This thesis presents graphemic analysis of the work "Summovník" by Jan Augusta, based on transliteration of selected stretches of texts. Identified as late as in 2012, the work has not been described yet. The work represents a print of the humanistic period, therefore the principal objective was to find out how two orthographic systems of the period - diagraphic and diacritic - interact. The analysis was divided into several chapters corresponding to the examined features that were statistically evaluated. The interpretation was especially based on two key 16th century grammars of Czech - the Grammar of Náměšť and the "Czech Grammar" by Jan Blahoslav. The transliterated text has been analysed in Microsoft Word 2007 by means of "Find and Replace" with "Use of substitute characters" instrument. The work of "Summovník" in this partially transliterated form can be used as a baseline for preparation of an edition of this work.

The subject of this master's thesis is to carry out an empirical research, which leads to describing current situation and to suggestions to raise satisfaction in consumption of religious goods. The first part concentrates on theoretical basis. Key terms and concepts are being defined, church marketing is being developed and secondary data analyzed. The second part deals with the descriptive research among youth and their motivation and satisfaction. In the conclusion of this thesis specific suggestions for improvement are offered.

anglicky Annotation In my thesis I deal with the Confession in European nad especially Czech Protestantism, its conception, form and transformations in history. The focus of my work is to look at the Confession in the Reformation and its further development. The work is divided into four major chapters: (1) The Confession, (2) The Confession and reformers, (3) The Cofession and reformist religions, (4) The Confession of contemporary Protestantism. Each of these chapters is further divided into subsections. In conclusion I describe the effort to reintroduce private Confession as solid form of church life and I think about reasons why nowadays in Protestant churches private Confession used only sporadically. Keywords: confession; Reformation; the Church of the Brethren; Luther; Calvin; Protestantism; Sin; Forgiveness; Absolution.

This work deals an integration of Moravian Church in Czech society in connection with realization of leisure time activities. The first part is devoted to the issues of interaction of the church in connection with leisure time activities from theoretical point of view. It gives answers to research questions on the basis of literary sources. It summarizes the history of Moravian Church up to the present and its interaction with the society. It also points out its work with people, way of evangelization and general attitude. In the second part there are noted opinions of members of Moravian church, who devoted themselves to leisure time activities. The work compares particular espondents´ statements and highlights their common elements. Then the gained answers are compared with the results of the theoretic research.

This thesis is dedicated to the life and time of Jan Blahoslav, the bishop of the Unity of the Brethren and his relationship to the Unity. The aim of this work is to show Blahoslav's opinion of higher education from 2 points of view: a humanistic man of his time and also a member of the Unity. The thesis is divided into 8 chapters which focus on 3 main topics: Jan Blahoslav and the Unity of the Brethren, humanism and education. In the first chapter, the time of the Renaissance and humanism is introduced, the second is dedicated to the history of the Unity of the Brethren and the third one is actually the biography of Jan Blahoslav. In the fourth chapter, Blahoslav's main writings are described. The second half of the thesis focuses on education in the time of scholasticism and humanism from the European point of view, the system of education of the Unity of the Brethren and the pedagogical contribution of Jan Blahoslav.

This thesis explores concept of mentoring among pastors of the Church of the Brethren denomination in the Czech republic. The text is divided into four chapters. Individual chapters first introduce the basic terminology, theoretical and historical definition of mentoring, participants, key principles and forms of mentoring. Subsequently, attention is focused on the analogues of mentoring in church history, on medieval spiritual accompaniment, on the role of the spiritual and finally on mentoring among preachers, pastors and vicars nowadays. The text also deals with the issue of roles and competencies of the mentor with a focus on the mentor of spiritual workers. Part of this thesis is a quantitative research survey, which examines the practice of mentoring among preachers and vicars of the Church of the Brethren, identifies competences of their mentors and also the key topics of mentoring meetings. Key words: mentoring, mentor, competence, pastor, vicar, spiritual accompaniment

This diploma work deals with the topic of Picture of God in Younger-school-age Children in the Church of the Brethen. It is divided into the theoretical and the practical part. Theoretical one tries to describe above all religious development of children at the age of 6 till 12 years and also various religious-pedagogical theories of the development of the picture of God. Diploma work is also focused on the picture of God in the doctrine of the Brethen Church. In the practical part, this work offers a closer look at the picture of God in the Younger-school-age Children of two selected congregations of the Brethen Church in towns of Prague and of České Budějovice. This research tell us interesting facts about the religious education of children of that both congregations.

This theses researches the bequest of The Unity of the Brethren in the lore and practice of the contemporary protestant churches in the Czech Republic. The first part evaluates numerous sources to concretize the bequest of The Unity of Brethren to ten points, which represent the most specific characteristics of its lore. The second part focuses on comparison of the previously specified bequest of The Unity of Brethren with practice and lore of particular contemporary churches. Through analysis of church sources and structured interviews with the heads of contemporary churches the thesis shows which points of the bequest of The Unity of Brethren actually appear in the lore of the examined churches and to what extend these points influence the real life of the communities. The main objective of the thesis is to examine whether the rich Brethren tradition can be found in today's Czech churches. Moreover this work also asks to what extend these churches manage to keep the Brethren bequest alive in the modern social environment.

The thesis traces the beginnings of these reformation movements: Waldensians, Hussites, Unity of Brethren, Lutherans and Anabaptists. It also deals with the situation in Roman Catholic church since all the movements spring out of it. Furthermore the author is answering the question whether these movements have a common denominator, that links them together. If the answer is yes the author also covers what preconditions are necessary for the reformation to occur. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

The diploma thesis discusses Bohemian Brethren, its history, and its activities on the territory of Bohemia, Moravia, and North America. The historical part investigates its origins. It summarizes the period of the founding and persecution. It refers to the important people Jan Blahoslav and Jan Amos Komenský. Further it covers their missionary work. It investigates the influence of the Czech legacy of Moravian Brethren in North America and its preserving. Furthermore, it focuses on the educational activities of Bohemian Brethren in the Czech Republic, especially in Mladá Boleslav.