The diploma thesis shows the current state and level of marriage preparation of the engaged couples within the Hradec Kralove diocese border region. The thesis examines and evaluates the status of the preparations in four vicariates in connection with the related church documents. The particular vicariates together with the qualified personnel are introduced and number of marriages for the past ten years is listed for a reference. The thesis characterises four different types of engaged couples and introduces several types of preparations. The current state of the preparations in the region is surveyed and findings are presented in the thesis. Among the preparations guided by a priest the thesis describes additional tools and techniques complementing the preparations. The final part of the thesis is dedicated to these complementary preparation tools and techniques which are presented, compared and evaluated here. The diploma thesis notices preparation of engaged couples with respect to the formation of the future family, which is encouraged by the thesis.

Die Arbeit besteht aus 17 Einzelstudien, die in engem Zusammenhang mit den vom Verfasser bearbeiteten Editionsbänden der ‚Acta Cusana‘ entstanden. Basierend auf den Materialien und Kommentaren der Edition analysieren sie vielfältige Probleme der spätmittelalterlichen Lebenswelt und erschließen oft kaum bekannte Quellenbestände. Ein zentrales Anliegen verbindet die Studien: Es geht vor allem darum, die in der Forschung oft entrückte Figur des historischen Cusanus in die Kontexte seiner Lebenswelt zurückzuführen. Übersteigerte Exzeptionalität und vielfach behauptete Lebensfremdheit des genialen Denkers verstellten oft den Blick auf das Typische und zeitbedingt Repräsentative an den cusanischen Lebensbildern. Die Studien stellen sich damit oft gegen tief verwurzelte Forschungstraditionen, die bis weit ins 19. Jh. zurückreichen und Nikolaus von Kues als einen in seiner kirchenpolitischen und administrativen Praxis intellektuell unterforderten und gleichzeitig menschlich überforderten Kardinal und Bischof erscheinen lassen, dessen überstrenge und rücksichtslos unrealistische Reformvorstellungen aus dem Rahmen der eigenen Zeit fielen. Der chronologische Schwerpunkt der Studien liegt in den Brixner Jahren des Nikolaus von Kues (1452–1458), wobei Rückblenden in die früheren Lebensjahre stärkeres Gewicht zukommt als Vorgriffen auf die späteren römischen Jahre. Die Diözese Brixen unter Nikolaus von Kues darf als Musterfall einer spätmittelalterlichen geistlichen Landesherrschaft gelten. Der vielerorts spürbare Überlebenskampf gegenüber den weltlichen Nachbarn zeigt sich hier in besonderer Schärfe. Dabei verfolgte Cusanus keineswegs das unrealistische Ziel, den Grafen von Tirol aus dessen ererbten Machtpositionen zu drängen, sondern strebte vielmehr eine starke Verflechtung der geistlichen und weltlichen Herrschaftsbereiche an, die das bislang gängige Bild von der konfrontativen Arrondierung und Einkapselung geistlicher Territorien an der Schwelle zur Neuzeit in Frage stellt. / The volume consists of 17 individual studies, produced in close connection with the edition volumes of the 'Acta Cusana' edited by the author. Based on the materials and commentaries of the edition, they analyze diverse problems of late medieval life and explore often barely known sources. The studies are united by a central concern: above all, the aim is to return the figure of the historical Cusanus, who has often appeared remote in research, to the contexts of his lifeworld. The exaggerated exceptionalism and frequently claimed alienation from life of the brilliant thinker often obscured the view of what was typical and representative of the time in the Cusanian life portraits. The studies thus often challenge deeply rooted research traditions that reach far back into the 19th century and make Nicholas of Cusa appear as a cardinal and bishop who was intellectually underchallenged in his church political and administrative practice and at the same time overtaxed as a human being, whose excessive and ruthlessly unrealistic ideas of reform fell outside the framework of his own time. The chronological focus of the studies lies in the Brixen years of Nicholas of Cusa (1452-1458), whereby flashbacks to the earlier years of his life are given greater weight than forwards to the later Roman years. The diocese of Brixen under Nicholas of Cusa can be regarded as a model case of late medieval ecclesiastical dominion. The struggle for survival against the secular neighbors, which was noticeable in many places, is particularly evident here. Cusanus was by no means pursuing the unrealistic goal of forcing the Count of Tyrol out of his inherited position of power, but rather strived for a strong interweaving of the ecclesiastical and secular domains, which calls into question the previously common image of the confrontational consolidation and encapsulation of ecclesiastical territories on the threshold of the modern era.

