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Outline of the history of pietism and its reflection in spirituality of Czechoslovak Hussite Church
Brejtrová, Jitka ; Veverková, Kamila (advisor) ; Lášek, Jan Blahoslav (referee)
It descripes contemporary background of pietism, the sources from which he drew and its various forms. Observes how pietism resolved the crisis of the Church and society. It describes the basic emphases of pietism, supporting notes and warning elements. The second part deals with the time and cause of constitution of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, practical expressions of piety of its members and its inclination to the biblical theology of personalism. The emphasis on a personal relationship with God and to another human being nurtured by studying the Scriptures in the community and a new emphasis on active and responsible reborn man who is active in the world, is the central theme of pietism and the new generation of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church.
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The Pious Gifts in the Czech Middle Ages
Vašek, Zdeněk ; Bobková, Lenka (advisor) ; Charvátová, Kateřina (referee) ; Doležalová, Eva (referee)
This thesis focuses on the gifts of Czech and Moravian nobility to the church during the High Middle Ages. The pious gifts (Donations) are fundamental for the understanding of medieval devotion and for some aspects of medieval society. In the Middle Ages, the last wills and testaments expressed people's wishes, attitudes and intentions with respect both to these worldly and other matters. They express attitudes to other family members, to property, to life and death, to community and social groups, to the Church, to Saints and to God. The pious donations, support for the poor and the burial near Saints open up the gates to Heaven. But the pious donations are not only a part of one's care for the soul and redemption in the Middle Ages. The donations have complicated background. These gifts expressed religious, economic, political and representative intentions of the donors. The Pious gifts are a good tool for research of this part of society. The main aim of thesis is to describe the pious gifts given by the Czech and Moravian nobility from 1200 till mid-14th century. The Thesis based on the analysis of individual donations describes the spectrum of motivation for these gifts and also to describe the function which gifts had in society. Analysis allowed periodizes donation activity of the nobility. With the...
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Church of St. Judoc in Cheb in the middle Ages
Hošková, Eva ; Pátková, Hana (advisor) ; Bláhová, Marie (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the history of the church of saint Judoc in Cheb. The thesis focuses mainly on the period of the Middle Ages, it gives information about the erection of the church and its funding and activities mainly in the 15th and 16th century. The extant sources and the regional literature are used for this period. Information about history of the church in modern times and the description of the church furnishings is gained from both German and Czech regional authors works. The history of the region and of the other sacral buildings in Cheb and the question of religious administration and of Cheb patriciate are also included in this thesis. The important part of the thesis is the edition of the sources for the medieval history of the church.
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The Zittau people and their churches (approx. 1300-1600)
Hrachovec, Petr ; Bobková, Lenka (advisor) ; Holý, Martin (referee) ; Müller, Winfried (referee)
The Zittau people and their churches (approx. 1300-1600) The essay deals with the church history in the town of Zittau in Upper Lusatia, today's federal state of Saxony, Germany, in late Middle Ages and Early Modern Era. The main focus of the work was to illustrate the changes of religious institutions and benefactions throughout the era. Most importantly, we dealt with the fate of mostly medieval benefactions during reformation, which established a cultural break point in the given region. We analysed a broad spectrum of benefactions, ranging from small ones (masses, alms etc.) to more complex ones (monasteries, hospitals, church fabric etc.). The essay consists of three sections. The first section is dedicated to Middle Ages and it focuses on ancient history, i. e. the starting point from which the religious benefactions entered the reformation era. The second section focuses on the town of Zittau in the era of reformation and on the process of validation of the new denomination. We specifically focus on the end of four monasteries' benefactions in the course of 16th century, taken over by the Zittau city council. The third section deals with the fate of another general benefaction, i. e. the church fabric of Zitttau parish church, which, unlike the monasteries, successfully survived the...
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Education and Culture during the reign of Charles IV.
