Meetings
The invitation for this year told:
"Dear friends,
We would like to invite you to the annual conference of the Association of Friends of the PTF which will take place on 19-21 October 2012 in Prague. The main topic will be “Religion: Trauma or Therapy”.
We will seek to explore the function of religion from a psychological perspective. Our point of departure will be the position of German philosopher and theologian Christoph Türcke of Leipzigwho argues that humankind needs religion regardless of the fact whether or not God exists. This theme will be discussed in the papers by experts arguing from various perspectives."
The annual meeting of the Association of Friends of the Protestant Theological Faculty took place on 20-21 October 2012. Many of the members of the Association are former international students at the Faculty, and people came from as many as 10 countries to meet old friends and re-visit Prague. The theme of this year's meeting was "Religion – Trauma or Therapy". The idea of the organisers was to examine faith from the psychological and social points of view. Prof. Tomáš Halík, a well-known figure to the Czech public, described the factors that lead people to worship God: anxiety, vulnerability, and mortality. It is remarkable how often religious symbols are used even in secular public life. People usually turn to religion because it offers to rescue them from danger. But true faith is accompanied by a struggle with anxieties and doubts; it does not mean a legalistic approach, but a prophetic one, and being silent in the presence of the mystery of God. Prof. Leif Gunnar Engedal from the MF Norwegian School of Theology analysed faith in terms of its content, rituals, and consequences and from the practical and intellectual viewpoints. He also informed the participants about current literature dealing with these themes. In general it can be said that religion makes it possible to evaluate life more positively and to better come to terms with upheavals, and thus provides the foundations for more stable mental and physical health.
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| 074_Annual 2012.pdf | [ ] | 211 kB |
 074_Hagioterapie - malá.ppt | [ ] | 31805 kB |
| 074_RELIGION - trauma or therapy.ppt | [ ] | 1413 kB |
At the same time as the celebrations were held for the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the Protestant Theological Faculty in Prague, on 19-22 November 2009, the society for its alumni, the Association of Friends of the Protestant Theological Faculty, was also celebrating the tenth anniversary of its foundation. 25 members of the Association, many of whom had travelled to Prague from other countries, were able to be present at the formal ceremony on Thursday 19 November when Prof. Karel A. Deurloo from Amsterdam and Prof. Gerhard Sauter from Bonn were awarded honorary doctorates by Charles University. In this way these two theologians were honoured for all they had done for the Faculty and theological life in Prague, in particular during the time of the Cold War.
| 060_09Annual.pdf | [ ] | 226 kB |
| 060_90ETF-info-English.pdf | [ ] | 140 kB |
In the PDF file you will find the (german) lecture that was given by Maria Heinke-Probst.
| 068_10 Annual.pdf | [ ] | 146 kB |
| 072_10 Die deutsche evangelische Kirche in Böhmen.pdf | [ ] | 254 kB |
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The last meeting of the Spolek, which took place from the 20th to 23rd November 2008, was connected with the 90th anniversary of the Protestant Church of Czech Brethren. There was a symposium organized by the Faculty with the topic „The Bible in the Hands of People“; and a remarkable part in the Salvator church, where the theme was The Identity of Czech Protestantism.
| 059_08Annual.pdf | [ ] | 398 kB |
| 059_90ETF-info-Deutsch.pdf | [ ] | 137 kB |
| 059_90ETF-info-English.pdf | [ ] | 140 kB |
| 059_90ETF-info-pozvani.pdf | [ ] | 225 kB |
| 060_90ETF-info-Deutsch.pdf | [ ] | 137 kB |
| 060_90ETF-info-English.pdf | [ ] | 140 kB |
| 060_90ETF-info-pozvani.pdf | [ ] | 225 kB |
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