Papers by Josef Mikulášek
Studia Theologica, 2024
The article presents Christoph Theobald’s book "Un nouveau concile qui ne dit pas son nom?" and c... more The article presents Christoph Theobald’s book "Un nouveau concile qui ne dit pas son nom?" and critically analyses some of the suggestions that arise from reading it, especially those dealing with the nature, method of work and interim results of the ongoing Synod on Synodality (2021‒2024) of the Catholic Church. In the second part of the article, the author focuses on reflecting 1) on the relationship between the Second Vatican
Council (1962‒1965) and the Synod on Synodality, 2) on the deepening of the theology of the local Church against the background of the various stages of the synodal process, and 3) on the need for “a practical pneumatology” for the effective implementation of the synodal transformation of the Church.
MKR Communio, 2024
The article discusses the internal structure and organization of the Christian doctrine from the ... more The article discusses the internal structure and organization of the Christian doctrine from the perspective of the principle of the “Hierarchy of Truths of the Catholic Doctrine” (UR 11) as one of the important principles for interpreting the whole body of Christian doctrine. After introducing this principle in the context of the Second Vatican Council, I discuss several implications of the principle in the current synodal renewal of the Catholic Church, especially with regard to the prophetic form of Christian proclamation in the service of the missionary transformation of the Catholic Church.
MKR Communio, 2023
The article discusses the central category of the new political theology of the German theologian... more The article discusses the central category of the new political theology of the German theologian Johann Baptist Metz, memoria passionis. The initial question of the article is the relationship between selected themes of Metz’s fundamental theology and the teaching of the Second Vatican Council. In the text, I show the correlation between Dei verbum and Metz’s memoria passionis as the core of God’s revelation in history. In the next section, I analyze the hermeneutical dimension of Metz’s work in light of his call for a renewal of the narrative language of Christian theology. This point then leads to an analysis of Metz’s ecclesiology centered around the church as the People of God. For Metz, this category becomes the source of a new development of reflection on the Church in Catholic theology and the practical implications arising from it, such as the authority of the faithful in matters of faith and the emphasis on the development of a theology of local churches.
Irish Theological Quarterly, 2023
In this article, I offer a qualitative assessment of the national synthesis of the synodal proces... more In this article, I offer a qualitative assessment of the national synthesis of the synodal process of the Catholic Church in the Czech Republic. I analyse the relevant ecclesiological suggestions in the Czech national synthesis and place them in the context of a broader theological and canonical discussion that is currently taking place in the Catholic Church on these issues. This article discusses how relevant these suggestions are and how they can contribute to the synodal renewal of the Catholic Church.
MKR Communio, 2022
Lidské tělo a tělesnost člověka se v průběhu 20. a v prvních dekádách 21. století staly objektem ... more Lidské tělo a tělesnost člověka se v průběhu 20. a v prvních dekádách 21. století staly objektem mimořádného zájmu jak ze strany každodenní, žité kultury, tak ze strany vědeckého zkoumání v rozmanitých disciplínách. Sport, dieta, kosmetika, pokrok ve zdravotní péči a styl trávení volného času potvrzují, že lidskému tělu tomuto dříve "tichému společníku" lidské existence se dostává nevídané pozornosti. Tělo se na jedné straně stalo objektem až rituálního uctívání (ve formě estetické chirurgie 2 či skrze svět zábavy zaměřený na prožitek tělesnosti). Na straně druhé jsme nejen pozorovateli, ale sami také účastníky nekončícího útěku ze světa (para-identita jedince na sociálních sítích, pandemický lockdown a absence reálné sociální interakce osob). Enormní zájem o lidské tělo lze zaznamenat i na rovině vědeckého bádání. Na jedné straně neurovědecké výzkumy usilují o vysvětlení člověka na bázi fyzikálního "monismu", čímž redukují lidský život na komplexnější mechanismus, popsatelný přírodními vědami. Na druhé straně technologický vývoj, zapojený do proudu transhumanitního myšlení, považuje limity lidského těla za přechodné a naznačuje možnosti jeho vylepšování anebo je radikálnějšími proudy tělesnost přímo redukována na nepodstatný a sekundární jev oproti touze konkrétního jedince. Vůči těmto myšlenkovým posunům nezůstává imunní a nestranná ani křesťanská re exe o člověku stvořenému k Božímu obrazu. Tak se Tento text vznikl za podpory vnitřního grantu Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci IGA_CMTF_2022_009 (Nové výzvy pro systematickou teologii a lozo i). Viz J. P , Krása na prodej? Historické, antropologické a etické aspekty estetické chirurgie, Červený Kostelec 2022.
