Search for dissertations about: "Church struggle"

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

2. 1. Church, State and People in Mozambique : An Historical Study with Special Emphasis on Methodist Developments in the Inhambane Region

   Author : Alf Helgesson; Carl F. Hallencreutz; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Inhambane; Mozambique; Protestant Mission; Catholicism; Methodist Episcopal Mission; Migrant labour; Forced labour; Resistance; Portugalization; Africanization; Liberation; FRELIMO; Missionary studies; Missionsvetenskap; Missionsvetenskap; Studies of Missions;

   Abstract : King Ngungunyana was the lord of the mighty Gaza Empire, covering most of the interior Mozambique south of the Zambezi and parts of present Zimbabwe, when the Portuguese in 1885 were requested by the Berlin Congress to accelerate their colonization. The small enclaves around certain port towns were no longer sufficient, in order to claim the territory as one's colony. READ MORE

4. 2. Beyond the Controversy: A Study of African Theologies of Inculturation and Liberation

   Author : Stephen I Munga; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Manas Buthelezi.; Charles Nyamiti; incarnation; African personality; the Church; Christ; ancestorship; integral-synthesis approach; Inculturation theology; liberation theology; General; systematic and practical Christian theology; Kristen teologi allmän; systematisk och praktisk ;

   Abstract : When Harry Sawyerr wrote his essay "What is African Theology?", published first in African Theological Journal, vol. 4 (1971), it appeared from its contents that he was making short comments about James Cone's Black theology that could have disappeared in the midst of more pressing African theological issues. READ MORE

5. 3. Andelivets agitator : J A Eklund, kristendomen och kulturen

   Author : Johan Sundeen; Avdelningen för idé- och lärdomshistoria; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Culture; cultural struggle; public theology; Christianity; personalism; idealism; spiritual life; history.; humanities; naturalism; science; nationalism; teologi;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to study the formation of opinions in issues related to the problem area of Christianity and culture of Public Theologian J A Eklund (1863-1945). The concept of Public Theologian refers to a theologian, who by participating in the cultural debate, strives to convince the public that Christianity is a superior theory of life even in modern society, and of Christianity’s relevance in every area of society. READ MORE

6. 4. Sanctity and Environment in Ethiopian Hagiography : The Case of Gedle Gebre Menfes Qiddus

   Author : Abate Gobena; Samuel Rubenson; Thomas Arentzen; Susan Harvey; Avdelningen för östkyrkliga studier Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Hagiography; Ethiopian Orthodox Church; Sanctity of nature; Gebre Menfes Qiddus; Reconciliation of heaven and earth; Eastern Christian Studies; Östkyrkliga studier;

   Abstract : The original forests of the central and northern highlands of Ethiopia are almost entirely confined to the “sacred groves” surrounding the churches and monasteries of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church. In Ethiopian tradition sanctity starts from the Tabot on the altar of the church and extends to the outer periphery of the compound. READ MORE

7. 5. Not the Whole Story : The Impact of the Church, Traditional Religion and Society on the Individual and Collective Perceptions of HIV in Swaziland

   Author : Gunilla Hallonsten; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HIV; AIDS; gender; churches; traditional religion; focus groups; Swaziland; southern Africa; symbolic power; symbolic violence; male dominance; HIV-related stigmatization; silence; denial; mis-recognition.;

   Abstract : The thesis is an attempt to contribute to a critical discussion around the discourses that characterize HIV in southern Africa in general, and in Swaziland in particular. The aim of the study is to explore and visualize the experiences of HIV-positive Swazi Christians in church and society, as well as an attempt to explain these experiences with the contributions of key informants and the Swazi tradition. READ MORE