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The Apostles'Creed according to J.M. Lochman and according to Karl Barth
Němec, David ; Štefan, Jan (advisor) ; Macek, Petr (referee)
This bachelor's work The Apostles' Creed according to J. M. Lochman and according to Karl Barth deals with the comparison of commentaries of J. M. Lochman and K. Barth to the Christology of the Apostles' creed. Lochman's book The Faith We Confess. An Ecumenical Dogmatics is used as an initial text that is subsequently compared to the text of three Barth's books: Credo, Das Glaubensbekenntnis der Kirche and Dogmatik im Grundriss. Because of its defined scope, this work deals just with first four chapters of the Christology part of the Creed. In connection with the Creed these chapters has the title "... I believe in Jesus Christ", "... His only Sun, our Lord", "... He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary", "... He suffered under Pontius Pilate". First the context of the appropriate chapters from Lochman's book and relevant comments from the above-mentioned Barth's books are summarized. The main focuses and differences of both authors are described at the end. Barth's books Credo and Das Glaubensbekenntnis der Kirche were Geman issues dated 1948 and 1967, respectively; Lochman's The Faith We Confess and Barth's Dogmatik im Grundriss are Czech translations dated 1996 and 1952, respectively.
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Geoffrey Wainwright, Doxology
Křížová, Jana ; Štefan, Jan (advisor) ; Macek, Petr (referee)
Geoffrey Wainwright, Doxology. The Praise of God in Worship, Doctrine, and Life. A Systematic Theology. New York 1980. The book is introduced in the bachelor thesis as a systematic theology written from a liturgical perspective. It can also be considered as a theology of worship. Wainwright indicates that the relations between doctrine and worship are deep rooted and far reaching, and they influence each other significantly. The first part of the book sketches the substance of Christianity. The second part examines instruments of Christian tradition - the means by which the vision is transmitted through time. In the third part, direct attention is given to questions regarding the Christian vision proclaimed in the second half of the twentieth century. The conclusion of the book brings out the orientation towards the future. It is suggested that there are rewards for the whole life of the Church in doing the theological task in a liturgical perspective. Since God's kingdom and human salvation can be described as true worship, every improvement in the quality of liturgy by which our present Christian life is focally expressed is worthwhile.
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The Problem of Salvation of Non-Christians.
Říčan, Marek ; Štefan, Jan (advisor) ; Hošek, Pavel (referee) ; Kišš, Igor (referee)
ANOTATION This work deals with the controversial issue of the salvation of non-Christians. Its purpose is to search for a solution while probing various positions that have been argued. The salvation of non-Christians has been an issue in the history of theology from its rudiments until present times. Firstly we will present it in the context of postmodern thought as it reverberates in the life and theology of the churches as well as through the prism of our subject. We will track the meaning of the individual components of our subject in Scripture and in the theological tradition. Afterwards we will expound what Scripture says concerning the salvation of non-Christians in so far as it offers a solution. Then several chapters follow describing various other solutions of this issue that have been offered. At first will we adumbrate the issue in historical perspective. Then we will turn to its interpretation by selected theologians of the 20th century. Next comes an analysis of fundamental directions in the present conversation: exclusivism, inclusivism, and pluralism. The last major section points to some theological areas in which the solution of our subject was or is being searched for. In conclusion I will attempt to present my own solution, though a partial one, inclusivistic in its direction.
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Tubingen Antithesis
Šamšula, Jiří ; Štefan, Jan (advisor) ; Macek, Petr (referee)
This thesis discusses an experiment in contemporary German Protestant theology to interpret the meaning of salvific death of Jesus Christ through category of expiation, respectively expiation sacrifice of post-exile Old Testament Priest-Theology, which was examined of biblical and systematic theologians connected with the Theological faculty in Tübingen, which responded to criticism of cultic ideas in Christology in 20th century. In the first chapter I reflect the latest debate on the Cross of Christ in Germany, where the traditional concepts such as sacrifice, reconciliation and expiation (German "Sühne") are sharply criticized. In the second chapter, I also reflect the current debate about Christ's cross in the Czech theological discussion, which aroused over the book of Jakub Trojan, and I find that some of his opponents used Tübingen antithesis. In the third chapter I reflect, in which systematic-theological coordinates interpretation of the redemptive significance of Jesus' death is traditionally introduced, in relation with three historical models soteriologické Gustaf Auléna (Latin, classical, liberal). In the fourth, the terminology chapter I distinguish expiace concept from the traditional concept of reconciliation. In the fifth chapter I summarize the criticism of cultic ideas in the 20th...
