Search for dissertations about: "missionary churches"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words missionary churches.

  2. 1. The awakening of Christianity in Iceland : Discovery of a timber church and graveyard at Þórarinsstaðir in Seyðisfjörður

    Author : Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Christianization; continuity of cult; Christianity; Paganism; stave-church; timber church; private churches; missionary churches; mission; infiltration; graves; crosses; altar stone; silver ring; coin; weight; tephro-chronology; micro-archaeology; macro-archaeology; long-term processes; metaphors; Viking Age; Early Medieval Times; Thórarinsstadhir; Iceland; Northern Europe;

    Abstract : The central theme of this thesis is the Christianization of Iceland during the period from the late 10th century to the turn of the 12th century. The distinct, though similar, branches of Christianity are traced through the archaeological record, where the excavation of an Early Medieval timber church and graveyard at Thórarinsstadhir in Seydhisfjördhur is used as a basic source. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Prophetic Voice of the South African Council of Churches after 1990 : Searching for a Renewed Kairos

    Author : Anders Göranzon; South Africa the University of the Free State (UFS) Faculty of Theology The Department of Ecclesiology; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; South African Council of Churches; SACC; hermeneutics; discourse theory; order of discourse; intersectionality; the Kairos Document; Walter Brueggemann; nodal point; prophetic; reconciliation; liberation; development; Missionary studies; Missionsvetenskap; Kyrko- och samfundsvetenskap; Studies of Churches and Denominations;

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  5. 3. Gospel and Culture in the World Council of Churches and the Lausanne Movement with Particular Focus on the Period 1973-1996

    Author : Klas Lundström; Sven-Erik Brodd; Kajsa Ahlstrand; Alf Tergel; Jonas Jonson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Missionary studies; contextualization; culture; cultural identity; Culture and religion-Congresses; ecumenism; Evangelicalism; gospel and culture; inculturation; Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization; syncretism; World Council of Churches-World mission and evangelism; Missionsvetenskap; Missionsvetenskap; Studies of Missions;

    Abstract : This dissertation is an investigation of the discussion on gospel and culture in the World Council of Churches and the Lausanne movement with particular attention to the period 1973-1996. In order to understand the discussion, eight analytic questions were used: (1) Why did gospel and culture become an important issue? (2) How were the term “gospel” and (3) the term “culture” understood? What was the understanding of: (4) the interaction between gospel and culture, (5) historical gospel transposition processes, (6) cultural identity, (7) the role and approaches of missionaries, and (8) the perceived limits to syncretism? The study argues that the debate appeared as a result of decolonization and an assertion of cultural selfhood of churches in the South. READ MORE

  6. 4. A Journey with a Status Confessionis. Analysis of an apartheid related conflict between the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, 1982-1998

    Author : Lennart Henriksson; Mika Vähäkangas; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; goalposts; Status Confessionis; mission; ecumenism; Belhar confession; World Alliance of Reformed Churuches; Dutch Reformed Church; South Africa; contrapuntal; apartheid; reformed; post-colonialism; church unity; ecumenics; Reformed churches; Apartheid;

    Abstract : This dissertation deals with the conflict between the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) - the worldwide Reformed movement - and the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (DRC) regarding the latter's support for and theological legitimizing of apartheid. One of the strongest measures possible was taken when the issue in 1982 was declared a Status Confessionis and the Dutch Reformed Church was suspended from the fellowship. READ MORE

  7. 5. Rural Batak, kings in Medan : The development of Toba Batak ethno-religious identity in Medan, Indonesia, 1912-1965

    Author : Johan Hasselgren; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Indonesia-Church history; Missions-history Indonesia; Sumatra; Batak; ethnicity; Muslims-relations-Christians; National Churches; Rheinische Missionsgesellschaft; Missions-Theory-History; Batak Christian Protestant Church; Indonesian Christian Church; Ecumenical movement-Indonesia; Politics and Christianity Indonesia; Japan-History 1937-1945; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Missionsvetenskap; Studies of Missions;

    Abstract : This study explores the history of the Toba Batak community in the city of Medan from1912 to 1965. The Toba Batak have traditionally lived in the rural interior highlands ofSumatra. In this region, their specific ethno-religious identity was developed. READ MORE