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The Person and his Way to Freedom in the Humanistic Framework of the Twentieth Century
Burda, Petr ; Ventura, Václav (referee) ; Novotný, Vojtěch (referee)
Résumé While we are standing shyly at the beginning of the third millennium, we feel to be a part of intellectual movement that has an essential meaning for humankind. The change of paradigms has not been completed yet; we are in the middle of a great change. It shows that numerous projects dreaming about a new land, which were made real by the modern era with such effort, are deficient and turn man's sight back to an entire basis of needs that gave birth to these projects. It seems proper to ask whether this land will be a land of people. After all tragedies of 20th century this question is quite legitimate. We live in the world where man seems to be reduced to a number, size of which grows with the profit he brings. It's obvious that a definition of man depends on his social role. Here they are: a businessman, a manager, an employer and an employee. But where is the human being? Nowadays, more urgently than whenever else, Diogenes' lamp is searching for the human being. Shakespeare's dilemma to be or not to be is more than a rhetorical question. It's the historical and existential space and at the same time it's also locus theologicus . Man nonstop collects his losses, suffers from various forms of violence and at the same time keeps projecting his hopes. At the beginning of our work we analyzed the...
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The Life and Rights of the Unborn.
Březinová, Michaela ; Ventura, Václav (advisor) ; Krahulcová, Beáta (referee)
This work deals with the problem of life and rights of unborn children and it is observed from different points of view. The key question is in which moment the life as such begins and should be protected. Attention is paid to the status of human embryo, different views on interruption, problem of assisted reproduction and research on embryonic stem cells. The work is enriched by opinions of Czech well-known experts on the topic discussed.
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Immortality and the Intermediate State of the Soul at Present Eschatology in the German Language Area
Kolář, Ondřej ; Štefan, Jan (advisor) ; Macek, Petr (referee) ; Ventura, Václav (referee)
The dissertation deals with a theme which in the final decades of the last century became the subject of many controversies, and which still today - perhaps together with the question of "salvation for all" - remains one of the most important and most widely-discussed issues in Christian eschatology. In comparison with the many serious questions with which contemporary theology is concerned, it may easily appear marginal or secondary, belonging to the sphere of ideas and speculation rather than the field of serious theological reflection. In fact, however, the question of the existence of human beings immediately after death - if it is not dismissed at once with a reference to allegedly "sober" and simple biblical testimonies or basic Christian confessions of faith - is one where basic theological viewpoints are confronted with positions that were adopted in eschatology and earlier dogmatic treatises. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Schoenstatt spirituality
Džofková, Martina ; Kohut, Pavel Vojtěch (advisor) ; Ventura, Václav (referee)
SCHOENSTATT SPIRITUALITY This thesis introduces the Schoenstatt movement and its spirituality. It explains the concepts of spirituality and spiritual theology and describes the spirituality as a practical implementation of our everyday experience of the relationship with God. The second chapter describes the history of the Schoenstatt movement in relation to the life story of its founder. In the third part of the thesis, the structure of the movement is explained and the main (fourt) part represents the fundamental principles of the Schoenstatt spirituality. The purpose of this chapter is to show the interconnection of the founder's life and the spirituality. The final section of the thesis addresses the history and work of the Schoenstatt movement in the Czech Republic. Keywords: covenant of love New Man everyday sanctity Instrument Spirituality Schoenstatt shrine
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Prolegomena to the history of the Czech catholic theology in the 2nd half of the 20th century
Novotný, Vojtěch ; Armbruster, Ludvík (advisor) ; Ventura, Václav (referee) ; Opatrný, Aleš (referee)
Il lavoro presente, intitolato "Prolegomena k dějinám české katolické teologie druhé poloviny 20. století" (Prolegomena per la storia della teologia cattolica in Boemia nella seconda metà del secolo XX), studia il retroterra storico della riflessione teologica degli cristiani cattolici del tempo del regime communista nella Cecolovacchia (1948-1989). In tal modo le prolegomena si presentano come presupposto per un'interpretazione storicamente corretta del pensiero teologico del detto periodo. Il significato complesso del titolo viene spiegato nell'Introduzione. Seguono poi quattro capitoli dedicati alla storia dell'insegnamento "officiale" della teologia: si presentano le vicende della Facoltà di teologia a Praga nel periodo della seconda guerra mondiale (I), negli inizi del regime communista (II), nel tempo della sua permanenza (III), e il suo corpo docente (IV). Un altro capitolo studia in contrappunto la storia dell'insegnamento "clandestino" della teologia, sorto in alternativa (V). Viene poi un capitolo dedicato alle riviste di teologia - quelle officiali, quelle di "samisdat" e quelle dell'esilio (VI). L'ultimo capitolo offre il panorama degli altri temi possibili (VII). In tal modo esso svolge pure il ruole della conclusione all'opera. Sebbe molta attenzione viene prestata alla Facoltà di...
