Search for dissertations about: "Religion Theology"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 175 swedish dissertations containing the words Religion Theology.

  2. 11. Freyr's offspring : Rulers and religion in ancient Svea society

    Author : Olof Sundqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; rulership ideology; ancient Scandinavian religion; Svear; genealogies; legitimacy of power; redistribution system; sacral kingship; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; History Of Religions; religionshistoria;

    Abstract : This study attempts to elucidate the relationship between rulers and religion among the Svear of the Late Iron Age. Previous research has to a large extent followed the paradigm of sacral kingship when interpreting the Scandinavian sources. READ MORE

  4. 12. Max Weber in a Theological Perspective

    Author : Thomas Ekstrand; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Max Weber; value relevance; view of life; theology; utopian realism; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi;

    Abstract : The dissertation deals with the problem of how Christian theology can be integrated with secular thinking. It is claimed that since modern science applies many different perspectives, this integrative effort can only take place as a never-ending dialogue between different interpretations of both theology and science. READ MORE

  5. 13. The primacy of ethics in the theology of Peter Abailard

    Author : Hans Fredrik Silén; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Abelard; Ethics; Heloise; Medieval Theology; St Bernard; Twelfth Century; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; etik; Ethics;

    Abstract : This dissertation is an investigation into the influence of Peter Abailard's (1079-1142)ethical theory on his theology. The investigation is set out as follows: In chapter onewe state some characteristic traits of the early twelfth century. Chapter 2 presents ashort biography of Abailard, and lists his principal works. READ MORE

  6. 14. 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

  7. 15. SACRED or NEURAL? : Neuroscientific Explanations of Religious Experience: A Philosophical Evaluation

    Author : Anne L. C. Runehov; Mikael Stenmark; J. Wentzel van Huyssteen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Philosophy of religion; Neuroscience; Neurotheology; Persinger; d Aquili; Newberg; neuroimaging technology; epilepsy; meditation; explanatory models; reductionism; religious experience; science and theology; Religionsfilosofi; Philosophy of religion; Religionsfilosofi; Philosophy of Religion; religionsfilosofi;

    Abstract : Neuroscientists place different explanations at our disposal of what religious experiences are. Some neuroscientists explain religious experiences in terms of consequences of a damaged, malfunctioning or mentally deranged brain. Others explain them in terms of existential crises. READ MORE