The article shows the example of christianly motivated social activities during the 19th century in the diocese of Ceske Budejovice. It brings examples of the publication activities of Jan Valerian Jirsik (bishop of Ceske Budejovice, 1851-1883) on social problems, as well as examples of themes from social spheres which were on his initiation processed by clerical pastoral conferences. The themes were related to work at factories and children's employment, the formulation of current social problems, and the social engagement of priests. The article expresses an interest in the introduced problems even before the publication of the document Rerum novarum. It also shows the methodology by which the bishop involved the priests of the whole diocese in thinking about social matters. Jirsik finds a solution to the questions only in the application of catholic teaching, in other words, in the in-church perspective.
The text deals with the history of pastoral theology, within the period on the turn of the 19th and the 20th century. During that time, Antonin Skocdopole, the teacher at the Theological Institute in Ceske Budejovice, had written the textbook of pastoral theology. The text of this article documents the characteristics of that given period, as formulated by other authors mainly on the basis of the German textbooks. The text shows how Antonin Skocdopole's textbook reflected these given characteristics, while at the same time defying some components. The article shows, that Diacony and Charity have not the right place in Skocdopole's textbook. At the same time, we can see in specific areas of diaconal service, how this service preceded the contemporary social work.
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