Sökning: "monastic life"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 11 avhandlingar innehållade orden monastic life.
1. "Den Evangeliska Mariavägen till enhet" : En studie av Paulina Mariadotters spiritualitet
Sammanfattning : The dissertation deals with the mid-twentieth century development of regulated religious life in the Church of Sweden and how this was expressed in the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary of the Evangelical Way of Mary. It focuses on the foundress’ spirituality and the importance of this for the shaping of monastic life, as well as on the significance of mystic and prophetic experience for that spirituality. LÄS MER
2. Christ as example : The imitatio Christi motive in biblical and Christian ethics
Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study is (1) to investigate what the imitation of Christ means in Biblical andChristian ethics, (2) to make a critical analysis of some interpretations of the imitation of Christ inChristian tradition, (3) to propose an alternative interpretation of the imitation of Christ, and (4) todiscuss the role of the Bible in Christian ethics. This demands discussion of several problems. LÄS MER
3. Den reformerade världen : Monastisk och materiell kultur i Alvastra kloster från medeltid till modern tid
Sammanfattning : In 1143 a Cistercian abbey was founded in the parish of Västra Tollstad in the province of Östergötland in Eastern Middle Sweden. The abbey of Alvastra and the role of the Cistercian monasteries in medieval Swedish society forms the main subject of this thesis. LÄS MER
4. Responsiones Vadstenenses : Perspectives on the Birgittine Rule in Two Texts from Vadstena and Syon Abbey. A Critical Edition with Translation and Introduction
Sammanfattning : Syon Abbey, established as the first Birgittine monastery in England in 1415, quite soon became a powerful institution within the order. Although often asserting their own conceptions of the Rule, the English Birgittines still sought the advice of Vadstena, their mother house, when it came to certain important matters concerning monastic life. LÄS MER
5. Klostren och reformationen. Upplösningen av kloster och konvent i Sverige 1523-1596 : The Dissolution of the monasteries in 16th century Sweden
Sammanfattning : The aim of the study is to investigate the dissolution of the monasteries in 16th century Sweden. One reason behind this aim is that this process has never before been investigated in its totality. Based on earlier research as well as on my own, I have tried to present a picture of the process as a whole. LÄS MER