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The People's Sovereign
von Wedel, Joachim ; Vojtíšek, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Bargár, Pavol (referee) ; Hošek, Pavel (referee)
1. The introductory chapter provides an overview of the research question - namely the relationship between religion and modern democracy - and the literature used in the discussion of the topic. It is first shown that for the discussion of the connection between religion and modern democracy, no meaningful reference can be made to the concept of "political religions", which was developed in particular by Eric Voegelin for the connection between religion and modern totalitarian systems. On this basis, the concluding part of the introduction states the two central aims of the thesis: in a first step, other concepts (than that of political religion) are to be examined that might be considered for a discussion of the relationship between modern democracy and religion, in particular the concept of civil religion. Since this is not the case, the work turns to a second objective: the question of whether the historical beginnings of modern democracy in Paris in 1789 can instead provide a better answer to the question. 2. The second chapter will therefore examine the question of whether one of various conceptual proposals is suitable for clarifying this connection in a general way. Theological (Rothe, Gogarten, Rhonheimer), legal (Hörnle) and sociological (Durkheim) approaches are presented, but in...
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Missional Church: The Characteristics of the Gospel and Our Culture Network' s Conception of Missional Ecclesiology.
Hlásek, Vít ; Noble, Timothy (advisor) ; Bargár, Pavol (referee)
In the light of the dynamic societal changes that have occurred in the last few decades, the difficulties encountered by the church in her proclamation of the Good News of the coming of God's reign and in meeting the challenges posed by contemporary culture, the crisis of the missionary identity of the church and the inadequacy of its inherited ecclesiologies has been fully revealed. The Gospel and Our Culture Network (GOCN) in North America aims at the renewal of the church's missionary identity in order to help her to grasp better her task of witnessing in the world. GOCN argues that this goal cannot be achieved without thorough reflection on the gospel and culture and their dynamic interaction. This thesis Missional Church: The Characteristics of the Gospel and Our Culture Network's Conception of Missional Ecclesiology will acquaint its readers with GOCN, its historical development, its understanding of the gospel and the analysis of its context. However, the main purpose of this study is to present GOCN's concept of missional ecclesiology itself and assess it in relation to missio Dei and its contextual character. The church, according to GOCN, is an alternative community of witnesses called by God to participate in God's mission; the church shares in this missi- on as a representative of the...
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The Situation of a Mystics according Hildegard of Bingen - Searching for her Starting Position as Scivitas Autor
Živná, Magdaléna ; Hošek, Pavel (advisor) ; Bargár, Pavol (referee)
- The situation of mystic according to Hildegarda of Bingen The Bachelor work is focused on the visionary book Scivias written by Hildegard of Bingen. This famous lady, teacher, preacher, prophet, abbesses and healer was born in 1098 in Germany and died after her shining career in 1179. Bachelor work deals mainly with Hildegard's mystic books and attempts to define Hildegard's attitude to her own mystical work. In her visions, she describes different heavenly images and she also tries to explain them, often in many different ways. In the introduction to her book Scivias, we can find seven points that can helps us understand her attitude. These seven points are also present in her letter to Bernard of Clairvaux. The Points include: fragility, heaven flame, understanding of books (mainly the Bible), mystery, vigilance, relation with some other people and simplicity. The text of the work is divided into chapters and in each chapter author attempts to characterize one of these points. It mentions the question of Hildegard's mental health, the social position of women in medieval times or the fact of imagination. A schema is stated at the end. This schema attempts to characterized relations between different points, which were described as above.
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Myths of the Contemporary Man: An Application of the "Mythic Reading" Method to the Selected Works of the World of the World Literature of the 20th and 21st Centuries.
Bargár, Pavol ; Balabán, Milan (advisor) ; Štampach, Ivan (referee) ; Trojan, Jakub (referee)
Present paper tries to offer an approach to the myth which would characterize the currentness of myth for the contemporary man. The paper begins with an attempt to grasp meaning(s) of the Greek term μυθος, its relationship to the term λογος in the course of history and a critical evaluation of definitions and interpretation methods on case studies of selected scientists in the field of myth theory. Subsequently, own definition of myth is proposed, following and elaborating the theories of P. Ricoeur, L. Coupe, D. Cupitt, and others. Myth is then perceived as a dialectics between narrative and mythic motives which are not unalterable but, in the context created by a story, they obtain always a new meaning. In such manner, myths form chains of interconnected versions that are open for future interpretations in the process of "radical typology." Myths are not restricted to the realm of religion, "radical typology" factors profane context into calculation. Individual links of the chains of myths can represent pieces of literature as well. It is the literary works of 20th and 21st century (M. Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita, G. Orwell's 1984, H. Murakami's Kafka on the Seashore, P. Auster's The City of Glass) that are in this paper interpreted as myths, the method of "mythic reading" being applied. It is...
