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The dissertation is thematically focused on the pastoral care of youth in the Czech and Moravian dioceses. The aim of the thesis is to contribute to the reflection on youth pastoral care in the Czech Republic by means of a deeper probe into the concept and practice of diocesan youth life centres. The theological basis for the elaboration of this topic are the binding documents of the German Bishops' Conference (DBK), the Italian Bishops' Conference (CEI) and the Latin American Bishops' Conference (CELAM), which open the way to the post-conciliar concept of youth pastoral, formulated by prominent pastoral theologians such as Martin Lechner or Riccardo Tonelli. The principles of Czech youth pastoral are then compared with the above-mentioned foreign documents. In addition, selected results of research investigations carried out in the environment of active Catholic youth are presented. The result is a critical analysis of the project of diocesan youth life centres and a proposal for their new concept.

The topic of the thesis is the issue of spiritual care of the ill and the dying at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. It is studied in the context of the reform of theological studies and the introduction of pastoral theology as a university discipline. The care of the ill and dying at that time was profiled as one of the most significant and important sphere of the activities of the spiritual shepherd as the only subject of pastoral care. The aim of the thesis is to describe the basic contents of the the spiritual care of the ill and the dying, based on the analysis of the first study texts of the subject of pastoral theology and the context in which they were written. It is focused on the basic points of departure, procedures and forms of spiritual care of the ill and the dying, which were as ideal and obligatory presented in the university teaching to future Catholic spiritual shepherds. At the same time, the relevant period notions of illness, death, (sacrament) of the last anointing, as well as the desired preparation for (good) death are also thematized. The main source are the first textbooks of the new university discipline of pastoral theology. The thesis is based primarily on two or rather three study texts, which received wider use in the Czech milieu.

The diploma thesis deals with the cooperation of leisure time pedagogy and pastoral theology, in which pastoral activity is based, and about the existence of pastoral leisure time activities in the region of the city Pilsen. It consists of four chapters divided into smaller parts. The first chapter briefly characterizes pastoral theology, its methods, pastoral care, its methods and pastoral institutions. The second chapter describes the leisure time pedagogy, its specific methods, basic activities in human life and leisure time institutions. The third chapter is dedicated to a research, which is focused on the existence of pastoral leisure activities in institutions located in the regional city Pilsen. The last and fourth chapter describes possible ways of cooperation of leisure time pedagogy and pastoral activity through their own methods and institutions, which are typical for leisure time pedagogy and pastoral activities.

The thesis deals with the the attitudes of young Catholics of the Diocese of Ceske Budejovice for learning and practice of the Church. The theoretical part of the work contains an overview of the currents of pastoral theology, the definition of the term pastoral theology, its competence, subject, objectives and methods. It also defines the concept of youth and reflects its pastoral in history and now. The practical part contains research on the attitudes of young Catholics for learning and practice of the Church. Here is an introduction to the research method chosen for this work and the research description. It also includes case and comparative analysis and basic characteristics of individual respondents. The final part of the thesis is the pastoral-theological evaluation of the research.

Strahov Catechists of the 19th century This specific study contributes to knowledge of pastoral and catechetical practice in our country in the 19th century, illustrating it with concrete implementation of these activities in institutions related to the Premonstratensian monastery at Strahov, Prague. The theme is placed in broader context of explanation of development of pastoral theology and catechesis; it is also interpreted in relation to the entire development of the Premonstatensian order with regard to the history of their pastoral activities. These activities at schools at lower and higher levels is conceived in broader context of education in the examined period, both from the theoretic, and the practical point of view; therefore, the work give also a brief characteristics of the system of education and schools, and concentrates also on various aspects of the specific issue of religious education, including these activities at specialized schools. The chapter on catechesis and pastoral care in parishes is dedicated both to homiletic activities of Strahov Premonstratensians, and, particularly, to the issue of preparation for sacraments and pastoral care of specific groups, represented by fraternities. The final section of this work presents three medallions of important Strahov personalities...

Premonstratensian Education in the Czech Territory in the 19th Century This specific study contributes to the knowledge of the Order in our territory in the course of the 19th century and it explores the activity of the Premonstratensian in the schools established by them. The topic is approached in the broader context of the education of the examined era. The study explains the characteristics of the schooling and education organisation system as well, focusing on the specific problematic of religious schooling and education from various points of view. As part of the argument, the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré is described and an evaluation of its educational activities in the course of all the history of the Order is provided. A significant part of the study is dedicated to the Strahov Abbey and its educational facilities, especially to the schools that were restored or undertaken by the Order in the researched period. The conclusive part characterises other schools run by orders in the territories of Bohemia and Moravia.

The thesis "Psychological and Spiritual Guide through Middle-Age Crisis" contains a synthesis of knowledge about middle-age crisis from the interdisciplinary point of view of psychology and spiritual theology in its first part. The fundamental opinion declares that middle-age crisis is not something to be suffered through but, in spite of all its demands, it is an opportunity and challenge for fuller and more authentic life, for maturation of a man and for getting closer to oneself and to God. In the second part of the thesis, knowledge and procedures of psychotherapy, crisis intervention and pastoral theology are used to concretize and extend the conclusions of the first part in a more practical way; hence, the paper can be used as a guide for those who are undergoing this period of life or those who want to accompany someone else on this way. The thesis is intended primarily, but not exclusively, to Christians who lack education in the psychosocial area and who is middle-age crisis a personal topic of themselves or of people around them for-be it their relatives or friends, or, in case of pastoral workers, clients in their professional care. This work is rather singular in the Czech language due to its conception, scope and synthesis of its starting points as well as their elaboration. Keywords...