Cesta do skrytých komnat kněžské „duše“
A journey to the hidden chambers of the priestly ‘soul’

Author(s): Petr Husák
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, 19th Century, Pastoral Theology, Sociology of Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Catholic priests; 19th century; 20th century; society role; pastoral preferences;
Summary/Abstract: I have to admit that I have always been attracted to themes connected to the changing lives of Catholic priests in the 19th and 20th centuries, transformations to their identity, to their role in society and their pastoral preferences. I have also been interested in how the development of modernity impacted on the religious needs of people from village communities and the dynamically expanding towns, and the extent to which priests and the religious elites were able to respond to these changes. A great deal of scholarly attention has also been focused on issues linked to the mobilizing potential of the priest and the cultural struggle at the end of the 19th century. How were the youth educated in such an atmosphere and to what extent were priests and the faithful aware of being at the centre of a merciless struggle between ideas and even ideologies?

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