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Preaching in a time of global pandemic: Reflection on the COVID-19 pandemic in the sermons of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren
Horáková, Magdalena ; Landová, Tabita (advisor) ; Beneš, Ladislav (referee)
My thesis deals with the relation between sermons and the listeners' situa- tion; focus is given to specifc pandemic situation of COVID-19 and how this situation was manifested in the sermons of the preachers of Te Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. Te thesis is divided into two parts: theoretical and practical. In the theoretical part function and versatility of sermons is de- scribed and possible typological divisions of sermons are presented. It also concerns the relation between sermon, preacher, listener and his situation. Brief overview of development of homiletical approach to listener and his sit- uation in the fundamental stages of homiletics is presented. Infuence of lis- tener's situation on preaching and choice of the Bible text is examined; pas- toral aspects of preaching are presented. Te practical part contains brief pre- sentation of the development of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Repub- lic, focus is given mainly on the frst phase and the impact on religious life and churches in the Czech Republic. Four sermons from Te Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren from the period of the pandemic are refected and analysed as well as the impact of the situation on the form and features of the sermons. Te central theme is the analysis of the preachers' refection of the pandemic and the...

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