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The Grace Working in the States of Life
Grimmerová, Monika ; Brož, Prokop (advisor) ; Mohelník, Tomáš (referee)
The Grace Working in the States of Life The work procedes with the view of God's grace as the special gift for each state of life. I come from the fact that man, without God, who created him was not anything that was created by God. Without his grace could not even reach salvation. It treats also basic division of the grace to ,sanctifying grace and sacramental graces. The work of grace in human life is discussed in the section calling and election. Implementation of life in grace is developed in four states of life: lay, consecrated, the ministerial priesthood and married state. The work tries to show the greatness and effectiveness of the gift of God's grace, which leads man throughout his whole life. Keywords Grace Sacrament Calling Election State of life
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The Puritan view of death: attitudes toward death and dying in Puritan New England
Holubová, Petra ; Procházka, Martin (advisor) ; Robbins, David Lee (referee)
The Puritan attitude toward death in seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century New England was ambivalent and contained both terror at the possibility of eternal damnation and hope for deliverance. The joyful theme of the migratio ad Dominum resonated with the Saints only at times when they were convinced divine grace was actively working in their lives, but when they saw they were backsliding, the horror of death prevailed. Puritan anxiety about death was caused by tensions inherent in the doctrine of predestination, which implied man's dependence on God's inscrutability, and in the doctrine of assurance, which implied that self-doubt was more desirable than full assurance of salvation. What complicated any verification of the presence of grace was man's endless potential for self-deception. Memento mori gave urgency to the Puritan work ethic and the effective use of time. The anxiety about one's destiny began in early childhood when death and its ensuing horrors for the depraved were used as a means of religious instruction to provoke spiritual precocity and conversion. This early immersion into the discourse about death has been erroneously interpreted as a proof of the non-existence of childhood in Puritan New England. Deathbed scenes depicted in Puritan spiritual biographies were designed as examples...
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President´s Amnesty of the Czech Republic and its consequences
SUFČÁK, David
This bachelor thesis is called Amnesty of president of the Czech Republic and its consequences. It analyses in detail the institute of amnesty and so mass pardons. It is purely the theoretical thesis. The work is divided into two parts. The first one is focused on amnesty from the general viewpoint. In this part we speak about basic characterization, history, the difference between amnesty and individual mercy, particular application forms, medial perspective, legislation in our country and also comparison with legislation from abroad. The second one deals with the full-of-contradiction amnesty by Václav Klaus in 2013. There is practical demonstration of using the amnesty by president of the Czech Republic in our legal environment. In this part the amnesty in 2013 is described from several points of view. The extent of amnesty which was criticised by general public is analysed including of particular clauses and thorny questions. We also focused on application problems which are described in detail with respect to particular application amnesty forms. The thesis is also speaking about the impacts on Prison service of the Czech Republic, Employment offices of the Czech Republic or Probation and Mediation service of the Czech Republic. There is said in outline the reaction of several social segments (convicted persons, aggrieved persons, the expert public and non-professional public). With the topic of people who were pardoned is closely related their social rehabilitation. It is followed by dealing with countersignature of Prime Minister Petr Nečas. A few questions about the function of countersignature in our legislation arose with him. The conclusion of thesis is aimed at future changes of amnesty institute from the constitutional viewpoint in relation to problems which appeared with the latest declared amnesty in our state territory.
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"In Love He Predestinated Us..." Predestination. Sain Paul, Saint Augustin and Vladimír Boublík
BRICHCÍNOVÁ, Kateřina
The doctrine of predestination in Western theology had for centuries been burdened by the dualistic conception of Saint Augustine. The bishop of Hippo held that it is God?s intention to reveal His mercy on a small number of those predestined to salvation and His justice on a far larger mass of rightly damned sinners. He came to be convinced that salvation is an utterly undeserved gift and consequently he negated the importance of human freedom. His interpretation would rather give rise to anxiety than the hope Scripture speaks about. Vladimír Boublík dared to oppose Augustine?s authority and presented an entirely different solution based on modern exegesis of the Pauline epistles. He defined predestination as an irreversible divine decision the content of which is the participation of all humanity on divine life in Christ. The present paper shows that Boublík?s theology stems from not just academic, but above all existential search for the answer to the question of human destiny marked with sin, suffering and death. It is already apparent on the pages of the spiritual diary the author kept during his studies. All his writing shows the intention to address his contemporaries and lead them to Christ who stands in the centre of the author?s thinking. This paper attempts to follow up on the work of the Czech exile theologian. It presents his conception of predestination and further develops it in some respects. Besides other things, it throws light on the previously unclarified problem of Christ?s primacy in predestination. Vladimír Boublík?s thesis is confronted with objections that have been raised against it and its content is compared with the content of today?s contribution to the topic.
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The meaning of life in the July´s questions
PRAŽÁKOVÁ, Kateřina
The thesis deals with search for the meaning of human life in present time from the philosophical and theological point of view of Egon Bondy. Bondy perceives a human being as a biological and intellectual unity in which the peak of evolution has been reached. However, as to Bondy, this ?peak? has to be overcome, humans have to transcend and renew their humanity, otherwise they would get stuck at the place momentary reached where they are not happy and stand without any meaning. Bondy brings the concept of a ?non-substance model? of ontological reality, in which the attempts to find a common path for both theology and philosophy. This way we can also follow Egon Bondy?s development from atheism to the acceptance of ?living God?. Bondy reaches the opinion that human faith in God and the reception of grace offer person?s life the feeling of fulfilment which contemporary humanity has been so much lacking. Bondy hints at his spiritual experience of ?splendour inside?, where he could feel that the meaning of life cannot be reached by one?s own activity or just ?ordered?. The meaning of life can only be humbly expected.
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Significant exponents of Indian religious philosophy of 20th century
AVRAMOV, Tomáš
The work introduces three exponents of Indian spirituality of the 20th Century. The first chapter deals with the life and teaching of Bhagawan Nityananda who shows various features of the Kashmir shaivism philosophy that is briefly described in the apendix of this chapter. There are examined the main elements of the Nityananda teaching {--} purity of mind and emotions, faith, meditation, siddha yoga and shaktipat. The second chapter introduces the personage and teaching of Neem Karoli Baba. Significant features of his teaching are the emphasis on the love to God and to fellow humans, detachment, service to others, meditation. Part of the chapter is dedicated to his relation to Christ. The third chapter deals with the legendary Indian saint Sai Baba of Shirdi. Although he died in 1918, his populariry in India has steadily grown and he is adored by both, hindus and muslims. His teaching shows many elements of sufism, bhakti yoga and jnana yoga. One of the leading ideas of this work is to show that the personages and teachings of these masters are universal. They prove in their lives not only the existence of the supersensory, spiritual world, but also the unity of people in the relation to this world.
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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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Three mystical Writings of the Middle Ages from the Point of View of C. G. Jung's Concepts
JEŘÁBEK, Jan
The thesis presents three mystical writings of the Middle Ages,whose common least denominator is experience of inner mystical union accompanied by a religious experience and the experience of spiritual purgation. The thesis attempts to adopt a holistic approach,it presents relevant views of C.G.Jung s concepts of archetypes and relationships between consciousness and unconsciousness,views of other authors,quotes some documents of magisterial role of the church,it takes into account a long-term empiric observations,and presents one case study.In the conclusion some approaches towards handling so called psychospiritual crisis are suggested.
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