Rubrika: 93. ročník

VLADISLAV SHESTAKOV

FILOZOFICKÁ FAKULTA, UNIVERZITA PALACKÉHO V OLOMOUCI, KATEDRA PSYCHOLOGIE
FACULTY OF ARTS, PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY OLOMOUC, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

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CHARACTER TRAITS OF HETEROSEXUAL WOMEN PRACTICING ALTERNATIVE FAITHS

Abstract: The article deals with a psychological analysis of character traits in heterosexual
women practicing the occult. The aim of the research is to identify certain personality traits of
heterosexual women and to compare them with a control group of respondents. The author uses
the psychological character questionnaire Accent of Personality of Leonhard and Shmishek for the
research. There are 58 respondents with Belarusian, Ukrainian and Russian female nationality in
the sample. The average age of the participants is 27.5 years. Quantitative research takes place in
the years 2021-2022 and is carried out by electronic data collection via Google Forms. From the
statistical results, the author concludes that there is a significant difference between the levels of
hyperthymia, dysthymia and demonstrativeness in the two sample of participants. The results of
current research may be useful for clinical psychologists targeting clients with increased anxiety,
dysthymia, hypertension, exaltation, and other character traits. The results can also be used by
the staff of the centers when working with adolescents who are interested in the occult but do
not profess any religion. Psychologists can use the results obtained in psychological training or
psychodrama to normalize the emotional behavior of participants.

Keywords: occultism; character accentuation; heterosexual women

THEOLOGICAL REVIEW, Vol. 93, 2022, No. 3 – 4, Number of Article 5, p. 345 – 354.
DOI: 10.14712/12117617.93.3-4.5

ZDENĚK R. NEŠPOR

SOCIOLOGICKÝ ÚSTAV AKADEMIE VĚD ČESKÉ REPUBLIKY
INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY OF THE CZECH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

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THE IDENTITY AND FUTURE OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK HUSSITE CHURCH: A SOCIOLOGICAL SURVEY

Abstract: Historical and sociological research on the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, conducted on
its centenary, revealed dramatic decline and a number of internal problems of this community.
This led the author to a qualitative sociological research among pastors and bishops about recent
troubles, identity and future direction of their church. The research showed a significant divergence
of dioceses, with a rather traditionalist, inward-looking representatives preferring (modern) Hussite
identity on one side, and broader spectrum of their critics striving for more open, “generally Christian”
attitudes on the other. At the same time, the opinions and actions of the actors are related to their
origins and experiences. Although the alternative stream seems to be wider now, it is not unified
and so far losses (including the election of the patriarch in 2021). However, further development can
be expected in the near future, while the decline of church members will presumably continue alike.

Keywords: Czechoslovak Hussite Church; religious identity; contemporary religion; Czech Republic
– religion; sociology of religion

THEOLOGICAL REVIEW, Vol. 93, 2022, No. 3 – 4, Number of Article 4, p. stránka 326 – 344.
DOI: 10.14712/12117617.93.3-4.4

MONIKA BIZOŇOVÁ

INŠTITÚT HISTÓRIE, FILOZOFICKÁ FAKULTA, PREŠOVSKÁ UNIVERZITA V PREŠOVE
INSTITUTE OF HISTORY, FACULTY OF ARTS, PREŠOV UNIVERSITY IN PREŠOV

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THE IMPACT OF THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC IN 1831 ON THE PARISHES OF THE BISHOPRIC OF SPIŠ
(BASED ON DUPLICATE REGISTRIES)

Abstract: The Bishop‘s Archive in the Spišská Kapitula in Spišské Podhradie preserves one of the most
important sources for researching about the past. It is a duplicate of registries from the territory of
the entire Spiš diocese (Spiš, Liptov and Orava region). These duplicates are written from 1788 to
the present (annually these duplicates are made and kept in the Bishops‘ Archive). One part of
this department are also duplicates of the registry of the deceased from 1831, which bring us very
important informations from the year of the spread of cholera in the Spiš diocese. The presented
study provides informations on the incidence of cholera in selected parishes and also provides
information on the number of deaths from the disease and comparation with another years.

