Search for dissertations about: "Religious leaders"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words Religious leaders.

  2. 1. The Mahdi Wears Armani : An Analysis of the Harun Yahya Enterprise

    Author : Anne Ross Solberg; Elizabeth Özdalga; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi;

    Abstract : The prolific Turkish author Harun Yahya attracted international attention after thousands of unsolicited copies of his large-format and lavishly illustrated book Atlas of Creation were sent free of charge from Istanbul, Turkey, to schools, universities and state leaders worldwide in 2007. This book stunt drew attention to Islamic creationism as a growing phenomenon, and to Harun Yahya as its most prominent proponent globally. READ MORE

  4. 2. Reading Romans, Constructing Paul(s) : A Conversation between Messianic Jews in Jerusalem and Paul within Judaism Scholars

    Author : Jennifer Nyström; Bibelvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Messianic Jews; Messianic Judaism; Paul within Judaism; Paul; Rom 11; empirical reception studies; social life of Scripture; Jerusalem; Bible-reading interviews; textual biblical ideology; textual biblical practice; identity; Torah; Relations; Yeshua; Yeshualogy; Land of Israel; post-supersessionism; relevance; eschatology;

    Abstract : “Something is going on in Pauline studies,” Paula Fredriksen said of the recent emergence of the “Paul within Judaism” (PWJ) perspective. Almost in parallel, Messianic Judaism has entered the religious scene. READ MORE

  5. 3. American Dervish: Making Mevlevism in the United States of America

    Author : Simon Sorgenfrei; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Sufism; Mevlevi Sufism; Esotericism; Performance; Ritual; Islam; Women and Religion; Rumi; Mevlevi Order of America; Sufism;

    Abstract : In the late 1970s, the Turkish Mevlevi Sufi sheikh Süleyman Dede arrived from Konya, Turkey, in the United States. There he initiated a number of individuals primarily belonging to American esoteric groups as sheikhs in the Mevlevi order, known in Euro-America as the whirling dervishes. READ MORE

  6. 4. Visions of Apostolic Mission : Scandinavian Pentecostal Mission to 1935

    Author : David Bundy; Jan-Åke Alvarsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Church history; Kyrkohistoria;

    Abstract : Using methods of Cultural Mapping, Scandinavian Pentecostal publications and archival sources were examined regarding mission. Working toward “Apostolic Mission,” in addition to biblical texts Pentecostals used models adapted from the Pietist, Methodist, Baptist and especially the Holiness Revivals. READ MORE

  7. 5. Crafting Lutheran Pastors in Tanzania : Perceptions of Theological Education and Formation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania

    Author : Johannes Habib Zeiler; Kajsa Ahlstrand; Magnus Lundberg; Knut Holter; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Theological education; Ministerial formation; Higher education; Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania; ELCT; Lutheran; Pastor; Governmentality; Tumaini University Makumira; Tanzania; Sub-Saharan Africa; Missionsvetenskap; Studies of Missions;

    Abstract : The quest for theological education is embedded in the history of the churches in sub-Saharan Africa and is, at the same time, inherently linked to how the churches continue to evolve and shift in character over time. It relates to the self-understanding of the churches and their role in society, including their academic and pastoral obligations to adequately educate and train leaders to work in the localities. READ MORE