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Teresa of Avila and Augustinus: God inside
Čadilová, Anna ; Sánchez Fernández, Juan Antonio (advisor) ; Zatlkajová, Katarína (referee)
This thesis deals with the topic of God's presence in human's soul in the work of St. Teresa of Avila taking into account the same idea in St. Augustine's work. It situates the author in the context of social changes in the 16th century and then in the literary context. The latter is studied firstly from a diachronic point of view, as a tradition of mystic literature to which both Augustine and Teresa pertain, subsequently from the synchronic point of view, i.e. the Spanish mystic literature of the Golden Age. Also, it depicts the family environment of St. Teresa that led her to the spiritual literature and the chivalric romances, her entering in a monastery and the "second conversion", related to Augustine's Confessions. Afterwards, Teresa's production is described and especially her social position which required obedience towards authorities but also it allowed to share her opinions and enjoy her writing. It is of special interest that Teresa could reach the work of Augustine, originally written in Latin. Therefore, first her reading is presented as an aggregate including both spiritual and chivalric literature, then in particular the production of Augustine, to which Teresa referred only rarely but during the entire creative career. Finally, the thesis brings into focus Augustine's Confessions,...
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Ethicotherapy as a method of treatment
MĚŘIČKOVÁ, Petra
The presented work describes and explains therapeutic method called ethicotherapy. First it explains the concept of ethicotherapy, describes its origin, and explicates its objectives. It introduces its founder, MUDr. Ctibor Bezděk, and focuses on description of his distinctive ethicotherapy methods. It further introduces some of his successors: MUDr. Vladimír Vogeltanz, MUDr. Jan Hnízdil, ethicotherapist Louise L. Hay, and MUDr. Rudiger Dahlk, and describes ethicotherapy methods used by the above representatives of this therapy. These methods are based on findings concerning the overall influence of an individual on his/her own psyche and the influence of the individual's psyche on his/her physical state. The work conclusion concentrates on an example of practical methodological techniques of an ethicotherapist during therapy, showing such treatment procedure on an example of two selected clients.
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