The purpose of this research is to explore possible ways of making the Eucharistic celebration more meaningful to Catholics in Mutare diocese, Zimbabwe. The reason for this concern is that the Eucharist is the `source and summit' of the Christian life. Since inculturation is a possible means of achieving this aim of a meaningful celebration, it was found necessary in this study to examine how the Eucharist has been taught and inculturated in the Catholic Church over the years. From this It was discovered that inculturation was absent in the writings and catechesis of early Church authors and Fathers during the periods reviewed. Although an observation was made that it was indirectly implied in the Eucharistic prayers of the early Christians, it was only after a new `understanding of culture' emerged, following Vatican II, that permission was given by Rome to use local languages at Eucharistic celebrations. In the course of this study, efforts were made to determine the elements that constitute Eucharistic inculturation in Mutare diocese. These include: symbolic gestures, local languages, proverbs, enthronement, local staple food, invocation of ancestors, and others. In an empirical study to find out the extent of inculturation that has taken place in Mutare diocese, questionnaires were sent to sixteen out of twenty-four parishes in the diocese. Oral interviews were also conducted for this purpose. After analyzing the responses from respondents and those interviewed, it was discovered that some areas of inculturation have been realized, though not fully. Two outstanding areas which have not yet been realized were found to be the use of local staple food and the invocation of ancestors. The conclusion was that inculturation is not fully implemented in Mutare diocese and this impacts negatively on the celebration of the Eucharist. Eucharistic inculturation is an achievable goal in Mutare diocese, however, provided there is intensive catechesis which takes into account Shona-rich cultural values, aided by active involvement of small Christian Communities and the support of the hierarchy. / Systematic Theology and Theological Ethics / M. Th. (Systematic Theology)

Sexist socialisation in the church starts from childhood. The Sunday school, the Christian community and parents all play a role in transmitting sexist values to children. Sexism is present in the interpretation, use and teaching of scripture as well as the hierarchy, roles, structures, language, worship and symbols of the church. These subconsciously influence children. People's faith may be shaken when the sexist nature of some of these beliefs is exposed. Sexist socialisation is detrimental as the growth and witness of the church may be stunted. Hence there is a need to develop non-sexist Christian education. Insights and tools from feminist theology help in this programme. The conclusions are tentative as such a process is evolutionary, but important. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / Th. M. (Theological Ethics)

The dissertation deals with the historical activities of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Charles Borromeo in České Budějovice between the years 1850 - 1956. The thesis is especially based on the study of archival materials. Each chapter comprehensively describes the history of the three branches where the religious Sisters performed their activities. The branches are listed in chronological order of when they were established in the city. A public hospital is mentioned first, followed by an institutional complex of orphanages and schools at the former Vienna gate, and the group is concluded with an asylum for elderly people in need established in 1888. Particular attention is paid to the circumstances concerning the establishment of each branch, its background, ordinary and extraordinary days that were mostly mentioned in local chronicles; and two local superiors who had a major impact on the development and character of the community are also mentioned in the dissertation. Besides the observation of the beginnings and subsequent unprecedented development of community activities within the city frame, the text also includes an independent final chapter focused on events associated with the definitive end after the year 1948. Orientation in the topic and logical sequence of...

This thesis focuses on the challenges posed by the refugees from the Great Lakes Region to the ministry of the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Nativity in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. It intends to inform the Christian world in general and specifically the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Nativity of the current refugee situation and its causes. Furthermore, this study shows that understanding the refugees' livelihood strategies is a prerequisite to improved interventions. Using the Sustainable Livelihood Framework, this study describes some of the positive and negative outcomes from the mechanisms and strategies developed by refugees in order to stabilize and enhance their situation. Looking at the livelihood challenges faced by the Great Lakes Region refugees, this study shows how UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) has been in a weak position to challenge the policies of its funders and host governments even when those policies fail to respond adequately to refugee problems. / Thesis (M.Th.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2007.

