Search for dissertations about: "Roman Catholic Church"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words Roman Catholic Church.

  2. 1. A Culture for the Christian Commonwealth : Antonio Possevino, Authority, History, and the Venetian Interdict

    Author : Andreas Mazetti Petersson; Magnus Lundberg; Erik Åkerlund; Filippo De Vivo; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Antonio Possevino; Society of Jesus; Venetian Interdict; Culture; Catholic Church; Authority and power; Roman Pontiff; Apparato All’Historia; Historical exempla; Christian Commonwealth; Accommodation; Apparato All Historia; Church History; Kyrkohistoria;

    Abstract : In this study, I investigate the authorial intentions of the early modern Jesuit Antonio Possevino (1533–1611) aiming to contribute to the understanding of his activities as an author, diplomatic administrator and missionary. I carry out analyses of his evaluative criteria of various topics and disciplines, such as history, geography, and politics. READ MORE

  4. 2. Change and Identity : Protestant English Interpretations of John Henry Newman's Secession, 1845–1864

    Author : Erik Sidenvall; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Kristna kyrkans historia; History of the Christian church; Anglo-Catholicism; Evangelicalism; anti-Catholicism; Roman Catholic Church; Church of England; John Henry Newman; communication; national identity; interpretation; Change of religious affiliation; England; Nineteenth century; Non-Christian religions; Världsreligioner ej kristendom ;

    Abstract : This dissertation argues that the English Protestant interpretations between 1845 and 1864 of John Henry Newman’s secession were related to the notions which formed part of the British national identity. It demonstrates how various writers modelled their interpretations of Newman’s secession on the beliefs of British anti-Catholicism. READ MORE

  5. 3. Confessional Civilising in Ukraine : The Bishop Iosyf Shumliansky and the Introduction of Reforms in the Diocese of Lviv 1668-1708

    Author : Piotr Wawrzeniuk; David Gaunt; Frank E. Sysyn; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Early Modern; Poland; Ukraine; Greek Orthodox Church; Greek Catholic Church; Uniate Church; Confessionalisation; Lviv; Lwów; Lemberg; History; Historia;

    Abstract : This work examines and analyses the reform attempts undertaken by the Greek Orthodox and Uniate Bishop of Lviv, Iosyf Shumliansky, during his episcopacy (1668-1708). These reforms are seen as a means of facing the intensified confessionalising pressures at state and regional levels in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. READ MORE

  6. 4. Unification and Conflict. The Church Politics of Alonso de Montúfar OP, Archbishop of Mexico, 1554-1572

    Author : Magnus Lundberg; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Kristen teologi allmän; systematic and practical Christian theology; General; New Spain; Alonso de Montúfar; Mexico; Mission; Missionary Methods; Roman Catholic Church; Religious Orders; Our Lady of Guadalupe; Cathedral Chapters; systematisk och praktisk ; Alonso de Montúfar;

    Abstract : This dissertation focuses on Archbishop Alonso de Montúfar OP (ca. 1489-1572). It seeks to explore two decades of sixteenth century Mexican Church History mainly through the study of documents found in Spanish and Mexican archives. READ MORE

  7. 5. Beyond an instrumental approach to religion and development : Challenges for church-based healthcare in Tanzania

    Author : Josephine Sundqvist; Per Pettersson; Lennart Wohlgemuth; Anders Sjöborg; Ignatius Swart; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; development; church organisations; public private partnerships; healthcare; Sociology of Religion; Religionssociologi;

    Abstract : This dissertation serves as a contribution to the larger ongoing debate on the role of religion in development in an effort to move beyond an instrumental approach. The aim is to study the role of religious agents in development through the prism of contractual partnerships between church organisations and the Tanzanian state in healthcare delivery. READ MORE