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The issue of the ecclesiastical history of the secondary lands of the Bohemian Crown continues to offer a number of topics for possible research. One of them is the relationship of King John of Luxembourg to the ecclesiastical institutions in Upper Lusatia, which he gradually brought into his immediate possession. He was thus able to fully develop his donating activities there. The aim of this paper is, based on sources of a diplomatic nature, to analyse and interpret the monarch’s policy towards the various ecclesiastical institutions in the region.

This thesis deals with the concept of confirmation in the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren (ECCB). In order to deepen the understanding of the rite, the thesis discusses its historical developement focusing on the aspect of consignation as part of baptism, on the sacrament of confirmation, and on the further developement of prostestant confirmation. In its main part, the thesis centres on confirmation in the ECCB, in which four concepts, typical for the traditions the ECCB comes from, blend together - i.e. the catechesis, the creed, the admission to the Lord's supper and the epiclesis. Starting from the theoretical point, it discusses the concept of confirmation in the liturgical books of the ECCB and then moves on to the practice of confirmation. Firstly, it studies how the concept of confimation is reflected in the ECCB confirmation materials, i.e. in various protestant cathechisms, and secondly, how the issue is treated by members of the ECCB in their Church periodicals' contributions. It focuses on the large debate in the 1950's as well as on contributions since 2000. Last but not least, the thesis tries to find out if and how the concept of confirmation has changed since the establishment of the church.

This thesis "Comparison of selected catechist tools in connection with the sacrament of Confirmation" compares selected catechist books regarding the criteria related to theological, anthropological and catechist themes. The first part presents theological themes - it includes the form and quality of informing about the Holy Spirit and its demonstration in the Old and New Testament, as well as liturgical demonstration of the Church in connection with the Holy Spirit and the dimension of symbols. Further it covers the relation of the Holy Trinity to the sacraments and the close relation of the initiation sacraments with its effect on the receiver. It also deals with the position of catechism in relation to evangelisation and the fact how its structure reflects the catechumen's faith. The second part describes anthropological themes - it focuses on the natural behaviour of the humans, their relation to rituals, on the process of maturing and the importance of a community in the life of a human being from the point of view of faith and religious experience. In the third part we compare the contents and the tasks of the catechisms in the selected catechist tools. Upon an analysis and description of the individual catechist tools, the thesis concludes with an evaluation of the development of the approach towards...

The thesis "Sacraments in the documents of the second Vatican council" deals with selected articles of the individual constitutions, documents and decrees of the council, which concern sacraments in the theological context. The articles are selected from the constitution on the Sacred Liturgy Sacrosanctum concilium, constitution on the Church Lumen gentium, pastoral constitution Gaudium et spes, document about the Apostolate of the Laity Apostolicam actuositatem, decree on Ecumenism Unitatis redintegratio and the decree on the life and service of priests Presbyterorum ordinis. The thesis is based on the acts of council and it maps the progress of creating the articles. A brief summary of history of the formation of individual constitutions, documents and decrees is mentioned before the analysis of the articles. The chapters are divided by the documents. At the end of the thesis is a chapter containing important themes concerning the Sacraments that came up from the mapping of the article.

Celebration of the Lord's Supper with children. Theological assumptions and current practice in Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. Summary This thesis researches the presence and participation of children at the Lord's Supper. The main aim of the thesis was to research whether also today it is possible to find understanding for the reception of children around the Lord's Table in Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. First of all it was the issue, whether the participation of children at the Lord's Supper is sufficiently accepted in the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. The first part is focused on the historical and theological background of the Lord's Supper, on the practice in the Old Testament and Apostolic times. This chapter deals with the question: What is the Lord's Supper and what is its meaning? The second part is devoted to the issue of children and their participation in the Lord's Supper. It focuses on the period from the Early Church through the Middle Ages to the Czech and World Reformation. Different views of churches in the Czech Republic are described in the third part of the thesis. I focus here mainly on their current practice. The fourth part together with the annex contains questionnaire survey, statistical and practical data. This chapter contains the hypothesis and their...

The diploma thesis presents a view of church administration in deanery of Rakovnicko principally in period of 2nd half of 14th century and beggining of 15th century, via analysis of sources, especially registers of central church administration. Focuses primarily on parish network, constitution of priests to parish office, patrons of parishes, benlongings of churches. Compares results with facts discovered during research of another, analogous compiled deaneries.

The bachelor thesis titled "The sacramental service in the Holy Mount near Příbram" collects and evaluates the information about where the applicants for three of the sacraments (baptism, confirmation, marriage) have come from in the last twenty-year period as well as the conditions required for celebrating the sacraments. The subject is treated by the method of study of the basic and specific documents and by research. The theoretical part provides the general information about the Holy Mount, the congregation of the Redemptorits, about the other catholic parishes in Příbram and some general information about the three sacraments. The results of the practical part are demonstrated as responses to the three predetermined questions: What are the main features of the Holy Mount as an important pilgrimage place and as a parish? Where do the applicants for the sacraments come from? What are the conditions required for celebrating sacraments in the Holy Mount? The statistical dates are gathered in the charts. The conclusion evaluates the results of the research and gives responses to the questions mentioned above.

Rites of Christian Initiation in Byzantine and Roman Traditions. Outline of Comparison. The bachelor's thesis dwells on the rites of Christian initiation in two respective traditions: Slavonic-Byzantine and western - Roman. The author starts from a historical insight into the formation of celebration of the initiation rites from the New Testament praxis though ancient and medieval Church up to the development in last centuries. She notices changes in the celebration of Christian initiation made because of historical development or differences of rites related to various cultural settings. In the second part of the thesis, she tries to outline a comparison between current initiation rites - those of infants as well as those of adults - in both traditions. She studies the contemporary praxis from liturgical books and from other available sources in the Roman-Catholic Church as well as in the Greek-Catholic and Orthodox Churches in Eastern Europe. Keywords Christian initiation, sacraments of initiation, baptism, confirmation, myron, Eucharist, liturgy, Byzantine tradition, western tradition.

The work deals with finding the instructions of the bishops in Prague and the Pastoral Epistles Olomouc Archdiocese from 1948 - 1989. After a brief outline of the situation Church in the totalitarian era from 1948 to 1989, when the pastoral care of children and Youth was very difficult, the instructions are listed bishops. Instructions are divided into six topics. The first theme refers to the emergence of new priests occupations. The second theme is about the religious and family upbringing. The third theme is about teaching religion. The fourth theme is about christering and confirmation. The fifth theme is about preparation for confession and Holy Communion. A sixth theme is about the spending of holidays.

The purpose of this Thesis is to familiarize the reader with the wording which is most widely used in the individual letters in both languages, with the basic layout of business and official letters, with translations of the names of the selected states and with the list of the selected abbreviations in both languages.