Search for dissertations about: "church sweden"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 swedish dissertations containing the words church sweden.
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1. Church and nation : The discourse on authority in Ericus Olai's Chronica regni Gothorum (c. 1471)
Abstract : The Chronica regni Gothorum is the first Latin national history of Sweden. Completed after 1471 by a canon of Uppsala, Ericus Olai, it testifies to the articulation at the Swedish arch see of the dominant political issues of the day: the status of the Swedish realm in the union with Denmark-Norway, and the relations between the king, aristocracy and ecclesiastical leadership. READ MORE
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2. The church as nation : A study in ecclesiology and nationhood
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
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3. Att hålla folket på gott humör : Informationsspridning, krigspropaganda och mobilisering i Sverige 1655-1680
Abstract : Starting around 1500 a period of state formation changed the European map. The scattered medieval principalities were replaced with more centralised and better organised states with permanent armies. Sweden was quite successful in competing with these states and experienced a period of expansion. READ MORE
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4. The In-between Church : A Study of the Church of England's Role in Society through the Prism of Welfare
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
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5. Prayer in Peasant Communities : Ideals and Practices of Prayer in the Late Medieval Ecclesiastical Province of Uppsala, Sweden
Abstract : The aim of this study has been to identify, explain and delineate praying among peasant communities in the ecclesiastical province of Uppsala, Sweden. Four aspects have been examined through the perspectives of ideals and practices, namely the standards of prayer, devotional prayer, prayer in times of need and prayer cultures. READ MORE