Search for dissertations about: "Church and Society"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 swedish dissertations containing the words Church and Society.

  2. 1. The church as nation : A study in ecclesiology and nationhood

    Author : Kjell Blückert; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; catholicity; church history; Church of Sweden; confessionalism; ecclesiology; folk church; J. A. Eklund; modernity; Nathan Söderblom; nationalism; theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Studies In Faiths and Ideologies; tros- och livsåskådningsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This dissertation is a study of nationalism and ecclesiology. These two fields are studiedcomparatively, with particular consideration of the Lutheran state church in Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 2. The In-between Church : A Study of the Church of England's Role in Society through the Prism of Welfare

    Author : Martha Middlemiss Lé Mon; Anders Bäckström; Per Pettersson; Linda Woodhead; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Church of England; contemporary society; Europe; individual; institutional religion; late modernity; religious change; social welfare; welfare systems; Sociology of religion; Religionssociologi; Religionssociologi; Sociology of Religion;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis has been to explore the role of institutional religion in western Europe between individual and society. This is achieved through an empirical study of the role of the Church of England at local level, using the area of social welfare as the prism through which broader issues of the place of the Church in society can be brought to light. READ MORE

  5. 3. Salvation and Modernity : Intellectuals and Faith in Contemporary China

    Author : Fredrik Fällman; Torbjörn Lodén; Huilin Yang; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; China; culture; Christianity; intellectuals; salvation; faith; modernity; identity; Chinese language; Kinesiska;

    Abstract : Christianity, as a religion and as an ethical system, is increasingly important in China today. An analysis of intellectuals and faith is vital to understanding the contemporary intellectual climate in China. READ MORE

  6. 4. Protestant Women Novelists and Irish Society 1879-1922

    Author : Lisbet Kickham; Engelska; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; literature criticism; English language and literature; General and comparative literature; Engelska språk och litteratur ; literary theory; Allmän och jämförande litteratur; litteraturkritik; litteraturteori;

    Abstract : This thesis reviews a great number of novels by Anglo-Irish women novelists that - with few exceptions - have attracted little attention from contemporary and modern literary critics. My main focus is on the literature and its society. READ MORE

  7. 5. 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