Sökning: "people’s church"
Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 21 avhandlingar innehållade orden people’s church.
11. Ett samband att beakta : psalm, psalmbok, samhälle
Sammanfattning : The dissertation treats the relation between hymn, hymn-book and society by studying six motifs in The Swedish Hymnal (Den svenska psalmboken): mission, evangelization, diaconia, ecumenics, working life and "the new situation of youth". In the latest revision of The Swedish Hymnal, 1969-1986, hymns that gave adequate expression to these motifs were especially sought for. LÄS MER
12. Konfirmandernas bildningsresa : Ungdomars berättelser om sitt deltagande i konfirmandundervisning
Sammanfattning : The tradition for teenagers to participate in confirmation groups and be confirmed was formerly very strong in Sweden. Up to the 1970s, approximately 80-90 % of all young Swedes were confirmed. But in 2007, these courses were only attended by 37 %, according to the latest Church of Sweden statistics (Svenska kyrkan 2007a). LÄS MER
13. 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
14. Christian Communities and Prevention of HIV among Youth in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Sammanfattning : Young people in South Africa, particularly females, are at great risk of acquiring HIV, and heterosexual sex is the predominant mode of HIV transmission. In order to curb the epidemic the Department of Health encourages all sectors in the society, including religious institutions, to respond effectively. LÄS MER
15. Den nödvändiga riten? Om upplevelser av kvalitet i begravningsgudstjänsten
Sammanfattning : What function can collective rites fill for both individual and society in late modern Sweden?How do the processes of individualisation and relativisation influence people’s relationships tothe life interpreting rite? This study aims above all to complement existing research with knowledgeabout how the closest relatives experience a funeral service. What is a funeral service andunder what conditions does the Church of Sweden hold a mandate to function as a steward ofritual in the proximity of death? We live in a society which is borne, to some extent, by anotherlogic than that which sustained agricultural and industrial societies. LÄS MER