Soušková, Petra ; Veverková, Kamila (advisor) ; Lášek, Jan Blahoslav (referee)
Education and Culture during the reign of Charles IV. Petra Soušková The focus of the paper is to present a balanced interpretation of the history during the reign of Charles IV. Specifically, the culture, education and their main features which substantially determined the development of the Czech nation from 1334 to 1378 are discussed from the political, economical, social and religious aspects. The work is divided into five chapters which specify known interpretations of the topic and summarize the findings of previously published studies. Overall description of the Charles's IV. rule is given in chapter 1. In chapter 2 the character of Charles IV is outlined focusing on his deep religiousness with respect to the events that formed his youth during his travel in France and Italy and also the European and Czech social development, and formation of medieval institutions. The third chapter offers a general overview of the culture and education in the studied period. It is the focus and fundamental result of the paper with respect to the Přemyslid dynasty legacy, which brought substantial changes within the entire society. Level of education, literary output, and all kinds of visual art in relation to the ruler's founding, building and artistic collecting activities, as well as donation to church are...
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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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Chantry chapels by burghers in Kutná Hora in pre-Hussite period
Vaněk, Vojtěch ; Hlaváček, Ivan (advisor) ; Kejř, Jiří (referee) ; Krafl, Pavel (referee)
Chantry chapels by burghers in Kutná Hora in pre-Hussite period Vojtěch Vaněk This study is based on the social-historical understanding of the role of chantries and of liturgical memory in medieval society, as discussed especially by Otto G. Oexle and Michael Borgolte. Chantries as permanent pious gifts connected the world of the living with the world of the dead, kept the presence of the dead among the living and, simultaneously, contributed to the salvation of their souls through mutual solidarity between the living and the dead. This study also evaluates the insights of the new cultural history, which understands the endowments as symbolic capital in a given society, capital which enabled display of social status and legitimized power through ostentatious demonstration of devotion. Under the House of Luxembourg, Kutná Hora was one of the most populous towns in Bohemia and Moravia as well as one of the biggest centers of mining and processing of silver ore in Europe. 1280's saw the origins of mining there, the first decade of the 14th century saw the city's founding. Kutná Hora was the residence of the central mint in the Czech kingdom and of the royal offices related to the mint and mining. It also attracted burgher elite, who participated in the mining entrepreneurship and traded with precious metals....
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Intrinsic religiosity practice. Psychological aspects of intrisic religiosity of Catholic mothers
Bartáková, Vladislava ; Slaměník, Ivan (advisor) ; Muchová, Ludmila (referee) ; Tavel, Peter (referee)
INTRINSIC RELIGIOSITY PRACTICE Psychological aspects of intrinsic religiosity of Catholic women - mothers of small children. Key words: Intrinsic religiosity, Prayer, Spirituality of an Everyday Life, Motherhood, Catholic Faith, Identity, Narrative Analysis Secularisation of the current post-modern Europe represents a collapse of Christianity in the sense of an integrating power of the society; however, it does not mean extinction of Christianity as such. The largest European church has been responding to the changes in the post-modern society by moving the emphasis from Catholicism (institutionally - as a doctrine attitude of the church) to Catholicity (openness and universal attitude of the church). Despite this inner movement, the Roman Catholic Church is losing numbers of their members and frequently it does not satisfactorily address, among the competition in the 'religious market', agnostics or even the 'searching' ones. From another point of view, however, it is obvious that for many people it still remains a 'home' in which they develop their faith as an individual expression of existential needs. The symbolic universe of the traditional Catholic religion provides these people with factual as well as symbolic tools to develop spirituality. Significant changes in religiousness and...
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World of the Burgesses of Rokycany in the Light of Their Testaments in 16th - 18th Century
KALOUSOVÁ, Václava
The Master Thesis World of the Burgesses of Rokycany in the Light of Their Testaments in 16th - 18th Century is based on the studies of two books of last wills and testaments stored in the State District Archives in Rokycany. The base of sources is further enlarged by the prescriptive literature of that time, i.e. books of good deaths, the book of the St. Mary's Fraternity and church registers. Attention was gradually paid to the transformation of the testamentary practice in Rokycany, to the representation of piety in the testaments and to the perception of death. Moreover the author of the work has aimed her attention to the evidence of the structure of families in the Early New Age, of the social environments of the testator and material culture of the burgesses' households seen from the testaments. A component part of the thesis is a picture annex.
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