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Pastoral care, or persuasion? The influence of church leaders and their control of clergy and believers. Research of religiosity, communication strategies of priest and their image in letters in the late 19th and early 20th Century
Pavlíček, Tomáš ; Velek, Luboš (advisor) ; Fasora, Lukáš (referee) ; Hanuš, Jiří (referee)
Pastoral care, or persuasion? The influence of church leaders and their control of clergy and believers. Research of religiosity, communication strategies of priests and their image in letters in the late 19th and early 20th century. Tomáš W. Pavlíček SUMMARY The author of the Ph.D. thesis examines the religious culture in Bohemia in the late 19th century. Contrary to the concept of secularization and the prevalent opinion about an extraordinary decline of religiosity in the Czech society, he attempts to explain the interdependence of social and religious changes in the modern times. Within the sociological concept of secularization and disenchantment of the world, the author focuses on three phenomena: the vocation of a priest, religious practices and conversion, which he treats as religious concepts and at the same time applies them in historical research. The biggest part of the thesis is devoted to the first object of the research - the attitude of a priest towards his vocation, as the clergy is the agent of religious change. The thesis contributes to the current discussions about the relationship of the church and the state and the role of clergy in the society. The main questions are: What is the role of a priest in the religious changes? In what way or under what circumstances does a person get the...
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Ethical principles of mentoring as social support of young people
Walters, Ester ; Červenková, Denisa (advisor) ; Zimmermannová, Marie (referee)
Youth mentoring involves matching a young person who may be experiencing social, economic, or personal challenges with a volunteer mentor who serves as a positive role model, providing guidance, support, and encouragement. The mentoring relationship usually lasts for a specific period, such as a year or more, and may involve regular meetings or activities between the mentor and mentee. The goal of youth mentoring is to assist young people in developing the skills, confidence and resilience they need to overcome obstacles, challenges and achieve their full potential. This diploma thesis explores the ethics of mentoring, specifically in the context of formal youth mentoring. The primary focus of the work is centered around ethical aspects of mentoring as a means of providing social support to young individuals who are facing social exclusion. The main objective of this thesis is to examine how mentoring can provide positive social support to young individuals during times of transition, taking into account the ethical principles of mentoring and the impact of relationships on the well-being of mentored youth. The thesis aims to explore the various ways in which mentoring can be beneficial, while also considering the potential ethical risks such as power imbalances and boundary violations.
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Inspiration for pastoral care in connection with artistic methods - with special attention to bibliotherapy and verse therapy, their possibilities and use
Šatánková, Radana ; Macek, Ondřej (advisor) ; Zámečník, Jan (referee)
The presented diploma thesis entitled Inspiration for pastoral care in connection with artistic methods - with special attention to bibliotherapy and verse therapy, their possibilities and use occupies an interdisciplinary scope in the field of theology - art - therapy. The work is divided into three parts: The first contains a treatise on pastoral and practical theology; it reflects different terminologies and notes the differences and common emphases and concepts of both theological fields. However, this is preceded by a careful search for Old Testament and New Testament images of the figure of the Shepherd - a model for those who are entrusted with the care for people. Certainly, this list with its own commentary is not exhaustive, but it is reflected in the presentation of pastoral work. Much attention is paid to the oft-discussed laity - their cooperation with the clergy and their application in the church and outside it. In pastoral work, we also encounter the four constitutive elements of the church (leiturgy, martyria, koinonia, diakonia), manifested to varying degrees, or even intertwined. Another line of work consistently points to the rapidly changing world and society and the demands on Christian service to be helpful to the man of today. The fundamental principles of the helping...
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Spiritual care in retirement homes
Kellerová, Květa ; Havrdová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Matochová, Alžběta (referee)
The diploma thesis aims to understand, through theoretical and empirical processing, how it is possible to support the offer of spiritual programs for seniors within the social services of the Diaconia of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren retirement home by knowing the principles on which the activity offered to seniors to meet their spiritual needs should be exposed. The thesis is divided into two main parts. The first part of the thesis outlines the theoretical basis. It defines the basic concepts and defines the main connections between spiritual needs and the possibilities of their satisfaction. It also describes the principles of activation and the role of churches and church organizations in the pastoral activity of seniors in terms of their spiritual accompaniment. The second, practical part of the thesis aims to use a qualitative approach using the method of semi- structured interviews with pastoral workers, clients of homes and employees of homes to answer the basic research question concerning the formulation of common principles leading to the support of the offer of spiritual programs within residential services for seniors Diaconia of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. Key words: Old age, home for the elderly, spiritual needs, spirituality, pastoral care, pastoral worker,...
