Pastoral Theology - KPTE403
Title: Pastorální teologie
Guaranteed by: Department of Systematic and Pastoral Theology (26-KSPT)
Faculty: Catholic Theological Faculty
Actual: from 2023
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 6
Examination process: winter s.:
summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:7/0, --- [HS]
summer s.:7/0, Ex [HS]
Capacity: winter:unknown / unknown (unknown)
summer:unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: distance
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: doc. Mgr. David Bouma, Ph.D.
ThLic. Stanislav Přibyl, Th.D.
Examination dates   WS schedule   SS schedule   Noticeboard   
Annotation -
An introduction to the basics of pastoral theology, based especially on the documents of the Second Vatican Council, post-conciliar documents, the recognition of the reality and situation in which pastoral care is carried out in our country, and the application of pastoral theological themes to the pastoral reality of our country. The thematic division of pastoral activity with a deeper knowledge of some selected areas of pastoral practice and pastoral theology with greater attention to the participation of the laity in pastoral ministry. The course also includes more advanced insight into special areas of pastoral ministry and areas of the life of the church that require deepening or changing pastoral approaches and methods. Instruction will proceed as follows due to the nature of the study: introduction to the problem in lecture, recommendation of study material, assignment of written work on relevant topics, independent study, and clarification of the issues in subsequent group discussion.
Last update: Přibyl Stanislav, ThLic., Th.D. (30.11.2024)
Aim of the course -

To provide a basic orientation in pastoral theology as a scientific discipline, to highlight the problems, challenges and specifics of the pastoral situation in the country, and to introduce the main areas of pastoral care so that the graduate is able to cooperate effectively in pastoral care in the Catholic Church and at the same time to further deepen his/her studies in one of the areas of pastoral care. At the same time, the course also aims to provide a deeper orientation to the theology and practice of pastoral approaches so that students will understand the meaning and methods of pastoral care that respond to contemporary challenges in the Catholic Church and society.

Last update: Přibyl Stanislav, ThLic., Th.D. (30.11.2024)
Course completion requirements -

Seminar thesis submitted and approved. Oral examination.

Last update: Přibyl Stanislav, ThLic., Th.D. (30.11.2024)
Literature -

Dokumenty II. vatikánského koncilu, Karmelitánské nakladatelství (KNA) 2002

Kompendium sociální nauky církve, KNA 2008

Pavel VI., Apoštolská exhortace Christifideles laici, Zvon 1996

Pavel VI., Evangelii nuntiandi, Zvon 1990

Jan Pavel II., Familiaris consortio, Zvon 1996

Papež František: Encyklika Laudato si', Paulínky 2015

Papež František: Encyklika Fratelli tutti, KNA 2020 

Papež František: Apoštolská exhortace Gaudete et exsultate, Paulínky 2018

Papež František: Apoštolská exhortace Christus vivit, KNA 2019

Kongregace pro klérus: Pastorální konverze farního společenství ve službách evangelizačního poslání církve, ČBK 2020

Mezinárodní teologická komise / Pospíšil, C. V., Řeháková V. Synodalita v životě a poslání církve, KNA 2021 (e-kniha)

Mezinárodní teologická komise / Pospíšil, C. V., Řeháková, V.: Náboženská svoboda jako dobro, KNA 2021 (e-kniha)

Ambros, P. Teologicky milovat církev, Refugium 2003

Ambros, P. S vámi jsem křesťan, pro vás jsem biskup, Refugium 2022

Boublík, V. Boží lid, KNA 1997

Deodatová, A., Cencini, A., Ugolini, G. Zranění způsobená zneužíváním: Pomůcka pro formátory, vychovatele a pastorační pracovníky. KNA 2021 (ke stažení v sekci soubory)

Frossard, A. Il vangelo secondo Ravenna, Itaca 2018

Górecki E. Církev se uskutečňuje ve farnosti, Matice cyrilometodějská (MCM) 1996

Mallon, J. Proměna farnosti, KNA 2018, KNA 2022

Marchetti, G., Airoldi, F. Prevence a ochrana nezletilých ve farnosti: Osvědčené postupy. KNA 2022

