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The Poet of the Word: Christology in the Work of T.S. Eliot
Šmejdová, Barbora ; Pospíšil, Ctirad Václav (advisor) ; Houkal, Jan (referee)
Title: The Poet of the Word: Christology in the Work of T.S. Eliot The thesis focuses on the Christological analysis of the work of T. S. Eliot, a poet, dramatist and critic. The thesis is divided into two chapters. The first chapter describes historical and cultural background of Eliot's work, basic facts about his life and his literary and critical input. The first chapter is concluded by a reflection about the reception of T. S. Eliot in the Czech Republic and about the translation of his work to Czech. The second chapter contains the Christological analysis of Eliot's poetry and plays. The chapter starts with an analysis of Christological titles in individual poems. The second part of the chapter deals with the important moments of Jesus' life mentioned in Eliot's poems and dramas. The chapter also simultaneously contains references to particular places in the Scripture, which are relevant for given poems. Keywords Christology, T. S. Eliot, Catholic Theology, English Literature
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The position of love in the spirituality of St. Francis de Sales
Svobodová, Jana ; Brož, Prokop (advisor) ; Houkal, Jan (referee)
The centre of S. Francis of Sales's spirituality is love. In my thesis, first of all, I deal with formative influences which formed his personality. This is the starting point in the discourse about Francis's theological optimism, its roots and its influence on the conception of God. For S. Francis God is esentially the God in Trinity, who share love in the highest manner also with a man through the mystery of Incarnation. Francis's conception of love that has its seat in the heart of a human being is connected with that conviction. In the very top of a heart there is the will which is called up to make decisions according to love that gives the true motivation. On the way of the growth of love the highest aim is the holy indifference, which enables God to act in a human heart according to His intentions. For S. Francis love to God is closely connected with love to a man who is the image of God. During his direction of souls to love S. Francis recommends first of all kindness and as the main mens a prayer and sacraments. The heart which has become fully pervaded with love, which loves and is loved, we can best contemplate at Virgin Mary.
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Human openness : In theology of Karl Rahner and Wolfhart Pannenberg
Valeš, Jan ; Štefan, Jan (advisor) ; Houkal, Jan (referee) ; Macek, Petr (referee)
The thesis Human openness : In theology of Karl Rahner and Wolfhart Pannenberg is dealing with the term 'openness' in a theological sense when it speaks of an essential characteristics of human being. Rahner and Pannenberg surpass all the other authors in 20-th century who use this term in their consistency of usage and richness of its meaning. First and largest part of the thesis offers analysis of both authors and their usage of the term, from earliest works to the final comprehensive presentations of their systematic theology. Second part takes the term under the test of imago Dei doctrine, teaching about sin, and about the salvation in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Secondary literature helps to see value of their theology. One of the results of this test is the fact that we can speak about one notion of openness since the similarities of both authors prevail over the differences. Third part of the thesis offeres creative possibilities of work with notion of openness. Conclusion contains suggested definition of the notion by these two authors. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Ecumenism in the work of Josef Kubalík
Chocenská, Vlasta ; Bouma, David (advisor) ; Houkal, Jan (referee)
The thesis "Ecumenism in the work of Josef Kubalík" provides an overview of several works of professor Josef Kubalík. His works influenced generations of students of Catholic theology. Author was a professor of Fundamental Theology at Cyrilometodějská bohoslovecká faculty in Litoměřice in the second half of the 20th century. He wrote a lot of books, university textbooks and ariticles in specialized press. Theologia Fundamentalis has been his most known work. Which is partly still under the influence of manualistic, apologetic-polemical theology. In his later reissues are added council documents Dei Verbum and Lumen Gentium. He translated documents of Second Vatican Ecumenical Council for professional public. We compare his work to these documents and to Ut Unum Sint. At the end it is said, that professor Kubalík grew in the openness and friendliness towards non - Catholics. But he was unable to change given schemes of his thinking.
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Christian motifs in the poetry of Jan Zahradníček
Vašková, Anna ; Pospíšil, Ctirad Václav (advisor) ; Houkal, Jan (referee)
Christian motifs in the poetry of Jan Zahradnicek Abstract The goal of this thesis is to capture development and change of religious motifs in poems of Jan Zahradnicek and reflect on them the phenomenon of faith in poet's life with respect to the life events that shaped it. The thesis tries to define basic spiritual thelogical starting points of Zahradnicek's poetry and to point out the relationship between literature and theology. The aim of this work is to find and examine the constant features and development of Zahradnicek's Christological reflection: biblical basis, christological images, incarnation, mystery of Jesus' life, theology of the cross and soteriology. Keywords Jan Zahradníček, Christology, Soteriology, Systematic theology, Theology and art
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Philosophical Aspects of Aquinas's Doctrine on the Trinity in STH. (q. 27.-43.)
Mišejka, Pavol ; Svoboda, David (advisor) ; Houkal, Jan (referee)
Philosophical Aspects of Aquinas's Doctrine on the Trinity in Summa Theologiae. The work has the goal to disclose a philosophical background of Aquinas's doctrine on the Trinity in Summa theologiae. The Dogma of the Trinity of Divine Persons is one of the fundamental truths of faith. This fact transcends human reason, yet it is a topic with its position and content, so it was always exciting and theologians tried to cope with this paradoxical claim of a single God in the Three Persons. St. Thomas Aquinas was no exception in this. His scholastic approach uses abundant philosophical material to help him to disclose this reality which exceeds philosophical science as incontrovertible and therefore credible. In his famous work for beginner theologians, he systematically presents his solution based on the analysis of the category of relation. The distinction between being (esse) of relation and its own nature (ratio) will make it possible to distinguish the three Persons in God's only reality. He concludes that divine persons themselves are the relations they represent and that the relations are subsistent. Ultimately, such an understanding of the existence of divine Persons reveals the reason for creation and helps us to understand our salvation, which is according to the Angelic Doctor the ultimate...
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The Grace in Confession of St. Augustine
Löffelmannová, Lada ; Houkal, Jan (advisor) ; Vopřada, David (referee)
The aim of this work is to outline Augustine's analysis of the doctrine of grace in his autobiographical work, Confessions and subsequently, to estimate the benefits of the concept of manifestations of grace in Confessions for the life of the Christian at the present time. In the first part, the socio-historical background of St. Augustine's life will be discussed followed by his biography and then will follow a brief treatise on Augustine's doctrine of grace. The second part introduces an outline of Augustine's Confessions. There will be a description of the work as a theological autobiography, its structure and its content. In the third part, the concept of manifestations of grace in Confessions will be elaborated, which will be followed by a reflection on the contribution of this concept to Christian life at present. Keywords grace, sin, St. Augustine, Confessions, spiritual life, present
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Towards the trinitarian christology: Christological analysis of Klaus Hemmerle's writings in the context of his life and work
Fiedler, Eduard ; Pospíšil, Ctirad Václav (advisor) ; Houkal, Jan (referee)
The primary aim of this thesis "Towards the trinitarian christology: Christological analysis of Klaus Hemmerle's writings in the context of his life and work" is to concern the most important christological themes of Klaus Hemmerle's (1929-1994) philosophical and theological work. At the same time, in the context of author's life and work the debate over the way metaphysics and christology relate to each other will be taken into account. Hemmerle's most known essay "Theses for a Trinitarian Ontology" (Thesen zu einer trinitarischen Ontologie) deals with the problem of new genuinely christian trinitarian ontology. The christological assumptions of this approach will be discussed in our thesis.
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