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A Critique of New Atheism
Dravecký, Pavol ; Bouma, David (advisor) ; Pospíšil, Ctirad Václav (referee)
A Critique of New Atheism London buses with atheistic banners in January 2009 were only one instance of an emerging stream of "new atheists" who in the name of Science proclaim the end of God. This thesis shall first present a twofold critique of the foremost activist of this movement, Richard Dawkins and his central volume "The God Delusion", so that it eventually looks for an explanation for his surprising success. It will conclude that in spite of his boldness, Dawkins fails to present reasonable criticism of Christian theism. Since his popularity cannot be ascribed to any relevant innovative thought, its roots must probably be found in certain aspects of our time and perhaps in an inadequacy of the language of the Church. Keywords: Atheism, Richard Dawkins, Existence of God, Christianity, Fundamental Theology
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Ecological aspects in the Bible and their actualisation in the context of the present time
Brenesselová, Zuzana ; Pospíšil, Ctirad Václav (advisor) ; Ventura, Václav (referee)
RESUMÉ Tato diplomová práce představuje analýzu ekologických aspektů, které nacházíme v Bibli. Cílem práce poskytnout postoj pro nahlížení a hodnocení otázky stvoření člověka, jeho vztahu k přírodě a jeho prostředí. Obsahová stránka práce přestavuje diachronní analýzu nahlížení na problematiku. Práce je uvedena předložením biblického východiska a pojímání přírody, současný pohled je předložen prostřednictvím stanoviska magisteria v církevních dokumentech a praktické nahlížení na téma se je vyloženo podle publikací tří teologů: J. Moltmanna, J. Hellera a O. Mádra. V popředí stojí Písmo svaté jako základní východisko pro formulování pohledu na uvedenou problematiku. Tak jako v Písmu je zdůrazňovaný vzájemný rovnovážný vztah mezi přírodou a stvořením, aktualizace této pozice v současné společnosti se jeví jako zásadní k zajištění trvalé udržitelnosti.
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Exegetical Appoaches of Nicholas de Lyra in Postilla litteralis and Ins Role in Christian Tradition
Lisý, Štěpán ; Nosek, Bedřich (advisor) ; Pospíšil, Ctirad Václav (referee) ; Oliverius, Jaroslav (referee)
Vykladačská činnost Mikuláše z Lyry v Postille litteralis a její význam v křesťanské exegetické tradici Exegetical Appoaches of Nicholas de Lyra in Postilla litteralis and Ins Role in Christian Tradition Štěpán Lisý The present work studies variability in Nicholas of Lyra's exegesis in his Postilla litteralis and its role in Christian misionary activities among Jews and Muslims. Lyra's postila is significantly influenced by commentary of Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak. In Postilla litteralis there is a minor influence of commentaries of David Kimchi (Radak), Abraham Ibn Ezra and Raymundus Martini as well. Also in the study the author examines the impact of Postilla litteralis on later scholars and existing numerous manuscripts of Lyra's works in Bohemian and Moravian lands.
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The mystery of the Trinity in the life of the Church in the period of the Apostolic Fathers and the first apologetes
Mrázek, David ; Ventura, Václav (advisor) ; Pospíšil, Ctirad Václav (referee)
ENGLISH ANNOTATION The present work aims at sketching the role of the mystery of the Trinity in early church (to the end of 2nd century). Basing itself upon the works of the Apostolic Fathers, first apologists and other Christian literature, it analyzes Trinitarian motives in the church's liturgy and life of the time. This historical layer reflects the first stages of consciousness emergence of the Trinitarian dogma. Study seeks to examine, what ways led to the development of an explicit doctrine of the Trinity, believed, taught, and confessed by the church of the first and second centuries. KEY WORDS Trinity Church Divinity Christology Pneumatology
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Juxtaposition of problems if the relation between grace and freedom in saint Augustin and saint Bernard
Pluhař, Jiří ; Pospíšil, Ctirad Václav (advisor) ; Novotný, Vojtěch (referee)
Juxtaposition of problems the relation grace - freedom by saint Augustin and saint Bernard The work is splited into 4 sections. First part hold forth on topic of grace on progress in Roman Catholic theology. Author addict himself closer to perception of the grace in the Bible, which is the basic criterion of the whole issue.Furthermore, the Author is monitoring various thought lines in Patristic theology. There is an interesting passage about the eastern teologian Maxim Confessor. After the period of Patristics the Author follows up the query in theology of Scholastic and Baroque time with an ephassis dedicated to tomism and molinism -up to date still relevant school of Grace.The end of the First part is devoted to the benefit of Karl Rahner's life-work. In the second part there is a short Curriculum Vitae of Augustine of Hippo and his train of thought related to the theme of Grace. After characteristic of Pelagianism he continues with analysis of Augustine's work "On Grace And Free Will". In the third part there is a concise Curriculum Vitae of Bernard of Clairvaux and his place of importance in the ending Monastic theology. In this part of the work there is also a detail analysis of Bernard's work "On Grace And Free Will". There can be found a comparison of the attitudes and stances of both great...
