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The aim of this thesis is a theological reflection of contemporary Czech poetry. Specifically, the thesis deals with collections Úloža by Ivan Martin Jirous, Darmata by Petr Hruška and Osip míří na jih by Marie Iljašenko. It focuses mainly on their concepts of man, the world and transcendence. The work is divided into three chapters, the first two being a necessary prelude for chapter three. The first part of the thesis presents some of the ways in which theology can relate to poetry. Language, imagination and metaphor are presented as common fields of both theology and poetry. Furthermore, this chapter defines two possible theological approaches to poetry: The theological approach to poetry as an object of theology and as a subject of theology. In the second chapter, there is literary analysis of the collections, which is necessary for the third part. In the third part, which is the main focus of this thesis, a theological reflection of selected collections is presented. Its aim is not only to examine whether and how the selected themes in the collections correlate with their conception in theology, but also to present what they may be inspirational for theology.

Analysis of current Czech literary prose from theological perspective, the work examines the image of man in contemporary literature in the writings of Jiří Hájíček, Michal Viewegh, Václav Kahuda, Chaim Gigan, Jaroslav Rudiš and Anna Bolavá. The goal is to analyse the concept of man as a transcendental being, including different aspects of human responsibility and freedom. Keywords theology, transcendence, theology of art, Czech literature, Czech prose of 21st century