The purpose of this research is to explore possible ways of making the Eucharistic celebration more meaningful to Catholics in Mutare diocese, Zimbabwe. The reason for this concern is that the Eucharist is the `source and summit' of the Christian life. Since inculturation is a possible means of achieving this aim of a meaningful celebration, it was found necessary in this study to examine how the Eucharist has been taught and inculturated in the Catholic Church over the years. From this It was discovered that inculturation was absent in the writings and catechesis of early Church authors and Fathers during the periods reviewed. Although an observation was made that it was indirectly implied in the Eucharistic prayers of the early Christians, it was only after a new `understanding of culture' emerged, following Vatican II, that permission was given by Rome to use local languages at Eucharistic celebrations. In the course of this study, efforts were made to determine the elements that constitute Eucharistic inculturation in Mutare diocese. These include: symbolic gestures, local languages, proverbs, enthronement, local staple food, invocation of ancestors, and others. In an empirical study to find out the extent of inculturation that has taken place in Mutare diocese, questionnaires were sent to sixteen out of twenty-four parishes in the diocese. Oral interviews were also conducted for this purpose. After analyzing the responses from respondents and those interviewed, it was discovered that some areas of inculturation have been realized, though not fully. Two outstanding areas which have not yet been realized were found to be the use of local staple food and the invocation of ancestors. The conclusion was that inculturation is not fully implemented in Mutare diocese and this impacts negatively on the celebration of the Eucharist. Eucharistic inculturation is an achievable goal in Mutare diocese, however, provided there is intensive catechesis which takes into account Shona-rich cultural values, aided by active involvement of small Christian Communities and the support of the hierarchy. / Systematic Theology and Theological Ethics / M. Th. (Systematic Theology)

Submitted by Johnny Rodrigues (johnnyrodrigues@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-10-11T13:56:41Z No. of bitstreams: 1 MARIA ARLEILMA FERREIRA DE SOUSA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGH 2014..pdf: 1901011 bytes, checksum: 3bf8bf2f4e988b7ccb6b82a50615b3e8 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-10-11T13:56:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MARIA ARLEILMA FERREIRA DE SOUSA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGH 2014..pdf: 1901011 bytes, checksum: 3bf8bf2f4e988b7ccb6b82a50615b3e8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03 / Capes / A segunda metade do século XX foi marcada por transformações sociais e culturais muito intensas. No cenário religioso a Igreja Católica Romana promoveu um evento que revolucionou o seu posicionamento frente aos fiéis. O Concílio Vaticano II foi responsável por mudanças no catolicismo e ao seu término, causou uma crise de identidade em seu corpo clerical motivando um grande número de evasões, seminários fechados e abandono da batina. A crise dos padres fez com que a Igreja perdesse muitos homens. As motivações para a crise foram várias: perda de status, ascensão da modernidade, perseguição aos ideais comunistas, Teologia da Libertação e a maior de toda a manutenção do celibato obrigatório. Este trabalho que ora se apresenta tem como objetivo discutir o contexto dos anos de 1960 e 1970 no cenário da Igreja Católica Romana no cariri cearense buscando perceber como se deu a crise dos padres na Diocese do Crato-CE. A partir da análise do jornal A Ação buscamos analisar como a crise foi noticiada e vivenciada pela Diocese cratense além de percebermos como se deu a perseguição aos comunistas. Ao avaliar as cartas pastorais de Dom Vicente, bispo da época, percebemos suas recomendações ao seu clero durante esse momento de crise na Igreja. Os nossos interlocutores foram de extrema importância por contarmos suas experiências de vida sacerdotal. Assim, a memória foi utilizada na tentativa de resgatar um passado nem tão distante. Desta forma, como aporte teórico nos apoiou a História Cultural a partir dos conceitos de representação e identidade. / The second half of the twentieth century was marked by very intense social and cultural transformations, Religious landscape in the Roman Catholic Church promoted an event that revolutionized its position relative to the faithful. The Second Vatican Council was responsible for changes in Catholicism and at the end, caused an identity crisis in his clerical body motivating a large number of evasions, closed seminars and abandonment of his cassock. The crisis of the priests made the Church lost many men. The reasons for the crisis were many: loss of status, the rise of modernity, persecution of communist ideals, liberation theology, and most of all maintenance of mandatory celibacy. This work presented here aims to discuss the context of the 1960s and 1970s in the setting of the Roman Catholic Church in Ceará cariri trying to discern how was the crisis of priests in the Diocese of Crato - CE. From the analysis of the paper we analyze the action as the crisis was reported and experienced by cratense Diocese besides realizing how was the persecution of communists. In assessing the pastoral letters of Don Vicente, bishop of the time, we realize its recommendations to its clergy during this time of crisis in the Church. Our interlocutors were of utmost importance for count their experiences of priestly life. Thus, the memory was used in an attempt to rescue a not so distant past. Thus, as the theoretical supported in Cultural History from the concepts of representation and identity.

