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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Promotion of Regional Peace and Security in Nigeria: the Role of the ChurchStudies Topical
Olumuyiwa Aduralere Ajetomobi, Timothy Opeyemi Yayi, Tosin Success Abolaji
Caritas et veritas 2024, 14(1):18-30 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2024.004 
The technological advancement in the 21st century has paved way for national growth and development in Nigerian society. The church is not aloof to the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to foster peace and security locally and globally. The paper examines the role of the church in the use of ICT in the promotion of regional peace and security in Nigeria. The study adopted the historical, descriptive and participatory observation methods. Findings show that ICT has helped to reshape church ideology and practices to further contribute to the peace and security in Nigeria. Hence, the study recommends that the church should judiciously...
Stanislav Komárek. Jungovské eseje z devadesátých let. Praha: Academia, 2022, 632 s., ISBN 978-80-200-3330-7Reviews and articles
Milan Nakonečný
Caritas et veritas 2024, 14(1):135-136
Eric B. Shiraev, David A. Levy. Mezikulturní psychologie. Kriticky a aplikovaně. Praha: Academia, 2020, 612 s., ISBN: 978-80-200-3112-9Reviews and articles
Milan Nakonečný
Caritas et veritas 2024, 14(1):133-134
V české literatuře jsme doposud neměli žádné takto rozsáhlé dílo o „mezikulturní“ (srovnávací) psychologii kultury, a proto je překlad obsáhlého díla dvou amerických univerzitních profesorů, kteří oba disponují rozsáhlou publikační činností a druhý z nich je zároveň činný i v psychoterapii, chvályhodný a potřebný. Téma této publikace je velmi aktuální, přinášené poznatky jsou skutečně užitečné – zejména pro teorii a praxi v oblasti aplikované sociální psychologie, neboť oba tyto vědní obory mají četné styčné body, např. v oblasti politické psychologie, v níž je činný první z obou uvedených autorů. Ostatně podtitul předmětné knihy...
Rozhovor s Vojtěchem Pelikánem o udržitelnosti, rozvoji, spravedlnosti a žaluInterview
Lucie Kolářová
Caritas et veritas 2024, 14(1):13-17
Human Development and the Future of the EarthEditorial
Lucie Kolářová
Caritas et veritas 2024, 14(1):7-8
This thematic issue on human development and the future of the Earth critically reflects on the concept of human development and human society, which has long been an unquestioned part of Western culture, but which has been showing serious cracks for several decades – especially in its most reckless form.
A Narrative Inquiry about Teachers’ Professional Identity – Stories of Lived ExperienceStudies Varia
Marco Paulo Maia Ferreira
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(2):113-122 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2023.027
This research study aims to understand teachers’ professional identity based on autobiographical narratives. The study falls into the qualitative research paradigm, based upon social constructionist practices, where the narratives help to understand how people have understood events and experiences, including their hopes and plans. The participants were fourteen secondary school teachers with five to eleven years of teaching experience. The data collection method was storytelling, and the data analysis was based on a thematic analysis procedure. Three themes emerged from the data analysis, and we can conclude that the desire to be a teacher starts...
‘What have you been seeking in the world? Happiness?’ The Comforting Function of Comenius’ Labyrinth of the World and Paradise of the HeartStudies Varia
Jan Hábl
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(2):103-112 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2023.025
In this study, we will observe how Jan Amos Komenský (internationally known as Comenius, which I will use in the paper) implemented his comforting intention in the work Labyrinth of the World and Paradise of the Heart. Of all the comforting writings that Comenius wrote, we will focus only on this one, and for good reason. Over time, the test proved that Labyrinth in a unique way exceeds the other works of Comenius, and not only of this period. The fame and popularity that Labyrinth has enjoyed for centuries – both among the lay public and experts – shows that Comenius succeeded in realising his comforting intention in this particular work....
Spirituality and Religiosity of Adolescents in the Context of RadicalisationStudies Topical
Dominik Maximov, Soňa Lovašová
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(2):77-89 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2023.023
This paper focuses on the phenomena of spirituality and religiosity of Slovak adolescents in the context of their radicalisation. The theoretical part of the paper presents a definition of terms, as well as an overview of their specific contexts, identified on the basis of previous research. The empirical part describes the author’s quantitative research, in which the interrelationships between spirituality, religiosity, family relationships, and adolescents’ radicalisation were demonstrated. The results of the research show that in social work it is necessary to reflect on the spirituality of clients and to see it as an integral part of...
Formation of the Heart by the Heart – Scheler’s Conception of the Ordo Amoris as a Challenge (not only) for Contemporary Leisure PedagogyStudies Topical
Helena Zbudilová
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(2):63-76 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2023.022
The article deals with the reflection of Max Scheler’s thought legacy for the field of contemporary leisure pedagogy. The central and key concept of his philosophy of values was the ordo amoris. Its pedagogical legacy is thus sought in the perspective of the development of the individual ordo amoris of an individual as the most important factor in the educational process, not only in leisure education. Through the lens of free time, the article focuses on Scheler’s concept of ‘Bildung’, the key role of affective education and the professional identity of the leisure pedagogue. His perception of the phenomenon of leisure time...