Studia Theologica, 2023
One of the most significant appeals that Pope Francis has brought to the life of the Catholic Chu... more One of the most significant appeals that Pope Francis has brought to the life of the Catholic Church is the call for a synodal transformation of the Church. Such a concept of the Church is closely related to what “catholicity” means as a characteristic of the Church. The article, therefore, analyses selected documents of the Second Vatican Council dealing with the catholicity of the Church and analyses the catholicity of the Church based on the synodal concept of the Church (the Church as communio ecclesiarum). The methodology of a “transversal reading” of conciliar documents shows the not‑yet‑fulfilled potential of the effective reception of the teaching of Vatican II. The text consequently aims to set out several key topics on how to develop the future of Catholic ecclesiology.
Vydajte dôvod vašej nádeje: Vybrané témy z fundamentálnej teológie. [Give the Reason for the Hope that you have: Selected Topics in Fundamental Theology]., 2023
The chapter deals with the Magisterium of the Catholic Church from the perspective of post-2nd Va... more The chapter deals with the Magisterium of the Catholic Church from the perspective of post-2nd Vatican council fundamental theology.
Postoj - Svet kresťanstva, 2023
Katolický týdeník; Perspektivy, 2023
Jak číst zprávu o stavu života církve? Co dělat pro to, aby církev byla opět pohostinným příbytke... more Jak číst zprávu o stavu života církve? Co dělat pro to, aby církev byla opět pohostinným příbytkem? Cesty k tomu naznačuje dokument, se kterým budou začátkem února v Praze pracovat delegáti evropského kontinentálního synodálního setkání.
AUC Theologica, 2022
This article addresses one specific aspect of the synodal vision of the Church which is currently... more This article addresses one specific aspect of the synodal vision of the Church which is currently discussed in the Catholic Church. This aspect consists of the vision of a Church that is still a Church learning who to be and how to be. Using the construct of a community of practice, adopted from the field of the sociology of learning (Etienne Wenger), I analyse how the synodal Church, preferring the theology of the local Church, is open to new learning. As I demonstrate in the article, such an understanding contains within it a rich heuristic for our understanding of Revelation of God, including implications for an understanding of continuing revelation, as well as a revision of the Church's concept of the Magisterium (sg.) in favour of the Magisteria (pl.). The article, therefore, shows a surprising point of view: How basic ecclesiological themes help us illuminate the Christian understanding of divine Revelation as an ongoing Revelation in human history.
MKR Communio, 2021
The article takes its starting point in the appeal quoted in the Apostolic exhortation Evangelii ... more The article takes its starting point in the appeal quoted in the Apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium where is claimed that God`s “grace supposes culture” (EG 115). Therefore, the article examines two epistemological tools that might help us to analyse the phenomenon “culture” and that shed light on viable “access points”; i.e., of how Christianity can approach the current cultures in their intrinsic plurality. First, I analyse the thought of an American consultant of social organizations, Edgar Schein, who accurately describes the single layers of each culture. This leads him to emphasize the attention to the basic underlying assumptions of each culture where a constitutive social imagination of each human individual and group resides. In the second part, I offer a brief analysis of Michel de Certeau`s thought that is pertinent for us to grasp the methodology of cultural studies` discipline. This approach opens up new insights on how we can and should still argue Christianity to be an active producer of new cultural forms, despite the prevailing radical plurality and a seeming relativization of any objective assumption of the culture.
Postoj. Svet kresťanstva, 2021
Dialog Evropa XXI., 2020
In this article, I discuss new horizons opened in front of theological work by pope Francis`s Apo... more In this article, I discuss new horizons opened in front of theological work by pope Francis`s Apostolic constitution Veritatis Gaudium. I, therefore, sketch a brief history of theological education in the last 2 centuries dealing with its shape and audience. I discuss, in the end, the impact of the Veritatis Gaudium on what is the mission of Christian theology among the People of God and how Christians can/should be involved in developing the practice of Christian theology.
Verba Theologica, 2021
This article aims to deepen the interdisciplinary reflection on both the act of faith and the Chr... more This article aims to deepen the interdisciplinary reflection on both the act of faith and the Christian identity. The starting point is the contribution of the Italian theologian Pierangelo Sequeri (b. 1944), who theologically analyzes the deepest human interior called by him 'the believing consciousness'. After presenting briefly his theory I will argue that the solution to this question needs to be broadened. The call to this task comes to us from the field of cognitive neurosciences. Its findings lead us to overcome a still present hidden dualism in understanding a human being. I am here seeking to analyze the theory called embodied cognition understood as an enlarged description of human consciousness. Finally, this approach makes it possible to obtain a more realistic description of the concept of human habitus and its complexity.
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Studia theologica, 2020
This paper focuses on a new method of fundamental ecclesiology. A call for a renewed method in th... more This paper focuses on a new method of fundamental ecclesiology. A call for a renewed method in this field has found its roots not only in the event of the Second Vatican Council but also in the ecumenical movement, in the historical consciousness and in a new shape of presenting the Church as a "faith space". Therefore, in the paper, I will first attempt to demonstrate the limits of a "controversial theology" and its method of defending the Catholic Church. Then I discuss how progress in the field of the philosophy of knowledge undermined a rethinking of method in ecclesiology. Finally, I propose certain
principles for a renewed method of fundamental ecclesiology. These principles lead us to an important question about "forma ecclesiae", i.e. the relevance of studying crucial Church structures in their historical development. Such an approach will help us discover clear foundations on which a systematic ecclesiology could and should be built.
Sacramentaria & Scienze religiose, 2020
The challenge of fundamental ecclesiology for the present-day is to move on from the words, expr... more The challenge of fundamental ecclesiology for the present-day is to move on from the words, expressed during the Second Vatican Council concerning the self presentation of the Church, towards the structural transformation of Christian communities and also of the communities of local churches. The aim of the article is to find appropriate impulses and the logic of ecclesial transformation within the framework of an interdisciplinary reflection which occurs between theology and social sciences, herein represented predominantly by relevant concepts derived from the theories of social organization and the so called theory of complexity. The starting point of this article is found in the thinking of Etienne Wenger, an author of social organizational theory. His thoughts, presented through the framework of communities of practice, offers a heuristically fruitful project for the structuration of eccle¬sial communities based on "The People of God" category, a theological category rediscov¬ered by the Second Vatican Council.
Acta Missiologica, 2020
There was a significant move in the philosophy of science over the 20th century. Whereas its begi... more There was a significant move in the philosophy of science over the 20th century. Whereas its beginning is shaped by positivism and by a reductionist approach in science, we face-as consequence of new facts and methods-a completely new paradigm shaped by consciousness of the necessity of a non-reductive approach to reality at the end of the 20th century. The new paradigm in the philosophy of science is called epistemology of complexity. It is inspired by studies of so called `complex systems` found both in the nature and in the human culture. In this article I try to undertake an interpretation of the epistemology of complexity on the field of the Catholic ecclesiology. As will be apparent, for our future understanding of the Church we must assume a non-reductive form of thinking about Church`s historical and social reality. Conclusion: As the author argues in the article, ecclesiological studies can benefit from the epistemology of complexity as from a highly efficient analytical and heuristic tool. Accepting this methodological invitation, we will be invited to a deeper understanding of the Church as the `communion of churches`, of the Church synodality and the horizontal balancing of accountability , of the missionary nature of the Church and of other relevant issues that cannot be passed by in the rethinking of the Church.
Verba Theologica, 2020
In this article I discuss the contribution to Christian thought by one of the most original Catho... more In this article I discuss the contribution to Christian thought by one of the most original Catholic theologians of the second half of the 20th century, the late Johann Baptist Metz (died 2019). I am seeking to highlight four main axes that are widely present in Metz`s thought. My aim is also to show how these axes are still present in modern Christian theology. To achieve these objectives, I briefly discuss a) Metz`s christology as it bears on b) his debate of human historicity. I further discuss c) Metz`s call for a ‘radicality’ of Christianity. All these dimensions of his thought are relevant for a heuristic d) rethinking of the issue of hope and its challenges for future Christian mission in and for the world.
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Papers by Josef Mikulášek
Council (1962‒1965) and the Synod on Synodality, 2) on the deepening of the theology of the local Church against the background of the various stages of the synodal process, and 3) on the need for “a practical pneumatology” for the effective implementation of the synodal transformation of the Church.
principles for a renewed method of fundamental ecclesiology. These principles lead us to an important question about "forma ecclesiae", i.e. the relevance of studying crucial Church structures in their historical development. Such an approach will help us discover clear foundations on which a systematic ecclesiology could and should be built.
Council (1962‒1965) and the Synod on Synodality, 2) on the deepening of the theology of the local Church against the background of the various stages of the synodal process, and 3) on the need for “a practical pneumatology” for the effective implementation of the synodal transformation of the Church.
principles for a renewed method of fundamental ecclesiology. These principles lead us to an important question about "forma ecclesiae", i.e. the relevance of studying crucial Church structures in their historical development. Such an approach will help us discover clear foundations on which a systematic ecclesiology could and should be built.