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Conflict of Good and Evil in The Silmarillion from a Biblical Perspective
Kučera, Benjamin ; Hošek, Pavel (advisor) ; Bargár, Pavol (referee)
The theme of the thesis is to look into the conflict of good and evil in the work of Tolkien The Silmarillion from a Biblical perspective. The text of Silmarillion itself is mainly used for identification of themes related to the central one. These themes are further analysed to reveal their origin, namely whether they came from the biblical tradition or some other tradition. The first part is devoted to the Silmarillion itself and provides a brief summary to remind reader of the basic plot line and motifs. The second part addresses the issue of good and evil from a cosmic perspective and its definition. This section also identifies the general principles of this combat taking into account its particular realisations and allows reader to determine the influence of Christianity, Norse mythology, and other sources on Tolkien's work. The third part deals with the conflict between good and evil in relation to particular persons or groups of persons, and describes the way people surrender to the evil and how they can resist it. It makes clear what values Tolkien considered important. In this thesis reader can once again find summarisation of the factors that influenced Tolkien's work.
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Effect of absence of male initiation rites at the identity crisis in Western society
Křížek, Josef ; Hošek, Pavel (advisor) ; Bargár, Pavol (referee)
This thesis attempts to explain the phenomenon of male identity crisis, particularly in terms of universal male initiation rites. The central theme of this work is the relationship between the crisis of male identity and the absence of male initiation rites in Western (Euro-American) postmodern society. Male initiation rituals in different cultures have a close relationship to the mystery, the sacred, the myths and transcendent experience. These elements in our modern western society faded or transformed. However, in relativized and rationalized world these domains do not have their principal place. The thesis looks solid and relative basis of the male sexual identity, that is caught somewhere between undisputed biological fact and externally constructed and relative gender identity. Male authors and leaders of the movement of initiation rites of passage sees this man's identity as central to being male. These as well as other authors, see in these rituals chance to consolidate the identity in a world, where men are losing his ground. Oposite authors these mythopoetic movements and their leaders criticize.
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The Image of a Priest in Czech Film from 1948 to the Present Time
Frýdl, Vojtěch ; Filipi, Pavel (advisor) ; Bargár, Pavol (referee)
The diploma thesis is called The image of the priest in the Czech film from the year 1948 to the present time. The aim of this diploma thesis is to analyze cinematographic czech works in which the figure of the priest is found. With regard on priest image which is presented to spectator in each period. This diploma thesis looking in czech cinematography films from the year 1948 in which the priest is found. Diploma thesis asks for his representations. It comments each film during periods bounded by historical and social milestones. Generally deals with film art in these periods. In the end of each of the five chapters diploma thesis offers small conclusion. It records difference between portraying priest in the time of communism and after Velvet revolution. Integral part of diploma thesis is chronological list of films with the figure of priest according the date of the origin. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Jewish eschatological thought from the Bible to Maimonides
Bernátová, Jana ; Hošek, Pavel (advisor) ; Bargár, Pavol (referee)
The Bachelor ́s thesis "Jewish eschatological thought from the Bible to Maimonides" is concerned with the formation, development and changes of eschatological teaching in the given period. By means of critical analysis it explores the key texts. It observes the main diction of text development in the Bible through the centuries and important revisions. In the postbiblical texts it is focused on the expansion and working out of thought which was originally biblical. Here it also takes account of figures, which contributed to the extension of the eschatological thought. In the section "Talmud" it looks at the tract of Pirkej Avot and notes the development and changes of eschatology in other relevant tracts. The final chapters are devoted to Maimonides, who summarized and influenced these thoughts in a fundamental way. The work hints at the importance of concepts like resurrection, (im)mortality, eternity and Mesiah... for Jews. At the same time it also demonstrates their changes under the influence of history, foreign thoughts and sages. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Moses in the Quran: Depiction of the Prophet Moses in the Quran Narrative and a Comparison with the Biblical Parallels
Kredba, Jan ; Hošek, Pavel (advisor) ; Bargár, Pavol (referee)
Bachelor thesis Moses in the Quran: Depiction of the Prophet Moses in the Quran Narrative and a Comparison with the Biblical Parallels is focused on the character of the prophet Moses, who is the most often mentioned individual in the Quran, holy book of Islam. In the beginning it deals with prophecy and prophets in the Islamic and Jewish tradition. Next, it analyses Quranic verses concerning the prophet Moses with help from the commentaries of Moslem scholars. This thesis also follows Biblical parallels to Quranic passages, especially in the book of Exodus, and lays out especially the differences emerging between both. Last but not least the thesis presents also specific Quranic motives that have no parallels in the Biblical text whatsoever. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Czech Religiosity Development since the 19th Century in the Light of Sociological Surveys
Trusinová, Alžběta ; Hošek, Pavel (advisor) ; Bargár, Pavol (referee)
This Bachelor thesis examines the characteristic of Czech religiosity based on sociological surveys. It analyses the religiosity since the 19th century to the present day. The first chapter summarizes the approaches and theories about the role of religion in society. The following chapters describe the evolution of the four designated features of Czech religiosity: low trust in religious institutions, low religious self-declaration, low religious activity (assessed by the attendance of worship) and finally unimportant of religion. These features are examined in the nineteenth and twentieth century during the Habsburg monarchy, as well as in the First Republic, during the protectorate, and in the postwar years, during the Communist era and the post-revolution period to the present. The thesis is based mainly on the works of Czech sociologists of religion (Nešpor, Václavík, Hamplová), who analyzed sociological researches and described the Czech religious situation and its development. Czech religiosity and its features are explored since the beginning of the Czech national movement to the 21st century. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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