Opatrný, A. Pastorace v postmoderní společnosti, KNA2001

Opatrný, A. Cesty pastorace v pluralitní společnosti, KNA 2006

Opatrná, A. Pastorace svátostí, KNA 2015

Opatrný, A. Pastorace zvláštních skupin, Pavel Mervart 2014

Opatrný, A. Pastorální teologie pro laiky, Pavel Mervart 2016

Opatrný, A. Spirituální péče o nemocné a umírající, Pavel Mervart 2017

Opatrný, A. O nesnázích v manželství, KNA 2019

Opatrný, A. Pastorální teologie včera, dnes a zítra, Pavel Mervart 2023

Pesch, O. H. Druhý vatikánský koncil, Vyšehrad 1996

Seveso, B. a kol. Enciclopedia di Pastorale (4 díly), Piemme 1992

Skalický, K. Radost a naděje: církev v dnešním světě, KNA 2000

Wanke, J., Postavit světlo na svícen, KNA 2005

Last update: Přibyl Stanislav, ThLic., Th.D. (30.11.2024)
Teaching methods -

Lecture introducing the issues, personal study and supplementing the material with questions and discussion.

Last update: Přibyl Stanislav, ThLic., Th.D. (30.11.2024)
Requirements to the exam -

The course ends with an oral examination. In addition to the topics covered, it requires independent reflection on pastoral practices and methods in model situations.
Admission to the examination is conditional on the submission of one written paper on a selected topic from the syllabus of a maximum of 5 pages of appropriate quality. The deadline for submission is 31 March 2025. Extensions can be agreed individually for serious reasons. In any case, the written work must be submitted at least one week before the date of the examination for which the student is applying.
The paper must be submitted either in written form on paper or by email in PDF format.
Editing: Times New Roman 12 point font, 1.5 line spacing, footnotes and citations according to the formal editing of written work. The thesis has a title page that includes the author's name, the title of the thesis, the name of the course and the year of study. The stated scope of the thesis must be adhered to. Failure to follow the topic, scope, or prescribed editing is grounds for returning the thesis.
The rules for the formal editing of written work are available at: https://www.ktf.cuni.cz/KTF-963.html, where it is also possible to download the appropriate template in Word format.

Last update: Přibyl Stanislav, ThLic., Th.D. (30.11.2024)
Syllabus -

Topic headings:

1. Basic concepts (pastoral care in the strict and broader sense, pastoral theology, evangelization, primary proclamation, catechesis, categorical pastoral care, diaconal ministry, etc.).

2. The relationship between pastoral theology and other theological disciplines, the history of pastoral theology, the relationship between pastoral theology and the social sciences.

3. Pastoral situation in the Czech Republic based on sociological research.

4. Church documents (Lumen Gentium, Gaudium et Spes, Christifideles Laici, Evangelii Nuntiandi, Familiaris Consortio, Evangelii Gaudium, Amoris Laetitia, Laudato si', Gaudete et Exsultate, Christus vivit, Fratelli tutti)

5. Pastoral actors (bishops, priests, deacons, religious, pastoral assistants, volunteers, lay people). Pastoral care of pastoral workers.

6. Limits and border areas of pastoral care (criteria of discernment, crisis intervention, psychotherapy, medicine)

7. Conversation as a basic pastoral tool

8. Distinction between the concepts of pre-evangelization, evangelization, pastoral care, catechesis and diaconal ministry. Pastoral issues of transmission of the faith.

9. Places of pastoral care (groups in the parish, parish, diocese of the universal Church), pastoral care of orders and movements.

10. Pastoral care of developing areas. Pastoring a dying church.

11. Pastoral ministry in places of pilgrimage, spa pastoral ministry, pastoral ministry through culture and heritage.

12. Contemporary challenges in pastoral care: youth, migrants and refugees, the question of religious freedom.

13. Current challenges in pastoral care: protection of creation, living with politics, health risks, threats of war.

14. Current challenges in pastoral care: Abuse in the church. Synodal process and synodality. Modern technical resources in the ministry of pastoral care.

15. Pastoral ministry as leadership for holiness.

Last update: Přibyl Stanislav, ThLic., Th.D. (30.11.2024)
Entry requirements -

None.

Last update: Přibyl Stanislav, ThLic., Th.D. (30.11.2024)