Caritas et veritas, 2024 (vol. 14), issue 1

Human Development and the Future of the Earth

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.

Rozhovor s Vojtěchem Pelikánem o udržitelnosti, rozvoji, spravedlnosti a žalu

Lucie Kolářová

Caritas et veritas 2024, 14(1):13-17  

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the Promotion of Regional Peace and Security in Nigeria: the Role of the Church

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...

Volunteerism of University Students in the Czech Republic as a Path to Sustainability

Zdeňka Dohnalová, Iveta Zelenková

Caritas et veritas 2024, 14(1):31-43 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2024.005  

In the context of sustainable development, volunteering among university students plays a key role in shaping the future of society. This study uses a focus group method with students to analyse how involvement in volunteering activities enhances individuals’ competencies and contributes to sustainable development. The analytical section provides the reader with data on student volunteers’ personal and career development, their social interactions and networking, social responsibility and sustainability, and global thinking. The authors also discuss the role of the university in student volunteering. Volunteering effectively promotes social...

Readiness of Religious Communities to Live Today and Tomorrow. Do Consecrated Persons Take Seriously Contemporary Theological, Social and Environmental Challenges?

Dana Jakšičová, Alice Košárková, Vít Hušek

Caritas et veritas 2024, 14(1):44-59 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2024.006  

Consecrated life is an ongoing phenomenon within the Catholic Church that changes over time and tries to respond to actual spiritual and social needs of the society. This study deals with the contemporary religious order communities facing the rapid development of society and changed theological emphases. The aim is to assess whether consecrated persons are ready to accept socio-cultural changes and respond to actual spiritual, theological, social, and environmental challenges. This readiness is an essential prerequisite if religious orders are to remain an integral part of the Church and society in the future, as they have been since the beginning...

The Ontological Status of Nature in the Era of Humanity

Lucie Kolářová

Caritas et veritas 2024, 14(1):75-87 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2024.008  

The text deals with the environmental crisis and how human culture can evolve regarding its attitude to the status of nature. Its aim is to consider how the status of nature can be adequately and justifiably characterised in the Anthropocene era, and this against the backdrop of postmodern changes in their relevant historical lines and perspectives. In this context, the Christian concept cannot be overlooked. The method is chronological concerning historical connections, yet the basic epistemological line is theoretical-systematic, hermeneutical, and based in synthesis. Regarding the issue of nature’s autonomy, subject of reflection are the limits...

Future Primatives

Michael Forest

Caritas et veritas 2024, 14(1):88-103 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2024.009  

This article presents two typical but inadequate responses to the philosophical problem of constructing an environmental identity and ethic for our climate-impacted future. It finds difficulties with a primitivist mentality that renounces technology in favour of a nostalgic view of the human past, then critiques the opposite position that puts full faith in capitalistic technology in order to avoid shedding our consumer culture and economic commitment to unlimited growth. Finally, an alternative is presented as the ‘future primitive’ which points to an identity which befits the difficult years ahead as well as the hope for a sustainable...

Transformation of the Values of Agape Love as a Learning Agent for Moral Change in the Context of Theology Student

GP Harianto, Ester Widiyaningtyas, Urbanus Sukri, Desire Karo Karo, Victoria Woen, David Ming

Caritas et veritas 2024, 14(1):104-116 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2024.010  

The objective of this study was to examine the parallels between the Agape Love and moral change in theological students. The findings imply that transformation of the values of Agape Love as a learning agent for moral change in the context of theological students should aim to bring about God’s Kingdom’s reconciliation. Contextualising learning agent content into students’ circumstances and backgrounds involves shifting from a Christian moral and character to the theological students. The goal of Agape Love is to completely change students’ lives, including their cognitive, emotional, and behavioural aspects. Dialectics, cooperative...

The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS-SK): Validation Study of the Slovak Version for Adolescents

Katarína Šiňanská, Magdaléna Hovanová, Lucia Tóthová

Caritas et veritas 2024, 14(1):117-132 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2024.011  

The goal of the paper is to verify the factor structure of the MSPSS questionnaire, which measures social support sources within the original three-factor structure, verify its psychometric properties, and adjust it to Slovak conditions including the correct language adaptation. MSPSS is one of the most widely used methodologies measuring an individual’s perception of social support from three sources: family, friends and a significant other. The empirical verification was performed on a research file of adolescent high school students (n = 249). The questionnaires were administered to secondary school students who were randomly drawn from a...

Eric B. Shiraev, David A. Levy. Mezikulturní psychologie. Kriticky a aplikovaně. Praha: Academia, 2020, 612 s., ISBN: 978-80-200-3112-9

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...

Stanislav Komárek. Jungovské eseje z devadesátých let. Praha: Academia, 2022, 632 s., ISBN 978-80-200-3330-7

Milan Nakonečný

Caritas et veritas 2024, 14(1):135-136