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The Holy Spirit in the Paschal Events; The Cross and Resurrection in the Pneumatologies of S. Bulgakov, Y. Congar and J. Moltmann
Kupfová, Kristýna ; Štefan, Jan (advisor) ; Macek, Petr (referee)
The thesis deals with the personnality and role of the Holy Spirit inside the Paschal events. The initial assumption is taken that the Holy Spirit as one of the Persons of the Trinity is an active part of the decisive moment of salvation, however, at the same time, He is often omitted, especially at the Cross. That is why this thesis is not based on texts dealing with the Paschal theme, but primarily results from works of pneumatology and "looks for the Easter events" in them subsequently. Three 20th-century pneumatologies, covering various confessional and language areas, are used as primary sources: Utěšitěl (the French translation: Le Paraclet) by an orthodox theologian Sergej Bulgakov, a representative of Russian emigration, Je crois en l'Esprit saint by a French Roman Catholic theologian Yves Congar and Der Geist des Lebens (the French translation: L'Esprit qui donne la vie) by a German Protestant theologian Jürgen Moltmann. The first chapter of the thesis characterizes the three particular works of pneumatology in brief, the second compares the trinitarian concepts in them. The third chapter concentrates on subjects being both "Paschal" and pneumatological in general; it aims to be a source for the following chapter. The fourth chapter represents the theme of the thesis itself, i.e. the presence of...
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May Little Children be Baptised?
Lamser, Jan ; Macek, Petr (referee) ; Štefan, Jan (advisor)
The Purpose of this writing is to address the issue of paedobaptism from the perspective of dogmatics. It contains an historical and confessional overview. It articulates the open issues and demonstarates, that so far no fundamentally balanced dogmatic reflection has been developed. Consequently, individual dogmatic views and positions have largely suffered from offering just partial perspectives. It seems critical to avoid such drawback while setting sound methodological background for such type of research. In the following sections an absence of a robust general methodology in the area of sacramentology is observed, an attempt to articulate key attributes of such metodology is presented, taking into account approaches taken so far. Such approaches are structurally analysed through metanarrative, research discipline, discours, argumentative logic. Finally, a practicable approach to deal with abundant available relevant theological material is proposed. Such an approach, if applied, might offer more holistic perspective on paedobaptism. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Theological Ethics and Culture - The Mystery and Order of God
Eminger, Zdeněk ; Halama, Jindřich (advisor) ; Šrajer, Jindřich (referee) ; Štefan, Jan (referee)
The dissertation deals with the theme of the theology of culture, with special reference to Christian ethics and its demands and expectations in the context of the current ecumenical scene. Its aim is an analytical description of various theological and moral levels of culture, such as its spiritual basis or relationship to the common (social) good. An introductory discourse entitled "The ABC of Culture" provides a more detailed view of those parts of the spiritual riches of culture that are given priority by individual theological schools and their representatives. The chapters on inculturation, the social dimension of society, and the place of Christian freedom in culture refer to the penetration of "academic theology" into the life of specific human communities. The second section of the dissertation consists of studies dealing with the intellectual approaches to the theme to be found in the areas of 1) Catholic theology - e.g. John Paul II, Jacques Maritain, Johan Huizinga, Joseph Ratzinger; 2) Eastern and Orthodox theology - Nikolai Berdyaev, Vladimir Solovyov, Ivan Alexandrovich Ilyin; and 3) Protestant theology - Albert Schweitzer, Paul Tillich, Emil Brunner and H. Richard Niebuhr. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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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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Susa, Filip ; Štefan, Jan (advisor) ; Macek, Petr (referee) ; Dolista, Josef (referee)
This thesis will present an encounter between several different theological worlds, including on the one hand Barth's teaching on justification, which builds on the Reformation teaching in a creative way, and on the other Catholic teaching on justification, which is based on the Catholic tradition, in which an important role is played by the Council of Trent. We therefore need to take into consideration not only Barth's teaching and contemporary Catholic teaching, but also Reformation teaching and Tridentine teaching on justification. The central focus is on Barth's concept of justification and the Catholic reaction to it, which is based on a certain interpretation in the Catholic tradition. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Socioeconomic relations between centre and hinterland exemplified by Prague and Central Bohemia
Štefan, Jan ; Macháček, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Vochozková, Jacqueline (referee)
This thesis deals with mutual socio-economic relations core and hinterland on the example of Prague and Central Bohemia. In the introduction relevant theoretical approaches which deal with this topic are presented. Furthermore most important relations between Prague and Central Bohemia are identified and analyzed. These are migration of population from core to hinterland known as suburbanization, commercial suburbanization, commuting to work and changes in land use. The last chapter is a comparative analysis of relation between core and periphery on examples of Vienna and Budapest. In all three regions there are similarities consisting of faster growth of hinterland in terms of population and the spatial differentiation of suburbanization, which depends on the attractiveness of location and traffic accessibility.
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