Anglican dioceses established by The Church Mission Society and other Western founded Christian denominations in East Africa were envisaged to grow and become self-governing, self-propagating and self-supporting. The first two goals(to be self governing and self-propagating) have more or less been achieved. The third goal (the pursuit of self-support) is at a critical stage, especially considering that resources, in terms of funding and personnel, are in decline. This research sought to document the factors that contribute to, or hinder, the role that lay people (business people in particular) can play in sustaining the ministry and mission of Anglican dioceses. The research methods chosen for data collection consisted of interactive fieldwork. In this, formal and informal interviews were conducted. The interviewees were selected mainly from Anglican dioceses, with their input being corroborated by Methodists, Evangelical Lutheran and Presbyterian Church leaders from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Interviews were conducted, first, with church leaders who were in office at the time when John Gatu declared a moratorium on Western missionaries in 1974. Next came interviews with leaders of the 1990s and 2000s. For each leader, a corroborative project was documented. A limited quantitative questionnaire was administered for triangulation purposes.The data were analysed to identify the themes and patterns that emerged. This phase was followed by an extensive literature review. The research methodology utilised the Praxis Cycle, developed by Cochrane, De Gruchy and Peterson (1990) in their book, In Word and Deed,which has its roots in the “see, judge, act” method of the Belgian Cardinal, Joseph Cardijn,founder of the Young Christian Workers movement. The analysis allowed me to examine the interplay between business and mission, using the seven-point Praxis Cycle, modified by JNJ Kritzinger (2008:771) to assess the spirituality of BAM and its contribution to Christian mission. Other movements of the Praxis Cycle are practical projects, theological reflection, contextual analysis, ecclesial analysis, agency and reflexivity. The literature review was analysed in terms of four primary dimensions: Business as Business (profit maximisation), Mission as Business(profit from philanthropy),Mission as Mission(philanthropy from profits), and Business as Mission (profit for the common good). The fourth dimension was explored as an overarching vision for churches seeking to grow towards financial sustainability. Also considered was how such sustainability could be implemented in the East African context. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / D. Th. (Missiology)

The diploma thesis deals with a statistical study of two books of protocols in the office of the vicar episcopal in Pelhřimov. They both cover the period from 1750 to 1831. It is focused on the time when Vincenc Josef Rubricius from Nová Cerekev was in the office of the vicar episcopal. In 1790 he became a vicar episcopal and stayed in his office for three decades until the time of his death in 1821. Thanks to his diligence and precision in maintaining the official agenda and the long-term work in the office of the vicar episopal, it was possible to perceive the studied time period as a coherent unit. Such a notation in the book of protocols was an evidence about the official acts. The statistical data about the number of the notations are described in the diploma thesis in 32 chapters, each of them for a particular year. It studies the number in the particular months, weeks as well as days. Due to this, it monitors the number of the official acts, e. g. with the consistory in České Budějovice, the other parish offices belonging to the vicariate, the Regional Authority in Tábor or the deanery in Pelhřimov. Even the visitations in particular parish offices were noted down into the books of protocols. Owing to these notations, it was possible to describe into details how the visitations were carried out during a particular year.