Vytváření sociologické teorie náboženství

Text je rozvržen do tří částí. První se věnuje způsobům, jakými sociologie (resp. sociologie náboženství) vytvářela teorii náboženství a jaké jsou možné strategie vytváření sociologické teorie náboženství. V této části jsou také zmíněny některé významné principy, které jsou nutné pro každou sociologickou teorii náboženství dnes (např. mezikulturní komparace, resp. snaha o formulaci teorií, konceptů či postulátů, které je možno/nutno podrobit mezikulturní komparaci). Druhá část shrnuje základní přínosy a nedostatky dvou nejvýznamnějších soudobých sociologických teorií náboženství, kterými jsou teorie sekularizace a teorie racionální volby. Třetí část představí základy autorova pokusu o formulování východisek sociologické teorie náboženství. Jedním z obecných principů tohoto pojetí je snaha začlenit do sociologické teorie náboženství (která je vytvářena jako teorie náboženského chování) mimosociologické poznatky a přístupy (především inspirace z religionistiky, antropologie, archeologie, evoluční psychologie a kognitivní vědy)

Religion and Politics in the Czech Republic: The Roman Catholic Church and the State

The objective of this paper consists in describing and analyzing the position of organized, institutionalized religions in the Czech Republic. It focuses on the role of organized religion in the public sphere of the Czech society, and it pays particular attention to the role of the Roman Catholic Church. The principal aim of this paper consists in describing the secularization in the Czech society, both on the micro (individual level of secularization), and the macro level (societal level of secularization). The juxtaposition of the two levels reveals a discrepancy: the individual level of secularization may be considered relatively high, whereas religion persists on the societal level and comes to be publically discussed on several occasions. The juxtaposition of the two levels of secularization is based on the theory by Karel Dobbelaere. It is based on Dobbelaere’s thesis on the need to distinguish the diversity of the processes connected to secularization on various levels of the society. The paper aims to provide explanatory theoretical framework for the seemingly paradoxical situation when religion continues to play a non-negligible role within the highly secularized Czech society on the societal level. The description of the individual level of secularization in the Czech Republic in this paper is based on the recent censuses carried out by the Czech Statistical Office. The available statistical data reveal a high level of individual secularity within the Czech society: the indicators of religiosity in relation to the organized forms of religion (religious proclamation, religious affiliation and church attendance) are decreasing. Nevertheless, organized religion continues to influence the public sphere of the Czech society, as the cases of the legal fight over the ownership of St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague and the Church Property Restitution Bill reveal. The results of the analysis are discussed in relation to the concept of secularization and to the concept of collective memory. The concept of secularization explains the tendencies towards separation of the state and religion and also the decrease of the importance of religion on the individual level. The concept of collective memory provides an explanation for the attempts of the secular state to preserve and strengthen the role of religion

The Assimilation of Post-War Generations of Czech Immigrants in Chicago

This paper presents the results of the research conducted since 2013 in the Czech immigrant community in Chicago. The case of Czech immigration is particularly interesting, as it can be considered a textbook example of successful assimilation. Czechs had arrived in Chicago as early as mid-19th century. During the 20th and 21st centuries, there have been several waves of Czech immigration, usually connected to political as well as economic situations in Czechoslovakia or later the Czech Republic. The research methodology is based mainly on participatory observations and interviews. The research sample includes respondents from different migration waves, especially political immigrants after 1948 and 1968 who have legal status, as well as post-1989 immigrants whose choice to migrate was largely non-political and mostly economic. Czech immigration can generally be characterized by very strong and relatively fast assimilation across generations

Blízká setkání třetího druhu

Vyjádření k příspěvku "Blízká setkání", který reaguje na výroční konferenci ČSS.27227

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The Assimilation of Post-War Generations of Czech Immigrants in Chicago

This paper presents the results of the research conducted since 2013 in the Czech immigrant community in Chicago. The case of Czech immigration is particularly interesting, as it can be considered a textbook example of successful assimilation. Czechs had arrived in Chicago as early as mid-19th century. During the 20th and 21st centuries, there have been several waves of Czech immigration, usually connected to political as well as economic situations in Czechoslovakia or later the Czech Republic. The research methodology is based mainly on participatory observations and interviews. The research sample includes respondents from different migration waves, especially political immigrants after 1948 and 1968 who have legal status, as well as post-1989 immigrants whose choice to migrate was largely non-political and mostly economic. Czech immigration can generally be characterized by very strong and relatively fast assimilation across generations