Petr Macek

Evangelíci v Třetí říši

Július Pavelčík

Nábožnosť a bezuzdnosť jazyka – Jak 1,26

Anatolij A. Alexejev

Stručné dějiny Bible v Rusku

Thomas T. Müller

O falešných nadějích a jedné neúspěšné misi: Thomas Müntzer v Praze

Pavol Bargár

Ekonomika života: Ekumenický koncept zo stredoeurópskej perspektívy

Rejstřík ročníku 24 (2018)

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Petr Macek

Abstrakt:

Protestants in the Third Reich

The anniversaries of both the ending of the WWI end the establishing the State of Israel remind us of the unfortunate development in Europe that separated these two events. The defeat and the postwar humiliation of Germany made easy the outburst of nationalism and racism connected with the arrival of Hitler and the victory of his party. It appeared that the majority of the German Protestants of the Lutheran background embraced it and this led to the Kirchenkampf, the struggle between the German Christians and the Confessing Church for the orientation of the German Protestant church. While some leading churchmen and theologians opposed the regime and the implementation of the Aryan Clauses in the public life of Germany that it promoted, others welcomed it and even used their scholarship to defend it theologically. The examples of biblical scholars like Gerhard Kittel or Walter Grundmann and of systematic theologians like Paul Althaus and Emanuel Hirsch show in some detail how Bible and theology can be misused for ideological purposes that represent the total reverse of what these tools are meant to serve.

Citace:

Macek, Petr. “Evangelíci v třetí říši.” Teologická reflexe, sv. 24, č. 2, 2018, s. 99–124.

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Autor:

Július Pavelčík

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Religion and Unbridled Tongue – James 1:26

The article gives an interpretation of the James 1:26 focusing on its contextualization within the topic frame of the Letter of James and on the exegesis of all segments of this verse with special intention given to the theological and ethical aspects of speech, because the author of the letter is especially interested in them as shown by his attention payed to various speech-expressions both in relation to God as well as in interrelations among the members of the community of the addressees.

Citace:

Pavelčík, Július. “Nábožnost’ a bezuzdnost’ jazyka - Jak 1,26.” Teologická reflexe, sv. 24, č. 2, 2018, s. 125–147.

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Autor:

Anatolij A. Alexejev

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The Bible in Russia: A Short History

Bible text arose about 863 in Moravia in the course of mis-sionary activity of Sts. Cyril and Methodius. It reaches East European Slavs at the end of the 10th century together with a bulk of Christian sources in Slavonic produced in Bulgaria during the 10th century. According to the Byzantine rite, NT, mostly in a lectionary form, and excerpts from OT books (prophetologion, paroimiarion) were used in divine ser¬vice. In private use OT was read in its explanatory version corresponding to that of Glossa ordinaria of the Latin tradition. The complete Slavonic Bible was for the first time compiled in Novgorod in 1499, using the printed Vulgate as a pattern; the missing books were translated into Slavonic from Latin by monk Benjamen of Prague Emmaus mona¬stery. In 1517–19 in Prague, Francisk Skorina of Polotsk printed 23 Slavonic Bible books translated from a Czech edition. In 1581 Ivan Fedorov printed in Ostrog (Ostrih) the full Bible using the Novgorod MS, but the books translated from Latin were translated anew from Greek. In 1751 a new corrected edition of the Slavonic version was prepared, which is still in use today. Some time later the work on a Russian version began. The final Russian version was published only in 1875, with OT translated from the Masoretic text.

Citace:

Alexejev, Anatolij A. “Stručné dějiny Bible v Rusku.” Teologická reflexe, sv. 24, č. 2, 2018, s. 148–171.

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Thomas T. Müller

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Von falschen Hoffnungen und einer gescheiterten Mission: der radikale Reformator Thomas Müntzer in Prag

Mit den Worten: „Ja, Thomaß Minczierz z Sstolberku Bytem wpraze / Na mijstie drahe[h]o a Swateho Boyownika Mystttra Jan Husy…“ beginnt die tschechische Übersetzung des Prager Sendbriefs, mit dem sich der radikalen Prediger Thomas Müntzer im November des Jahres 1521 an die Böhmen wenden wollte. Müntzer, der zu den bedeutendsten alternativen Theologen in der Frühphase der deutschen Reformation zählte, hoffte in Prag Anhänger für seine Lehren zu finden. Denn „die geliebten böhmischen Brüder“ sollten sich auf die nun bevorstehende Erntezeit freuen, denn er sei vom Himmel in ihr berühmtes Land gesandt worden, um die Gottlosen zu entlarven und zu vernichten. Müntzer forderte sie auf, ihm zu helfen, ihre Messpriester auf ihre Rechtgläubigkeit zu prüfen und zeigte sich überzeugt: „Hier wird die erneuerte apostolische Kirche ihren Anfang nehmen und in alle Welt ausgehen“ und dieses Volk werde ein Spiegel der ganzen Welt sein. Doch anstelle ihm zu folgen, wandten sich die Prager schnell von ihm ab. Später wurde Müntzer zu einem der theologischen Führer des deutschen Bauernkrieges. Doch schon 1525 wurde er vor den Mauern der Stadt Mühlhausen in Thüringen hingerichtet.

Citace:

Müller, Thomas T. “O falešných nadějích a jedné neúspěšné misi: Thomas Müntzer v Praze.” Teologická reflexe, sv. 24, č. 2, 2018, s. 172–188.

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Pavol Bargár

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Economy of Life: An Ecumenical Concept from the Central European Perspective

The concept of “economy of life” counts among major ecumenical catchwords today. Although having had a longer history in the ecumenical movement, the concept was in detail elaborated by a WCC-initiated program focused on “eradicating poverty, challenging wealth accumulation, and safeguarding ecological integrity,” after the 9th General Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in 2006. The present paper will explore various aspects of the concept, concentrating not only on its economic, but also social, political, cultural, and ecological relevance. Such an exploration will be pursued in two main lines. The first one can be referred to as “deconstructive” as the paper will strive to critique the concept from the central European perspective, with a particular regard to the communist and post-communist experience. Conversely, the second line will be more “constructive”. It will seek to elaborate some of the points related to the concept of “economy of life” that can be potentially fruitful for Christian practice/mission and reflection in central Europe. The aim of the paper is thus to critically investigate this comprehensive hermeneutical framework, paying a particular attention to its contextually relevant missiological implications. The paper will use a hermeneutical method, consisting of the critical textual analysis of relevant documents (especially of the WCC provenance) and of constructive missiological reflection.

Citace:

Bargár, Pavol. “Ekonomika života: Ekumenický koncept zo stredoeurópskej perspektívy.” Teologická reflexe, sv. 24, č. 2, 2018, s. 189–202.

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