Search for dissertations about: "priests"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the word priests.

  2. 1. Jesus and the Forgiveness of Sins: An Aspect of His Prophetic Mission

    Author : Tobias Hägerland; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Bible; New Testament; Gospels; historical Jesus; early Judaism; criteria; tradition; sin; forgiveness; christology; ecclesiology; priests; prophets; angels; blasphemy; healing; illness; faith; eschatology; restoration; Isaiah; Messiah; rhetoric; Progymnasmata; chreia; apomnemoneuma;

    Abstract : This study investigates the topic of forgiveness of sins in the mission of the historical Jesus. Gospel material that pertains to the question is authenticated by the use of criteria for historicity and interpreted within the wider context of first-century Judaism as part of a broader reconstruction of Jesus’ career as a healer and prophet. READ MORE

  4. 2. Faith in the world of work : on the theology of work as lived by the French worker-priests and British Industrial Mission

    Author : Lillemor Erlander; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi;

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  5. 3. Feminine Matters. Women’s Religious Practices in a Portuguese Town

    Author : Lena Gemzöe; Jill Dubisch; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gender; religion; Portugal; Mary; death; women s religious practice; mothering; material culture;

    Abstract : This book explores the religious lives of Catholic women in Vila Branca (a pseudonym), a small town on the north coast of Portugal. The study deals with various facets of Catholic religious life, such as the cult of the saints and the Virgin Mary; death-related practices; the material culture of Catholicism; pilgrimage journeys; and the ambiguous relationship between women and priests. READ MORE

  6. 4. Clergy Existence Challenged : An Existential Psychological Exploration of Meaning-Making and Burnout Related to the Church of Sweden

    Author : Lennart Belfrage; Valerie DeMarinis; Owe Wikström; James W. Jones; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Psychology of religion; Religionspsykologi; Psychology of Religion; Religionspsykologi;

    Abstract : This study explores the prevalence of stress-related burnout among clergy in the Church of Sweden in the current postmodern context. The study focuses on the seriousness of the problem and the role of burnout’s existential dimension. READ MORE

  7. 5. Greek incubation rituals in Classical and Hellenistic times

    Author : Hedvig von Ehrenheim; Gunnel Ekroth; Bronwen Wickkiser; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Archaeology; classical; Arkeologi; klassisk; antikens kultur och samhällsliv; Classical Archaeology and Ancient History;

    Abstract : This study documents and analyzes the structure and function of Greek incubation rituals in Classical and Hellenistic times. The first part (Chapter 2) examines all relevant literary and epigraphical testimonia concerning the rites and rules surrounding incubation. READ MORE