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1. Gospel and Culture in the World Council of Churches and the Lausanne Movement with Particular Focus on the Period 1973-1996
Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER
2. Förverkligad katolicitet : Max Thurians syn på vägar till Kyrkans enhet
Sammanfattning : Realised Catholicity. Max Thurian’s Understanding of Ways Towards the Unity of the Church.This is a study of the strategies used by Max Thurian (1921–1996) in order to overcomethe division between the Reformed Churches and the Roman Catholic Church. LÄS MER
3. Mikrokosmos Förvaltare och Skapelsens Integritet, Den Teologiska Antropologin i Kyrkornas Världsråds JPIC-process med särskild hänsyn till skapelsens integritet
Sammanfattning : The aim of this dissertation is to discuss the two theologic anthropological concepts microcosm and steward within the World Council of Churches project called the JPIC-process - their JPIC stands for justice, peace and the integrity of creation - and to relate the two anthropological concepts to each other using a theological correlation method. After an introduction the JPIC-process, which officially took place between the General Assembly in Vancouver 1983 and the General Assembly in Canberra 1991 is described with special concern for the third sub theme the integrity of creation, and also critically analysed. LÄS MER
4. Lutherhjälpen som försvann
Sammanfattning : For several decades Lutherhjälpen was the primary tool of the Church of Sweden for international aid and assistance. The organization grew strong in 1950s and by the 1970s it had agents in all Church of Sweden parishes and working links with both the Lutheran World Federation and the World Council of Churches. LÄS MER
5. Catholicity Challenging Ethnicity : An Ecclesiological Study of Congregations and Churches in Post-apartheid South Africa
Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with the relationship between the catholicity of the Church and ethnicity. South African congregations and churches have been studied two decades after the advent of democracy to discern their ecclesiological practices. LÄS MER