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Pastoral care for parents with preschool children in Prague
Surovcová, Karolína ; Macek, Ondřej (advisor) ; Beneš, Ladislav (referee)
This diploma thesis talks about pastoral care of parents and their pre-school children in Prague. Theoretical part defines a term family using empirical sciences and Christians' point of view. This thesis introduces two documents that further elaborates the concept and purpose of a family: Amoris Laetitia and Familiaris Consortio. This study also describes topics regarding families and Christian education of their children in cooperation with church. It defines terms like pastoral care, pastoral worker and his/her duties. This diploma thesis also talks about different Prague churches, their origin, their professed values, and about what do they offer regarding free time activities. The main goal of the thesis is to understand the activities of pastoral workers in relation to parents with their kids from the perspective of different religion they believe in. To fulfill the goal of the thesis a qualitative research methodology in the form of a semi-structured interview is used. This helps to perceive the activities of pastoral workers through their eyes.
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Openness to samesex marriage from the perspective of religious and nonreligious high school students.
Hejduková, Lucie ; Tuček, Milan (advisor) ; Wirthová, Jitka (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the attitudes of religious and non-religious high school students towards the possible marriage of same-sex couples. The theoretical part focuses on the process of emancipation of homosexuals up to the present, when the discussion of this issue is a current topic both in society and in the political sphere. The respondents' openness to homosexual marriage is viewed, among other things, through the lens of their religious beliefs. The research group consists of six male and female students of Prague grammar schools, of which three respondents are Christian and three are non-religious. In the form of a semi-structured interview, the study finds out to what extent the respondents are open to the legalization of gay marriage, whether they agree with using the term marriage also for same- sex couples, and what role their religious beliefs play in their opinion on the issue. The results of the study show that five out of six interviewed respondents see the lack of registered partnership as unequal rights compared to the institution of marriage. All religious respondents comment on the nature of homosexuality and the need to increase the rights of homosexual couples. They justify their attitudes due to the influence of the Christian upbringing that was provided to them in the...
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Life of Cardinal Miloslav Vlk until 1989
Hořejší, David ; Koura, Petr (advisor) ; Foltýn, Dušan (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the life of cardinal Miloslav Vlk to the year 1989 in the context of the political and social situation in totalitarian Czechoslovakia. The main aim of the thesis is to chronologically document the development and formation of Miloslav Vlk's values and attitudes from his childhood, his studies at the grammar school, to his graduation from the Faculty of Philosophy of Charles University and the priest seminary. His work at the Bishopric of České Budějovice, his administration of the parishes of Lažiště and Starý Rožmitál, and even his window cleaning at the state-owned company ÚKLID in Prague and then his return to priestly administration are also depicted. This theses permeated Vlk's life to the year 1989, when he was finally granted state approval to exercise clerical aktivity, and could thus officially carry out what he was, in his own words, destined to do. On the basis of interviews with parishioners and friends of the cardinal, the work presents in detail the period of his priestly activity in Rožmitál pod Třemšínem in confrontation with the building plans and party views of the newly elected chairman of the town's national committee, Jiří Plachý. Key words Persecution of Church members; Miloslav Vlk; Rožmitál pod Třemšínem; Totalitarian regime; Communism; State...
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The Holy Spirit in the Gospel of John and the Acts of the Apostles
Peregrin, Filip ; Ryšková, Mireia (advisor) ; Scarano, Angelo (referee)
Title of bachelor thesis: The Holy Spirit in the Gospel of John in Comparison with the Acts of the Apostles. The bachelor's thesis deals with the topic of the promise, coming and action of the Holy Spirit in the early church and today. The aim of the work is to explain general data on the Gospel of John and the Acts of the Apostles, to present an analysis of selected pericopes and to offer the author's reflections on the identified characters of the Holy Spirit. The purpose of this work is to find out how the writers in selected pericopes describe the action of the Holy Spirit, find matches and differences. The final chapter deals with the action of the Holy Spirit in the Church today. The work is intended for those who want to find out basic information about the topic and gain insight into the topic and relevant literature. Keywords Holy Spirit, Gospel of John, Acts of the Apostles, Pentecost, Jesus, Another Intercessor, Paraclete, Church
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The Life and Work of the Pastors Alfred Kocáb and Jiří Doležal between years 1968 and 1989
Pfann, Michael ; Moree, Pieter (advisor) ; Trojan, Jakub (referee)
This thesis deals with the life and work of two pastors of the Evangelical Church of the Czech Brethren, Alfréd Kocáb and Jiří Doležal, between 1968-1989. For this research the oral history method was used. The thesis contains a selection of interviews, which the author conducted with the pastors in spring 2013, and an interpretation of them according to the rules of the discipline of oral history. Preceding to the interviews available materials related to both pastors were studied, which are mainly documents in church and state archives, but also interviews with contemporaries of both pastors. The aim of this thesis is to create a platform to the pastors to speak, so that they can present their life and work according to their memories and comment various events, which constituted them. The two pastors represent two different wings in the ECCB in that period. In this way, these two concepts and accents of life and theology are entering into a mutual dialog. Through two life testimonies we can pars pro toto observe the life of the church and the country in the difficult years 1968-1989. The second aim of the work was to create new historical sources in the form of recordings of interviews and transcriptions of them.
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Life and work prof. O. Rutrle
Pek, Vladislav ; Hrdlička, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Lášek, Jan Blahoslav (referee)
The dissertation called The Life and Work of Professor Otto Rutrle deals with the fate and work of a practical theologian from the second generation of The Czechoslovak Church (Hussite). Introductory chapter is dedicated to Karel Farský, the first patriarch of The Czechoslovak Church (Hussite). It also describes the circumstances of the birth of The Czechoslovak Church (Hussite) and its first years of existence. The second chapter follows Gustav Adolf Procházka, the second patriarch of The Czechoslovak Church (Hussite). The chapter also deals with a fight of The Czechoslovak Church (Hussite) to obtain its own university. The education of theology students is the topic for the third chapter. It describes the education of theology students from the foundation of the church to the year 1990. The main part of the dissertation deals with the life and work of Professor Otto Rutrle, his activity in the church and also on theology faculties. His work on a practical theology is divided to subchapters accordingly to respective subjects.
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