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The "Svítá" phenomenon: The history and presence of a popular songbook (not only) for youth
Pikous, Tomáš ; Landová, Tabita (advisor) ; Beneš, Ladislav (referee)
This Bachelor thesis The "Svítá" phenomenon: The history and presence of a popular songbook (not only) for youth examines "Svítá", the evangelical songbook, created (not only) for youth, from the historical and the present views. The goals of the thesis are to describe this songbook and the specifics of its songs, to examine its history and to find out how is it nowadays percieved among the young members of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. These goals are reflected in the structure of the thesis. The text of the thesis is based on a research of articles in the temporary church press, the other sources and interviews with the witnesses. The thesis' final part processes the author's own sociological research among the young members of the ECCB.
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Shaping the identity of a place in relation to historical consciousness
Fojtová, Romana ; Blaive, Muriel (advisor) ; Maur, Eduard (referee) ; Havelka, Miloš (referee)
This thesis deals with Zelów as a place of live of Protestants, whose ancestors left the Czech land after the 1740. The group identified with the Czech Reformed tradition. By the end of the 19 century, they were discovered such as the communitie of fellow countrymen, and therefore the thesis focuses on their descriptions in the press and books. The visits of Jan Auerhan, Vladimír Míčan or Josef Folprecht illustrate the approach of the assistance to fellow countrymen, who perceived them as a lost branch of the Czechs. However, their interpretations were affected by the sight of national glasses, and at the same time they decided to support them in order to avoid assimilation. The second part of the work focused on the repatriation action from Poland to Czechoslovakia. Based on extensive archival research, we interpret the situation and activities of the Society of the Czech Exiles and Returnees from Poland, which helped Czech evangelicals abroad who, despite their wishes, were not settled in one place, but on the contrary scattered to the border area. The last part of the dissertation presents an interpretation of the term "exile tradition" by Edita Štěříková and several Diaries, in which we show how life in Zelów was remembered, how they described it, what they emphasized. At the same time, in the...
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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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Res publica - res christiana? Biblical motivation and the Czech Brethren's perspective of christian political engagement
Roll, Benjamin ; Gallus, Petr (advisor) ; Morée, Pieter Cornelis Adrianus (referee)
This diploma thesis entitled Res publica - res christiana? Biblical motivation and the Czech Brethren's perspective of christian political engagement deals with possible theological basis for Christian political engagement. The first chapter maps the biblical principles and passages inspiring the work of Christians in today's society. In the second chapter, the author deals with the life and work of the most important czech protestant theologian of the 20th century J. L. Hromádka. On specific examples of his public activities and theological statements, the author shows the key ideas and experiences that form the approach to this issue still present in the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. Both of these chapters form the basic basis for the author's final chapter, which outlines his own theological perspective. He put this perspective in the context of personal experience with political activism in defense of liberal democracy in the Czech Republic.
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The Transfer Movement in Pisek (1918 - 1922)
MATOUŠOVÁ, Věra
The thesis deals with the religious life in the town of Pisek in the time period of 1918 - 1922. The first part considers religious circumstances in the context of creation and development of the Czechoslovak Republic. It pays special attention to the so called "cultural struggle" when two trends of progress were consolidated - "away from Habsburgs" and "away from Rome". The text draws connection between the reform movement within the Catholic Church and formation of the Czechoslovak Church. It briefly characterizes the changes in evangelical churches and describes the Transfer Movement phenomenon in concurrence with the census. The second part focuses on specific expressions of the Transfer Movement in the town of Pisek. It uses data found in Church sources, records of announced withdrawals and transfers kept by religious organisations and in the period press. In the core of this section is the confrontation of activities and viewpoints carried out by representatives of three churches - the Catholic, the Czechoslovak and the one of Czech Brethren.
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