The Educator as a Subject of the Spiritual Development of Student YouthStudies Topical
Hryhorii Vasianovych, Olena Budnyk, Yaroslav Melnyk, Kateryna Fomin
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(2):38-50 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2023.020
The article explores how spirituality determines the scientific outlook on human existence and value orientations. This is why one of the important tasks of the educator’s activity is the development of a high level of spirituality among students. To investigate this issue, the hermeneutic context, which has traditionally gained popularity in the analysis of the problems of psychological and pedagogical science and the humanities, has been chosen. The authors specified the essence of the concept of ‘spirituality’, described the principle of an individual’s inherent desire for spiritual growth, and determined the importance and...
Scholé through the eyes of students of pedagogy at the University of South BohemiaStudies Topical
Stanislav Suda
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(2):21-29 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2023.018
A professional discussion on curriculum content in all types of schools is beginning to take off. This discourse is driven by the desire to make teaching processes more effective, but it emphasises less the ethical aspects of education. The research investigations aimed to discover the ideological background of the terms ‘school’ and ‘scholé’ among students of pedagogical disciplines at the University of South Bohemia. It is based on questionnaire surveys and analysis of the authors’ essays, to gain insight into how pedagogy students navigate the original meanings of words in this field. The next step was to categorise...
EditorialEditorial
Helena Zbudilová
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(2):7-8
The second monothematic issue of Caritas et Veritas in 2023 focuses on the phenomenon of education and training in the 21st century in the perspective of the development of knowledge, skills, and attitudes useful in personal, professional, and civically responsible life. The theme opens a space for reflection on the current needs and new challenges for the field of education and training in the third millennium. The authors of the contributions bring diverse themes and new perspectives for reflection. The choice of published topics corresponds to the original intention to present current potential educational approaches and pillars...
Vlastimil ŠVEC. Povolání chirurg: specifická pomáhající profese. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2022, 130 s., ISBN 978-80-280-0030-1.Reviews and articles
Josef Nota
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(2):126-127
Imrich Peres, Pavel Procházka (eds.). Smrť v tranzite (II.): biblické, historické, etické a praktické pozadie smrti. Praha: Institut vzdělávání ECM, 2023, 351 s., ISBN: 978-80-7356-050-8, 978-80-7356-051-5.Reviews and articles
Jan Satke
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(2):123-125
Ritual DIY: a self-help journey to meaningStudies Varia
Jana Karlová
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(2):90-102 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2023.024
The study outlines the theme of ritual DIY as a creative ability to improvise in situations of significant confrontation with the multiplicity of life preferences and ideas. The theoretical starting point for this perspective is Claude Lévi-Strauss's concept of wild thinking. Ritual DIY seems to be a peculiar journey towards meaning or spiritual experience despite a scientifically and technically oriented world in which both are externalities. Special attention is paid to the theme of young people intuitively exploring how to grow up in a world without binding authorities and initiatory rituals. In this respect, the text most explicitly refers to the...
Interview with Martina Kosturková on the role of education in the 21st centuryInterview
Helena Zbudilová
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(2):15-20
Doc. PaedDr. Martina Kosturková, PhD works at the Institute of Pedagogy, Andragogy and Psychology and at the Research Centre for Critical Thinking and Virtues at the Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences of the University of Prešov.
Jozef Výrost, Ivan Slaměník, Eva Sollárová (Eds.). Sociální psychologie. Teorie, metody, aplikace. Praha: Grada, 2019, 759 s., ISBN: 978-80-247-5775-9.Reviews and articles
Milan Nakonečný
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(1):138 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2023.013
Undoubtedly, the growing interest in the most practical field of psychological sciences has led to the fact that another edition of the textbook of social psychology is on the book market, but now the author collective of Slovak and Czech psychologists, which J. Výrost and I. Slaměník have led, has been expanded in this edition E. Sollárová, and therefore this edition is presented as the first one.
Eric Nelson. The Theology of Liberalism: Political Philosophy and the Justice of God. Cambridge & London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2019, 218 s., ISBN 9780674240940.Reviews and articles
Ondřej Havelka
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(1):135-137 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2023.012
The author of the monograph, American Eric Nelson, is a professor at Harvard University, and his main areas of research interest are political philosophy, theology, and history in the context of political schools of thought. His latest work, The Theology of Liberalism: Political Philosophy and the Justice of God, is an exciting and readable dive into the theologically-informed depths of the origins of political liberalism. Nelson puts forward the thesis that the tradition of liberal political philosophy founded by John Rawls is essentially the product of much older theological disputations about justice and evil.
