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V roce 2018 byla při rekonstrukci domu na náměstí Míru v Šumperku náhodně zachráněna kolekce pozdně gotických kachlů. Archeologické nálezy sesbíral majitel domu a s odstupem času byly předány Josefu Bláhovi do Olomouce. Získaný konvolut obsahuje několik desítek komorových, nádobkových a necičkových kachlů, obkládací desky, torza keramických desek a kusy mazanice. Na základě charakteristických morfologických znaků, celkového provedení a ikonografie na čelních vyhřívacích stěnách lze vznik těchto kachlů klást do doby po roce 1500.

Describing the work of a director of the department of religious education of a national church, this article attempts to show how the work is multi-faceted and intense, meeting the many needs of parishes and their religious education programs. The essay also offers a reflection on the lessons learned from nearly fifteen years in this position.

ABSTRACT The editors of the Journal of World Christianity invited the author to offer an Orthodox reply to four ecumenical responses (Catholic and Protestant) to the historic 2016 Holy and Great Council held on the island of Crete. Written from both a theological and phenomenological perspective, this evaluation serves as a “snapshot in time” regarding the unprecedented significance of this extraordinary event. Furthermore, responses called attention to some major issues that diverse groups of Christians are facing today, vis-à-vis one another, and especially regarding the Orthodox Church.

Rabbi Dr. Sarah M. Tauber was an assistant professor at the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education of the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) and taught as a visiting professor at Union...

This paper explores how the Orthodox churches may be actively present in the public sphere of a plural society. It argues – based on the explicit desire of the Orthodox Church in the Great and Holy Council of Crete (2016) – that the presence of the Orthodox Church in the public sphere must be theologically informed and at the same time sensitive to the social realities of liberal democratic societies. The Orthodox churches must take into account the fact that in the public sphere, all communities in their differences are claiming the right to be recognized in their particularity, to be respected, and to have the right to be active participants in public deliberations on matters that regulate their shared life. The Orthodox churches direly need to acquire attitudes and conversational skills that allow them to respect, converse, and collaborate with those who do not share their worldview. Insights from the writings of the political philosophies of John Rawls, Jurgen Habermas, and Charles Taylor may provide helpful guidance on these matters. At the same time, the paper argues that the Orthodox churches must go beyond their expressed desires to be actively present in the public sphere of liberal democratic states and begin to identify those aspects of their tradition that impair their robust presence and performance in modern societies.

During the 2016 Olympic games in Rio, the dialogue between the ancient and modern Olympics was enriched by the comparison between Leonidas of Rhodes (crowned 12 times at Olympia from 164 to 152 bc in the stadion, diaulos, and hoplitodromos) and the internationally acclaimed U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps (winner of 13 individual Olympic gold medals from 2004 to 2016). Decided by medal count, the two most decorated Olympic victors of all time seemed to abridge a cultural distance of 2168 years. After reviewing all extant sources about Leonidas of Rhodes, this paper examines three other exempla of Olympic victors, Diagoras of Rhodes (boxing, crowned 464 bc), Ladas of Argos (dolichos [5 km], crowned 460 bc), and Spiridon Louis (Marathon race, 1896 Athens Olympics), with special emphasis on the reception of their victories. In the cases of Diagoras and Ladas, my analysis identifies the analogies between a death sealed by Olympic glory and the paradigms of Tellos and Kleobis and Biton in Herodotos 1.31. The significance of Spiridon Louis’ victory for the nascent modern Greek state is discussed within the framework of the first Marathon race. By revisiting societal attitudes towards distinguished athletic winners then and now, this paper also engages in a discourse on the relationship between the ancient and modern Olympics.

Abstract This article examines the significance of breastfeeding in the self-definition of Perpetua, author and protagonist of the Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis. Through close readings of all relevant passages, this discussion intends to demonstrate that Perpetua’s desire to continue nursing her son in prison as well as her eventual resignation to lactation cessation exemplify her struggle to balance her roles as mother and martyr. By illustrating how motherhood foreshadows martyrdom in the Passio, this analysis also highlights the narrator’s thorough knowledge of the realities of breastfeeding as an argument that further supports female authorship.

"Antonova, Clemena, Space, Time, and Presence in the Icon: Seeing the World with the Eyes of God. Preface Martin Kemp. Ashgate Studies in Theology, Imagination, and the Arts, eds. Trevor Hart et al. Farnham England and Burlington VT: Ashgate Publishing Company, 2010. Pp. xii + 193 + illustrations. £65.00 cloth." published on 01 Jan 2014 by Brill.

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In Part 2 of this two-part paper, I examine the evolution and the aspects of the concept of madness expressed by the various forms--verbal and nominal, simple and compound--of the verbal group of ßακχενω and the noun λνδδα , its nominal and derivatives, in the archaic and classical periods. I conclude that the verbal group of ßακχενω is apt to indicate bacchic frenzy that manifests either in the celebration of Bacchos's mysteries or in the delirium instilled by Dionysos In addition,λνδδα, its nominal and verbal derivatives, refer to either a violent and wild state of soul resulting from divine intervention or pathological madness caused by a dog's bite.