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    STUDIA THEOLOGIA%20CATHOLICA%20LATINA - Issue no. 1 / 2021  
         
  Article:   PASTORAL PRACTICE OF THE ACADEMIC PARISH OF PRAGUE.

Authors:  ADELA MUCHOVA.
 
       
         
  Abstract:  DOI: 10.24193/theol.cath.latina.2021.LXVI.1.04

Published Online: 2021-06-30
Published Print: 2021-06-30
pp. 56-91

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This paper examines pastoral practice of the Academic Parish of Prague in compliance with its specific character – service to people from academia. Data analysis from qualitative interviews and document-based research identified two major areas of ministry – pastoral care (ad intra) and public engagement (ad extra) – and positioned the community somewhat between a parish ministry and chaplaincy. Specifically, empirical research suggested that people opt for this parish because it acknowledges their social, spiritual and intellectual needs seriously and relevantly, and addresses its members with respect. Theologically, it maintains there is a compatibility between the parish offer and expectations of people, and argues that the parish interpreted and handled its specific mission – ad-dressing urban and educated people – relevantly and authentically.

Keywords: Parish ministry, chaplaincy, specific pastoral care, Academic Parish of Prague, Tomáš Halík, qualitative research, choice, acknowledgement
 
         
     
         
         
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