Course: Fundamental Pastoral Theology

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Course title Fundamental Pastoral Theology
Course code KCHP/NFUPT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Opatrný Michal, doc. Dr. theol.
Course content
See 1. The Pastoral situation in Czechia 2. Epistemology of Pastoral Theology 3. Sign of the time as an epistemological fundament of pastoral theology 4. Using epistemological tools of social sciences and humanities (psychology of religion, sociology of religion, religious studies, social work) in pastoral theology Judge 5. The relationship between the world and the Church (Gaudium et spes 40-45) 6. Sign of the times in pastoral theology 7. The theory of constitutive elements of the Church 8. Application of the theory of constitutive elements of the Church Act 9. Mission, apostolate, evangelisation and the new evangelisation 10. Selected methods of pastoral work 11. The Sacrament of ordination, its bearers and other pastoral professions in the context of the pastoral relationship of the Church to the world 12. Priorities of pastoral in the Czech context

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
Given that the subject is included in the first year of study, its teaching is conceived inductively in the See-Judge-Act method of practical theology. The lecture will, therefore, reflect on the pastoral situation in the Czech Republic and the self-reflection of the students' experiences, progressing from concrete experiences and easy-to-understand facts to abstract theories. The theoretical framework of the subject will be the pastoral mission of the Church in the world, as formulated in the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World Gaudium et Spes of the 2nd Vatican Council. In this sense, it will understand pastoral-theological epistemology as a tool for knowing and understanding the problems of today's world. It is directed toward the practice of so-called mystagogic pastoral ministry, which works with the life experience of Christians and non-Christians, as described primarily by Paul M. Zulehner. Due to the nature of the individual topics in the course structure, ecumenical connections and differences are also considered.
Students will receive a pastoral ability to think, formulate a pastoral question, find an interdisciplinary context and interpret various pastoral approaches.
Prerequisites
A parallel study of the subject Fundamental Theology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Test

Test: The knowledge of the lectures' content will be verified in an online test in the Moodle system. Oral exam: Verification of knowledge and reflection of the literature assigned for self-study, i.e. the so-called primary literature listed in the Moodle system. The student must present his understanding and view of the studied texts: He will always present their intention, structure, conclusions, significance for pastoral care and his evaluation - what inspired him, what he did not understand, and with what he disagrees.
Recommended literature
  • Deus caritas est.
  • Evangelii nuntiandi.
  • Ambros, P. Teologicky milovat církev. Refugium Velehrad-Roma, Velehrad, 2003.
  • Klein, S. Erkenntnis und Methode in der Praktischen Theologie. Stuttgart 2005.
  • Opatrný, A. Cesty pastorace v pluralitní společnosti. Kostelní Vydří 2006..
  • Skalický, K. Radost a naděje. Kostelní Vydří 2000..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Theology Study plan (Version): Theology (2012) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter