How the members of the Brethren Church in South Moravia perceived the functioning of their community during the Covid-19 pandemic

The central topic of this thesis is how the members of the Brethren Church community in South Moravia experienced the functioning of their Church community during the Covid-19 pandemic. Part 1 deals with the theoretical aspects. In chapter one the author presents the legislative context of the pandemic and its impact on the Christian Church community in general. The second chapter gives a brief insight into how the new law requirements were put into practice by the Church board. The third chapter presents an overview of the South Moravian community and the impact of the pandemic requirements on its community life. The practical part focuses on qualitative research and attempts to capture the actual experience of members of the South Moravian community. As a research method the Interpretative phenomenological analysis was chosen and based on semi-structured interviews with respondents covering the following topics: worship on the Zoom platform, monitoring of the community members in need and mutual care during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially during the second pandemic wave lockdown. The research sample consists of five respondents between 25-72 years of age. Keywords members of the Brethren Church, Covid-19 pandemic, experience, qualitative research, interpretative phenomenological analysis, interviewÚstředním tématem diplomové práce je zkušenost členů sboru Církve bratrské na jižní Moravě s fungováním jejich společenství v období pandemie covid-19. V teoretické části v první kapitole autorka předkládá legislativní kontext pandemie a jeho dopad na křesťanskou církev obecně. Druhá kapitola představuje Církev bratrskou a umožňuje představu o tom, jak se její ústředí adaptovalo na legislativní opatření v praxi. Třetí kapitola podává přehled o dopadu protipandemických opatření na život sboru na jižní Moravě. Praktická část práce je zaměřena na kvalitativní výzkum. Jako metoda byla zvolena interpretativní fenomenologická analýza, provedená na základě polostrukturovaných rozhovorů se členy sboru Církve bratrské na jižní Moravě uskutečněných během lockdownu druhé pandemické vlny. Hlavními tématy jsou bohoslužba v prostředí Zoom, monitorování potřebných a vzájemná péče. Výzkumný soubor je složen z pěti respondentů, a to ve věku 25-72 let. Klíčová slova členové sboru Církve bratrské, pandemie covid-19, zkušenost, kvalitativní výzkum, interpretativní fenomenologická analýza, rozhovorProtestant theological facultyEvangelická teologická fakultaEvangelická teologická fakultaProtestant Theological Facult

How the members of the Brethren Church in South Moravia perceived the functioning of their community during the Covid-19 pandemic

The central topic of this thesis is how the members of the Brethren Church community in South Moravia experienced the functioning of their Church community during the Covid-19 pandemic. Part 1 deals with the theoretical aspects. In chapter one the author presents the legislative context of the pandemic and its impact on the Christian Church community in general. The second chapter gives a brief insight into how the new law requirements were put into practice by the Church board. The third chapter presents an overview of the South Moravian community and the impact of the pandemic requirements on its community life. The practical part focuses on qualitative research and attempts to capture the actual experience of members of the South Moravian community. As a research method the Interpretative phenomenological analysis was chosen and based on semi-structured interviews with respondents covering the following topics: worship on the Zoom platform, monitoring of the community members in need and mutual care during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially during the second pandemic wave lockdown. The research sample consists of five respondents between 25-72 years of age. Keywords members of the Brethren Church, Covid-19 pandemic, experience, qualitative research, interpretative phenomenological analysis, intervie