reintroduce private Confession as solid form of church life and I think about reasons why nowadays in Protestant churches private Confession used only sporadically. Keywords: confession; Reformation; the Church of the Brethren; Luther; Calvin; Protestantism; Sin; Forgiveness; Absolution.
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The Bequest of the Unity of the Brethren in the Lore and Practice of the Contemporary Protestant Churches in the Czech Republic
Medková, Lydie ; Veverková, Kamila (advisor) ; Lášek, Jan Blahoslav (referee)
This theses researches the bequest of The Unity of the Brethren in the lore and practice of the contemporary protestant churches in the Czech Republic. The first part evaluates numerous sources to concretize the bequest of The Unity of Brethren to ten points, which represent the most specific characteristics of its lore. The second part focuses on comparison of the previously specified bequest of The Unity of Brethren with practice and lore of particular contemporary churches. Through analysis of church sources and structured interviews with the heads of contemporary churches the thesis shows which points of the bequest of The Unity of Brethren actually appear in the lore of the examined churches and to what extend these points influence the real life of the communities. The main objective of the thesis is to examine whether the rich Brethren tradition can be found in today's Czech churches. Moreover this work also asks to what extend these churches manage to keep the Brethren bequest alive in the modern social environment.
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Johanka z Krajku and Czech brothers
Kaleta, Juda ; Foltýn, Dušan (advisor) ; Havlůjová, Hana (referee)
This thesis is focused on the personality of Johanka Kraiger of Kraig, a noblewoman in the times of Jagiellon's reign, who is known for her support of Czech brothers and for the later joining the Unitas Fratrum. This thesis is split into two parts, each of parts tries to describe a lady of Kraig from a different perspective. The first part is a comprehensive biography with noticing of important events in the Czech kingdom, which formed the life of Johanka. The second part is dedicated to the Unitas fratrum and their relationship to Johanka of Kraig. The thesis tries to describe complicated relations between Czech brothers and the nobility and the question of personal devoutness - mainly on the analysis of the Creed by Johanka. 1
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The Doctrine of Antichrist and the Coming of Christ at the Beginning of the Unity of Brethren and its Roots in the Czech Reformation
Müllerová, Anna ; Veverková, Kamila (advisor) ; Lášek, Jan Blahoslav (referee)
This thesis provides a balanced overview of the active ideological currents in the late Middle Ages in the Czech lands concerning the doctrine of the Antichrist and the second coming of Christ. It not only deals with the religious situation during that period, but also emphasises the political, cultural and social circumstances. The text is divided into seven parts that discuss the apocalyptic sentiment and the eschatological visions prevalent in society in that period. Presented in it are the principal ideas of such prominent reformist scholars and thinkers as Jan Milíč of Kroměříž, Master Jan Hus, Jan Rokycan and Petr Chelčický. The text charts the teachings of these men, as they followed one another, concerning the issues of the concept of the Antichrist and the coming of Christ up to the period of the Hussite revolutionary movement and even later, during the early days of the Unity of Brethren. Special attention is also given to the spiritual circumstances involved in the founding of the Unity of Brethren; there the roots of its founding and its beginnings and its distinctive features are documented in the thesis. Emphasis is also placed on the importance of the reformist and the Hussite struggle for its creation. The familiar interpretations of the doctrine of the Antichrist and the coming of Christ...
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Studies and Correspondence of the priests-to-be of the Bohemian Brethren in 1610-1618
Růčková, Markéta ; Ebelová, Ivana (advisor) ; Kostlán, Antonín (referee) ; Just, Jiří (referee)
Studies and Correspondence of the priests-to-be of the Bohemian Brethren in 1610-1618 Markéta Růčková Two wooden boxes were found during the reconstruction of the former Minorite monastery Na Karmeli at Mladá Boleslav in 2006. The boxes concealed the so-called Archives of Matouš Konečný. The Archives contained documents that originated in the office of, or were addressed to, one of the four bishops of the Bohemian Brethren, Matouš Konečný (1569-1622), whose seat was at Mladá Boleslav. A significant part of the discovery consists of correspondence addressed to Bishop Konečný. A substantial part of the correspondence are documents related to the dispatch of young aspiring Brethren priests for study at educational institutions abroad. Along with letters of the students themselves, sent from Bremen and Beuthen an der Oder (Bytom Odrzański in Poland), where the young men attended academic grammar schools (gymnasia illustria), the boxes contain the students' pledges and accounts of their expenditures. The students' reports are supplemented with the correspondence of their teachers. The collection of letters from students and teachers as well as other documents being thus thematically delimited, our principal objective was to perform an analysis of their content and to prepare an edition of the documents....
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Reformation. Conditions of its rise and common features of reformations' growth.
Kašlík, Daniel ; Veverková, Kamila (advisor) ; Lášek, Jan Blahoslav (referee)
The thesis traces the beginnings of these reformation movements: Waldensians, Hussites, Unity of Brethren, Lutherans and Anabaptists. It also deals with the situation in Roman Catholic church since all the movements spring out of it. Furthermore the author is answering the question whether these movements have a common denominator, that links them together. If the answer is yes the author also covers what preconditions are necessary for the reformation to occur. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Unity of Brethren andJan Blahoslav. Humanistic education serving the concord
Chvátalová, Irina ; Veverková, Kamila (advisor) ; Lášek, Jan Blahoslav (referee)
This thesis focuses on the Unity of the Brethren and Jan Blahoslav who was an embodiment of the synthesis of Christian reformation and humanism. It documents the historical context and describes the gradual process of implementing the principles of humanism and education in the Unity of the Brethren since the origins of the Unity all the way to the activity of Jan Blahoslav. It touches on the connection between the courses of reformation and humanism. It charts the personality and life's work of Jan Blahoslav with emphasis on humanistic principles of his work. It also outlines the real and spiritual contribution of Jan Blahoslav to the Unity of the Brethren and the Czech nation. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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