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Observing Sacrament of Reconciliation with Children, and Exanoles of Penitential Services
DOUBKOVÁ, Lenka Judita
The bachelor thesis briefly refers to the origins of penitential liturgy, penance practice and the appeal on inner upturn in the Old Testament, establishment of the sacrament of reconciliation in the New Testament, and development of the penance practice to the present. The thesis also focuses on the penance of ckhildrenm their conscience development and upbringing with respect to the sacrament of reconciliation. It describes how parents and children perceive joint observenc of the sacrement of reconciliation, and the current practice of penitential services in the monitored parishes. The practical part shows examples of penitential services utilizing features of drama and visual arts, which took place in these parishes. These axamples of penitential services are focused on the observance of the first sacrament of reconciliation and also on the period of fasting and Advent.
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Religious conversion and subsequent frustration of faith in view of Holy Scripture, theology and psychology.
JACZENKOVÁ, Jolana
This thesis is concerned with the phenomenon of adult conversion to Christianity. It defines the concept of conversion and deals with it in the perspektive of several disciplines.Its first part is devoted to several examples of conversion describet in the Scripture.The examples given in the Old and New Testament seem to become patterns of genuine and lasting conversion.The second part of the thesis follows the biblical examples of convincement in the history of the Church.The third part is devoted to conversion in the view of the current (first of all moral)theology, and the fourth part offers a view from the perspektive of psychology. The conversion is characterised as a lifelong process of intensive changes in the meaning of repentance,an act of will and personal choice inextricably linked with God´s grace.The work shows the difficulties and conflicts which can hit the convers during the proces;it reveals their causes and stresses the necessity of a truly mature faith. The essential part of the work contents twelve case reports-specific stories of converts,which effectively illustrate the issues outlined.
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Celtic Christian Spirituality in the Time of Early Middle Age
LEBAROVÁ, Dorotea
This work deals with Christian tradition in Ireland and northwest Scotland in period from 5th to 12th century. The work is divided into two parts. The first one is an introduction into historical and cultural context. In the second one I used a religious model of Mr. Ninian Smart who distinguishes religion into seven dimensions. That dimensions are doctrinal, mythological, ritual, social, ethic, emotional and artistic. In each of these dimensions I deal with about four topics which are typical for Celtic {--} Christian tradition and on them I illustrate the uniqueness of that tradition. That uniqueness is in high ability for enculturation of Christianity together with ability for new innovative approaches. Some of these new approaches are introduction of new penitential practice, phenomenon of pilgrimage or interconnectedness of monasticism with apostolate.
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