Search for dissertations about: "Church growth"

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

  2. 1. Sidama and Ethiopian : The emergence of the Mekane Yesus Church in Sidama

    Author : Arne Tolo; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Ethiopia; Sidama; Amhara; culture; religion; colonialism; modernisation; missionary movement; evangelical movement; revival; persecution; church growth; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; missionsvetenskap; missionsvetenskap;

    Abstract : The present work belongs to local African church history and international mission history.The author shows why and how the Sidama people in south Ethiopia became part of theevangelical movement. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Eucharist as Orikonso : A Study in Eucharistic Ecclesiology from an Igbo Perspective

    Author : Damian Onwuegbuchulam Eze; Sven-Erik Brodd; De May; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Church studies; Theology; Ndigbo; Catholic Church; Eucharist; Omenakristi; Covenant; Eucharistic Ecclesiology; Catholic Church in Igboland; Kyrkovetenskap; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi;

    Abstract : Since the coming of the Spiritan missionaries to Onitsha in December 1885, the Catholic Church in Igboland has grown and expanded. All the parishes in the 14 dioceses are alive and growing. There has been steady growth in vocations to the priesthood and the religious life. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Hour of God? : People in Guatemala Confronting Political Evangelicalism and Counterinsurgency (1976-1990)

    Author : Veronica Melander; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Guatemala; Ixil; Mission history; Counterinsurgency; Strategic hamlets; Efraín Ríos Montt; Evangelicalism; Political Evangelicalism; Fundamentalism; Dominion theology; Church growth; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Missionsvetenskap; Studies of Missions;

    Abstract : This dissertation is focused on one of many aspects of religion and politics in Guatemala in recent history (1976-1990). This period is characterized by unequal wealth distribution, ethnic divisions, civil war, and U.S. influence. 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. Narrow management : The quest for unity in diversity : a study of resource dependence and institutionalisation in nonprofit organisations : the case of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus

    Author : Eskil Jonsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies; företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : The overall purpose of this study is to identify some of the problems facing management when the activities in an organisation are to be integrated as a unified whole, but when the work itself is beingsupported by a variety of external organisations with different interests and identities. The study focuses particularly on the role of central management and its ability to manage the work according to an overall purpose and common organisational identity. READ MORE