Keywords: cholera; Spiš diocese; archive; duplicate; registry; year 1831; Roman Catholic Church

THEOLOGICAL REVIEW, Vol. 93, 2022, No. 3 – 4, Number of Article 3, p. 315 – 325.
DOI: 10.14712/12117617.93.3-4.3

PETR MIENCIL

HUSITSKÁ TEOLOGICKÁ FAKULTA UNIVERZITY KARLOVY
HUSSITE THEOLOGICAL FACULTY OF CHARLES UNIVERSITY

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ASTRONOMY AT A CROSSROADS WITH RELIGION AND POLITICS IN RENAISSANCE PRAGUE – THE
GOLDEN ERA BEFORE THE THIRTY-YEARS WAR

Abstract: This article gives an overview of Renaissance Prague as a meeting place of proto-science,
namely astronomy in its religious and political context of pre-Thirty-Years-War times, during the rule
of emperor Rudolf II, a famous Maecenas of arts, science and all things occult. After introductory
notes and short sketches of Rudolf II, the development of heliocentric theory and a set of short
medallions of astronomers connected to Prague are given. Johannes Kepler, a discoverer of planetary
motion laws, gets more attention in a separate chapter. The epilogue summarises key findings of
what is today called Lutheran astronomy vs. Jesuit astronomy of the 17th century. Method used:
research of primary and secondary literary sources related to astronomy, religion and politics of the
17th century Prague and kingdom of Bohemia.

Keywords: geocentric model; heliocentric model; Johannes Kepler; Rudolf II; Renaissance

THEOLOGICAL REVIEW, Vol. 93, 2022, No. 3 – 4, Number of Article 2, p. 289 – 314.
DOI: 10.14712/12117617.93.3-4.2

MATEJ HORŇÁK

MASARYKOVA UNIVERZITA, FILOSOFICKÁ FAKULTA, HISTORICKÝ ÚSTAV
MASARYK UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ARTS, DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

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THE LIFE AND WORKS OF SZYMON BUDNY

Abstract: The main subject of this thesis is the sixteenth century person of Szymon Budny, Polish
translator, theologian and member of the nontrinitarian Ecclesia Minor. The goal of the thesis is to
present the life story, literary works, and biblical translations of this relatively unknown character
living in the tumultuous period in the Polish and Lithuanian history. A significant portion of the
research is dedicated to the evolution and progress of the subject’s religious beliefs as shown on his
major publications that include theological treatises as well as translations of the Bible. The conflicts
and division inside the Ecclesia Minor on the subject of Christian’s obligations towards the State,
whether it is acceptable to serve in the government or the opinions about death penalty or use of
violence are also put under an evaluation and explained in relation to his overall thought.

Keywords: Szymon Budny; Ecclesia Minor; State, Polish; Lithuanian
THEOLOGICAL REVIEW, Vol. 93, 2022, No. 3 – 4, Number of Article 1, p. 228 – 288.

DOI: 10.14712/12117617.93.3-4.1

VLADISLAV SINENKI

HUSITSKÁ TEOLOGICKÁ FAKULTA UNIVERZITY KARLOVY
HUSSITE THEOLOGICAL FACULTY OF CHARLES UNIVERSITY

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THE SEARCH FOR THE REMAINS OF CONSTANTINE/CYRIL, WHICH WERE DONATED IN THE XIX
CENTURY FROM PRAGUE TO MOSCOW

Abstract: The study deals with a lesser known fact of Church history from the second half of the
nineteenth century, namely the transfer of a part of St. Cyril‘s relics from Prague to Moscow. It
further follows their subsequent fate during the anti-Christian Bolshevik terror in Russia and offers a
view of the events which may have been among the triggers of a renewed interest in the veneration
of St. Cyril and St. Methodius in Russia. The study contains a comparative analysis of selected
Czech and Russian sources dealing with the circumstances of this event. Based on the contemporary
research in Russian archives and Church institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church, it proposes
a summary of the actual situation, as well as identifies possible directions for further academic
research.