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Divine mercy as a source and exemple of mercy according to St. Faustyna Kowalska
Matysková, Veronika ; Kohut, Pavel Vojtěch (advisor) ; Ventura, Václav (referee)
ANOTATION Titel of the work: Divine Mercy as a source and exemple of mercy of St. Faustyna Kowalska Surname and name of the author: Matysková Veronika Diplom work analyses spirituality o Divine Mercy in the life of St. Faustyna Kowalska. It looks at the source of inspiration in spirituality inneren relationship of the Holy Trinity, in act of creation and redemption of humanity in the Eucharist. Knowledge of Divine Mercy leads the saints to realize the mercy in practice, in the words, in the prayers to the Suffering Lord Jesus Christ, as participation in Divine Mercy for the lost souls. Presented are also specific tasks of St. Faustyna, flowing from her mission of spreading the devotion to the Divine Mercy. Key words: Divine Mercy Teophany Experience Mission Rescue of souls
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The role of the word of God in christian spiritual life
Olivová, Jana ; Kohut, Pavel Vojtěch (advisor) ; Ventura, Václav (referee)
RÉSUMÉ The problem of word of God in spiritual life of the Christian The topic of this work is Holy Scripture - Word of God - from the sight of spiritual life. What is the Bible for Christian? How it can be influent for our daily life? How the Church understood the Holy Scripture? Theoretic resource of this work is teaching of the Second Vatican council about word of God, especially constitution "Dei verbum". There were basic ideas of this teaching formed in Century 19th by biblical movement, which made an effort for more serious thinking in the faith through the come back to the source of the Holy Scripture. The principal points of the teaching of the Second Vatican council about word of God are followed: "The Scripture" is revelation of the God. The God reveals us in the Scripture his plan of the salvation which culminate by the coming the Son of God into the world. The Holy Scripture is inspired word of living God therefore the church has it in honest and love. The constitution "Dei verbum" speaks the table of the word of God in the same level as the eucharist. Through the Scripture we meet the God that is why it is for faithful "food" on the way to the salvation. The teaching of the Council had opened the way to the study of the Scripture based on the scientific level. It also encouraged lay people to...
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The Phenomenon of Being Old and Dying as Seen in Contemporary Society and the Bible.
Nováková, Zdenka ; Ventura, Václav (advisor) ; Krahulcová, Beáta (referee)
Human society is getting old. We have to learn many new things about old people and dying, too. The work is divided into three basic parts. The first part is psychosocial view of being old and dying - society's attitude towards the old, how the old receive their physical and mental changes, society's looking at diseases and dying. The second part is biblical view of these phenomenons - the position of the old people in that time, society's attitude toward diseases and dying (new comprehension dying in New Testament). After biblical view follows philosophic. The last part is practical. In the research people were asked what they think about doctors' attitude towards dying people, if present society sufficiently speak about dying and death, if the care about the old people is acceptable, if they are able to speak about dying with their family, if they are afraid of dying and if so which things they have the biggest fear of.
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The Final Things of Human Beings: Euthanasia and Palliative Care
Chmelíková, Šárka ; Krahulcová, Beáta (referee) ; Ventura, Václav (advisor)
This study is divided into three sections. The first one devoted the broad issue of euthanasia, the second one to palliative care and third presents results of my empirical research work. The second part of this work discusses palliative medicine and hospice movement. The third part of the work brings results of my own research on this broad issue of euthanasia and hospice care that can be taken only as a sampler of the query problems.
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