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Rationalising religious discrepancies
Poruba, Lukáš ; Štampach, Ivan Odilo (advisor) ; Řehák, Petr (referee)
In this thesis I discuss a religious phenomenon which I consider in-sufficiently researched in available Czech literature. This phenomenon constitutes of situations where a religious group or an individual reacts to conflicting meanings of their belief by an interpretation in such a way that these so far conflicting meanings become consistent. In the first section of the thesis I look at the examples of such a phenomenon that can be found in official scriptures and texts of selected religions. In the next section of the thesis I investigate the phenomenon by the use of the psychology. I focus on the theory of cognitive dissonance, especially then the reduction of the cognitive dissonance by adding new cognitive elements. In the practical section of the thesis I then research the phenomenon in real life settings. I assume that this phenomenon can be also found outside the framework given by the official religious doctrines and thereafter I try to find out if and how this phenomenon occurs in the personal life of any religious (nebo spis believing) person. Keywords Religion, religious discrepancy, religious viewpoint, cognitive dissonance, cognitive consonance, reduction of cognitive dissonance, adding new cognitive element.
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Reception of the Renaissance Hermetical Themes by the Selected American Christian Writers
Borzič, Adam ; Štampach, Ivan Odilo (advisor) ; Hošek, Pavel (referee)
This work deals with the reception of Renaissance Hermetic motifs by two current American Christian authors who write about spirituality: Christopher Bamford and Thomas Moore. The topic is in the introductory part of the work set in the context of contemporary Christian spirituality and institutional crisis of Christianity. The example of intra-spirituality, creation spirituality, emerging church and spirituality are introduced alongside Christian spiritulity renewed by Hermetic tradition as another attempts how to creatively overcome this crisis. In the second part, we see the brief introduction to Hermetic tradition and history of its reception in the Church's ancient and medieval times. Renaissance Hermetic tradition is introduced on examples of three selected thinkers of this period: on Marsilio Ficino, Pico della Mirandola and Paracelsus. In the third and fourth part of these Thesis are reserched ideas of Christopher Bamford and Thomas Moore. Christopher Bamford presents a history of esoteric Christianity. In the center of His attention stands the figure of Wisdom - Sophia, which is inside the core of esoteric Christianity. Hermeticism is according to Him cosmological supplementation of Christian revelation. His conclusions sounds surprisingly traditionally. Contibution of Thomas Moore is...
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Sathya Sai Baba and his movement
Marčík, Pavel ; Štampach, Ivan Odilo (advisor) ; Řehák, Petr (referee)
Sathya Sai Baba is the most popular spiritual leader in India. He has about fifty million disciples, usually they are from India, but he has also some disciples from european and north american countries. Sathya Sai Baba proclaims about himself he is second incarnation of actual avatar, he also proclaims the first incarnation was Sai Baba from Shirdi, who is very popular indian saint. Sathya Sai Baba's cult is popular especially for Sathya Sai Baba's acts like is for example healing of his disciples, materialization etc. These acts interpretate his disciples like a miracles. Sathya Sai Baba accents in his teaching, which is based on traditional Hindu texts, ethic dimension of religions. Sathya Sai Baba also created his official organization. This organization focus her activities especially to adoration of Sathya Sai Baba, to study his texts, to service and education. Organization has also branch in Czech republic. Czech branch counts about thirty people. Sathya Sai Baba is criticised from suspects in cheating, sexual abuses of his disciples and from political scheming. Criticism often appears from his exdisciples. Keywords Sathya Sai Baba - new religious movement - cult - followers - official organization - criticism.
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The Phenomenon of Polygamy in Terms of Religious Studies
Heczko, Stanislav ; Štampach, Ivan Odilo (advisor) ; Civínová, Veronika (referee)
This bachelor thesis is devoted to the issue of polygamy. This topic is discussed in terms of religious studies. Therefore, the main attention is concentrated on the theory and practice of family life as they gradually settled in the major world religions. Specifically, the religion of Israel, Christianity, Islam and Eastern religions. Within Christianity, Christian sects are not omitted or groups on its border, such as Anabaptists and Mormons. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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