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Youth pastoral in Czech and Moravian dioceses. Pastoral theological analysis of the work of diocesan youth life centres.
DUDOVÁ, Anna
The dissertation is thematically focused on the pastoral care of youth in the Czech and Moravian dioceses. The aim of the thesis is to contribute to the reflection on youth pastoral care in the Czech Republic by means of a deeper probe into the concept and practice of diocesan youth life centres. The theological basis for the elaboration of this topic are the binding documents of the German Bishops' Conference (DBK), the Italian Bishops' Conference (CEI) and the Latin American Bishops' Conference (CELAM), which open the way to the post-conciliar concept of youth pastoral, formulated by prominent pastoral theologians such as Martin Lechner or Riccardo Tonelli. The principles of Czech youth pastoral are then compared with the above-mentioned foreign documents. In addition, selected results of research investigations carried out in the environment of active Catholic youth are presented. The result is a critical analysis of the project of diocesan youth life centres and a proposal for their new concept.
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Pastoral care of the sick and dying 1700-1900. Historical forms, topics, approaches.
DUDA, Zdeněk
The topic of the thesis is the issue of spiritual care of the ill and the dying at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. It is studied in the context of the reform of theological studies and the introduction of pastoral theology as a university discipline. The care of the ill and dying at that time was profiled as one of the most significant and important sphere of the activities of the spiritual shepherd as the only subject of pastoral care. The aim of the thesis is to describe the basic contents of the the spiritual care of the ill and the dying, based on the analysis of the first study texts of the subject of pastoral theology and the context in which they were written. It is focused on the basic points of departure, procedures and forms of spiritual care of the ill and the dying, which were as ideal and obligatory presented in the university teaching to future Catholic spiritual shepherds. At the same time, the relevant period notions of illness, death, (sacrament) of the last anointing, as well as the desired preparation for (good) death are also thematized. The main source are the first textbooks of the new university discipline of pastoral theology. The thesis is based primarily on two or rather three study texts, which received wider use in the Czech milieu.
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Pastoral activities in free time education
BÁRTLOVÁ, Jana
The diploma thesis deals with the cooperation of leisure time pedagogy and pastoral theology, in which pastoral activity is based, and about the existence of pastoral leisure time activities in the region of the city Pilsen. It consists of four chapters divided into smaller parts. The first chapter briefly characterizes pastoral theology, its methods, pastoral care, its methods and pastoral institutions. The second chapter describes the leisure time pedagogy, its specific methods, basic activities in human life and leisure time institutions. The third chapter is dedicated to a research, which is focused on the existence of pastoral leisure activities in institutions located in the regional city Pilsen. The last and fourth chapter describes possible ways of cooperation of leisure time pedagogy and pastoral activity through their own methods and institutions, which are typical for leisure time pedagogy and pastoral activities.
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Spiritual accompaniment of seniors with limited mobility living in residential social facilities
MEDLÍNOVÁ, Olga Izabela
MEDLÍNOVÁ O. I. Spiritual accompaniment of seniors with limited mobility living in residential social facilities. České Budějovice 2022. Bachelor thesis. University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. Faculty of Theology. Department of Ethics, Psychology and Charitable Work. Thesis supervisor doc. PhDr. Ludmila Muchova, Ph.D. The thesis deals with the spiritual accompaniment of seniors living in residential facilities. It describes aging and seniors in his physical, mental, social and spiritual integrity. It defines residential facilities for the elderly and the job objectives of their employees. It also deals with the definition of the concept of spirituality, a description of spiritual needs in old age and the importance of faith for the elderly people. It also defines pastoral care and deals with the role of social and activating worker in meeting the spiritual needs of seniors.
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