Keywords: St.Cyril‘s relics; Veneration of St. Cyril and St.Methodius; Church history studies
THEOLOGICAL REVIEW, Vol. 93, 2022, No. 2, Number of Article 4, p. 189 – 207.

DOI: 10.14712/12117617.93.2.4

NOEMI BRAVENÁ

HUSITSKÁ TEOLOGICKÁ FAKULTA UNIVERZITY KARLOVY
HUSSITE THEOLOGICAL FACULTY OF CHARLES UNIVERSITY

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THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE SOCIAL WORKERS

Abstract: This contribution analyzes examples of good practice in guiding children and young people
to the importance of work in helping professions. It defines basic topics for a specific age of children,
which are important for forming relationships with social work. It reflects the contribution of the
diaconic activity of the church, which is involved in prosocial education and by leading children to
think about specific social services in society and toward personal engagement.

Keywords: child; youth; social services; job choice; diaconia; education
THEOLOGICAL REVIEW, Vol. 93, 2022, No. 2, Number of Article 3, p. 182 – 188.

DOI: 10.14712/12117617.93.2.3

JIŘÍ VOGEL

HUSITSKÁ TEOLOGICKÁ FAKULTA UNIVERZITY KARLOVY
HUSSITE THEOLOGICAL FACULTY OF CHARLES UNIVERSITY

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COMENIUS‘ LEGACY IN THE CZECHOSLOVAK (HUSSITE) CHURCH THROUGH RUDOLF JORDÁN
VONKA

Abstract: The paper attempts to prove the hypothesis that in the 1930s Rudolf Jordán Vonka
(1877-1964), a teacher, translator, writer, Comeniologist, preacher of the Evangelical Church of the
Czech Brethren, Freemason and Foreign Ministry employee, made a significant contribution to the
identification of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church with the work of Jan Amos Comenius (1592-1670).
Although Vonka was not a member of the Czechoslovak Church, he saw its activities, especially
the fact that it was close to the so-called “ideal of humanity” of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850-
1937), as a suitable institution for promoting the ideas present in Comenius‘s work. Vonka published
his reflections in several periodicals of the Czechoslovak Church. The paper shows, by means of
an analysis of Vonka‘s texts in the Náboženská revue Církve československé (1934-1941), which
specific conception of Comenius Vonka promoted, what mistakes he made in publishing articles on
Comenius, but also how extraordinarily extensive his literary activity was, and the fact that he was
successful in his goal of awakening interest in Comenius‘ personality and work.

Keywords: Rudolf Jordán Vonka (1877-1964); Jan Amos Comenius (1592-1670); Tomáš Garrigue
Masaryk (1850-1937); Czechoslovak (Hussite) Church
THEOLOGICAL REVIEW, Vol. 93, 2022, No. 2, Number of Article 2, p. 159 – 181.

DOI: 10.14712/12117617.93.2.2

MAGDALENA VYTLAČILOVÁ

HUSITSKÁ TEOLOGICKÁ FAKULTA UNIVERZITY KARLOVY
HUSSITE THEOLOGICAL FACULTY OF CHARLES UNIVERSITY

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SCHRÖDINGER’S CONSENSUS IN RESEARCH ON ANCIENT BIOGRAPHIES AND CANONICAL GOSPELS

Abstract: This study presents a survey of the modern history of New Testament scholarship on the
genre of canonical gospels with focus on development of the genre “biography” in Classical studies.
While New Testament researchers insisted for many decades that the Gospels are not biographies
and thereby „knew“ what the ancient biography was, Classical scholars have struggled how to
define the ancient biography. Although most modern New Testament and Classical scholars do not
deny that the Gospels are biographies, this study shows that the implications of such claims have
too often been neglected by scholars, mainly those who study historical Jesus.

Keywords: canonical gospels; genre of gospels; classical studies; current in new testament
research; biblical studies; ancient biography
THEOLOGICAL REVIEW, Vol. 93, 2022, No. 2, Number of Article 1, p. 132 – 158.

DOI: 10.14712/12117617.93.2.1