Spirituality in social work and inspiration in other fieldsStudies
Nicole Emrová
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(1):121-134 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2023.011
In social work, emphasis is placed on applying a holistic approach to the person, which includes four dimensions (bio-psycho-socio-spiritual) that together form a unity. Interest in spirituality has grown significantly in foreign and Czech social work in recent decades. This article aims to present concepts of spirituality of selected disciplines cooperating with social work, such as psychology of religion, sociology of religion, religious studies, and theology, and to suggest possible areas that can inspire the integration of spirituality into the context of social work. The reader of this article will gain a basic orientation to possible conceptions...
Christianus Christus proximi: On the Relationship of Creation and Salvation in Luther's Theology of LoveStudies
Karel Šimr
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(1):112-120 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2023.010
Based on the studies of the representatives of the so-called Finnish school of Luther's interpretation (Mannermaa, Raunio, Peura), this paper presents the German Reformer as a theologian of love, noting two aspects of his thinking in this area. On the one hand, Luther stresses the validity of the "golden rule" (to love one's neighbor as oneself), in which a theologically positive appreciation of nature comes into play; on the other hand, he contrasts human love, seeking the good, and the love of God, creating good out of its opposite, or even something out of nothing. These two aspects must be distinguished, but it is impossible to set them against...
From finding beauty to finding meaning? Essential desire and aesthetic experience as gateways for contemporary religious educationStudies
Veronika Blažek Iňová
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(1):98-111 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2023.009
The study presents the initial pedagogical and basic theological-anthropological assumptions of the religious-didactic method "To Wonder - To Experience - To Transform", which works with the phenomenon of beauty, goodness, and truth at the level of experience in order to enrich and develop the discussion (not only) in religious pedagogy, which in the field of its application in school education or parish catechesis is constantly looking for new stimuli with which to engage and address its students. In this study, we will look for the initial preconditions that would prepare suitable conditions for the application of this method. Among these is the...
Experience with and attitudes towards spiritually attuned interventions in the context of grieving in the 21st century - preliminary findings among helping professionals in the Czech RepublicStudies
Jan Kaňák
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(1):34-52 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2023.005
Context: Grief is a universal human experience. For some, grieving also includes a spiritual level that can be actively worked with. Purpose of the study: Given the lack of information on spiritually attuned interventions in grief in the Czech Republic, the purpose of this study is to map the experiences with and attitudes towards spiritually oriented interventions among helping professionals working with the bereaved. Methods: Data from a questionnaire survey (response rate 36.9%, N = 45) were analysed using univariate and bivariate descriptive and inferential statistics. Conclusions: Interventions are perceived as moderately useful for the most part....
Near Strangers: a transcultural analysis of individual humanitarian givingStudies
Jana Karlová, Pavlína Nalevanková
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(1):81-97 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2023.008
The theoretical-empirical study focuses on the phenomenon of individual humanitarian donation through the Hradec Králové part of the Adoption at a Distance project. The central principle of the study is the transcultural concept (Burda), which, by linking a cultural and philosophical anthropological perspective with personalism (Clarke), seeks both to analyze in a horizontal sense - that is, to understand socio-cultural diversity - and to capture the vertical metaphysical dimension that transcends individual socio-cultural contexts. The social construction of reality (Berger and Luckmann) is used as a conceptual underpinning. Outlining deeper insights...
Virtual Reality as a Possible Means to Meet the Psycho-spiritual Needs of Older Adults in Nursing HomesStudies
Věra Suchomelová, Karolina Diallo, Lenka Lhotská
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(1):67-80 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2023.007
This article presents how virtual reality can contribute to meeting the needs of residents in nursing homes. As part of the VIREAS project, we conducted a qualitative study in January 2021 in a South Bohemian nursing home. The research sample consisted of 12 residents aged 63 to 100 with different cognitive and sensory-motor levels. Our results show that a properly designed virtual experience can support the fulfilment of self-esteem and value, meaning and continuity of life story, the need to be part of a community, and the need to transcend everyday life. To meet these needs, several factors are important: high-quality content; user-friendly form;...
Economic belongings of the literary genre of Czech rural realism of the second half of the 19th century in the context of educational valuesStudies
Jaroslav Šetek, Jiří Alina, Tomáš Volek
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(1):53-66 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2023.006
The completely new problems of the economic and social nature of the Czech countryside in the second half of the 19th century, arising as a result of the Industrial Revolution, can be seen in the formation and acceleration of the concepts of alternative economic theories, as well as in the literary genre of the representatives of Czech rural realism of this period (Božena Němcová, Vítězslav Hálek, Karel Václav Rais). In this context, the aim of the article is to point out the dimensions of educational values aimed at an all-around appreciation of the components of the human capital of the population of interest on the basis of a synthesis of the currents...
Interview with Magdalena Ondrova about death and faith through the eyes of a hospice chaplainInterview
Jan Kaňák
Caritas et veritas 2023, 13(1):14-16
Magdalena Ondrová (*1969) has been a parish priest of the CCE since 2005, now she is currently managing the congregation in Prague-Modřany, and since 2020 she is also a chaplain at Cesta domů. She graduated from ETF UK and completed the qualification training course Hospital Chaplain.