Search for dissertations about: "institutional religion"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words institutional religion.

  2. 1. Religion, rock och pluralism : En religionssociologisk studie av kristen diskurs om rockmusik

    Author : Andreas Häger; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; discourse; institutional Christianity; legitimation; pluralism; popular culture; popular music; qualitative analysis; religion; religious symbols; rock music; symbolic universe; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; religionssociologi; The Sociology of Religion;

    Abstract : Rock music has during all of its almost 50 years of existence been the subject of criticism and debate. Much of this criticism has risen from religious circles. But also in these circles, rock music has its advocates. This thesis studies the reactions to rock music by spokespersons for institutional Christianity. READ MORE

  4. 2. Religion as a lifeworld : an alternative to secularist concept of religion in social work

    Author : Magnus Weber; Carin Björngren Cuadra; Marcus Herz; William Cavanaugh; Malmö universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Violent extremism; lifeworld; social work; religion;

    Abstract : The discourse on religious extremism and jihadism has stimulated deep interest in religion as a factor in social problems. So have other religion-related issues such as honour-related violence, migration and integration, and female circumcision. READ MORE

  5. 3. 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

  6. 4. The True New Testament : Sealing the Heart’s Covenant in al-Tabarî’s Ta’rîkh al-Rusul wa’l-Mulûk

    Author : Ulrika Mårtensson; Claude Gilliot; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; al-Tabarî; Islamic history; Islamic historiography; Islamic Bible exegesis; Orientalism; comparative religious studies; covenant; promised land; testament; redistributive justice; Abbasid caliphate; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; History Of Religions; religionshistoria;

    Abstract : This study is an interpretation of the Muslim jurist Abû Ja‘far Muhammad b. Jarîr al-Tabarî’s (d. 923 C.E. READ MORE

  7. 5. Globalization, Justice, and Communication : A Critical Study of Global Ethics

    Author : Jenny Ehnberg; Elena Namli; Carl-Henric Grenholm; Tina Beattie; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; global ethics; globalization; ethical theory; normative ethics; human rights; global justice; discourse ethics; universalism; contextualism; moral pluralism; communication; capabilities approach; M.C Nussbaum; S. Benhabib; D. Hollenbach; W. Schweiker; Etik; Ethics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to seek to an answer to the question of what constitutes a tenable model for global ethics. This is done in part by a critical engagement with four different models of global ethics; two proposals from political philosophy and two contributions from theological ethics. READ MORE