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Jacobians and Hessians in the Calculus of Variations
Pospíšil, Václav ; Černý, Robert (referee) ; Malý, Jan (advisor)
V této práci je studován distributivní jakobián, distributivní hesián a relaxace Jakobiánu a Hessiánu. Jsou zde uvedeny příklady zobrazení, pro něž "absolutně spojitá část" distributivního Jakobiánu nebo Hessiánu nesplývá s bodovým jakobiánem nebo Hessiánem. Dále je uvedena věta, umožňující určit singulární část jakobiánu pro některá zobrazení. V další části je zobecněna věta, umožňující určit za určitých podmínek relaxaci Jakobiánu, a věta, umožňující horní odhad relaxace Hessiánu pro některé funkce.
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Theology study in Czech Franciscan province in 20th century: a survey of history of Czech theology
Sadílek, František ; Pospíšil, Ctirad Václav (advisor) ; Novotný, Vojtěch (referee)
The title of this thesis is The Study of Theology in the Czech Franciscan Province during the 20th Century: a survey of the history of Czech theology. The main topic of this paper is an historical survey of study projects initiated by Czech Franciscans, of the persons themselves involved these studies, and of the works which they produced. The sources used are primarily interviews with contemporaries, then archival documents and scientific literature. First, the history of Czech Franciscans during 20th century is treated. Next, four main study projects are discussed: proposed Franciscan philosophical and theological studies in the first half of 20th century; the Studium Catholicum project; the secret theological studies in the time of communist totalitarianism; and the contemporary Institut Františkánských Studií (Institute of Franciscan Studies). The period under totalitarianism is covered in large part. Among the notables of Franciscan theology, the life and work of Jan Kapistrán Vyskočil, Jan Evangelista Urban, Jan Baptista Bárta, and Ctirad Václav Pospíšil are considered. Other figures, such as B.J. Wilhelm, K.F. Minařík, A.J. Tobola, C.J. Kadlec, Z.B. Bouše, R.M. Jáchym, and P.R. Beneš are also mentioned. At the end, many of the interesting titles of 20th century Czech Franciscan literature are...
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Priest as administrator of the divine mysteries ( triple task of priest)
Paseka, Jan ; Brož, Prokop (advisor) ; Pospíšil, Ctirad Václav (referee)
Priest as an administrator of the Divine secrets (the three tasks of a priest) The objective of this thesis is to specify the tasks of priests according to the 2nd Vatican Council, particularly according to the decree on the ministry and life of priests Presbyterorum ordinis, articles 4 - 6 about the three tasks of priests i. d. to teach, to sanctify and to guide. The author deals at first with the theology of priesthood from the point of view of the New Testament and then he is concerned with the theology of priesthood at the 2nd Vatican Council, the common priesthood and the sacerdotal ministry that is represented in many spheres of the public life. The main par of the thesis contains three chapters, each of which is devoted to one of the tasks of a priest. The thesis aimis to point out the three sacerdotal tasks that are complementary to each other, that create unity and make a link between bishop and priests in their work for the salvation of all people. Key-words: priest to teach to sanctify to guide ministry, service
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Relevance of Lonergan's theory of understanding for the method in theology
Regner, Jan ; Pelc, Bogdan (advisor) ; Pospíšil, Ctirad Václav (referee)
The aim of the paper called "Relevance of the Lonergan's Theory of Understanding for the Method in Theology" is to present the contribution of the Lonergan's original epistemological studies for a method, not only in theology. In the base of the paper, there are a question how much is important or even necessary for theology to consider its own methodology in the context of interdisciplinary dialog between philosophy, theology and natural sciences. Lonergan's Transcendental Method is based on his epistemological understanding, especially his so called "Cognitive Structure". He describes our cognitive operations and classifies them in several levels. First three are empirical, intellectual and rational. According Lonergan, from the last level we normally move to ethical campus. Then he realizes that in human lives there are phenomena which we could call intellectual, moral or religious conversions. These are fundamental for the Transcendental Method. Lonergan then defines eight steps of the Method: research, interpretation, history, dialectic, foundations, doctrines, systematics and communications. Some critics object that Lonergan's methodological investigations are too general to be a theological method. Nevertheless, we have to recognize his inspiring attempt to find an adequate way to do...
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