The dissertation examines the theoretical identity and formal status of a worship community within the Church of Sweden. Two theoretical perspectives form the basis of the investigation. The first is that the identity of the church cannot be reduced to an abstract idea of its essential nature, but what is said about the church must refer to the actual people who belong to it, especially those who

The Church of Sweden has gone through several changes over the years and it is always important to develop and adapt, in one way or another, to the society in which it functions. Demands are set by the state regarding, among other things, the possession of the right to conduct weddings. At the same time ”Kyrkomötet" establishes new internal guidelines to follow. In the past The Church of Swed

The Church of Sweden has during the 1980s and in 2010 discussed the contents of the communion drink. The debate has been taken up in Church of Sweden’s supreme body, the General Synod, where members have presented several suggestions for changes the opinion of the communion drink. Initially, members wanted to increase information to parishes about using alcohol-free alternatives instead of wines w

In 1915 Maria Montessori and Anna Maccheroni built the first Children’s Chapel in Barcelona. Everything in the chapel was in the right size and height for a child. In this chapel the children learnt liturgy and prepeard themselves for the life in the Church through doing. In 2003 the first Swedish play church was built at Kastlösa Stiftsgård on the initiative of Karin Uddling. She had studied Mon

Confession and absolution hold significant importance within several Christian denominations. To break the seal of confession is a violation of trust and only to be done when deemed necessary. This essay explores how the seal of confession within the Church of Sweden has been regulated by Swedish law, starting from the implementation of the current constitution of Sweden. Additionally, this essay

Is the language and terminology used in the Church of Sweden understandable to young people? Many scientists have investigated the religiosity of youth and the liturgical language, but there is no completed study on the relationship between the language that young people use in discussions about existential issues and the language of the representatives of the Church of Sweden. This study examine

The Eucharist is one of the central rites according to the beliefs of the Christian Church and one of two sacraments in the Lutheran tradition. The purpose of this essay is to inquire into the possibility of creating a eucharistic table within the Church of Sweden where no one is excluded becauce of personal restrictions such as allergy to the communion elements. Through this essay I have done a c

The Church of Sweden is the largest church in Sweden and has according to its Church Ordinance a diaconal responsibility for everyone who stays in the parish, including students and employees at the universities. It is hard to see that this responsibility is fulfilled. This thesis deals with concerns about the student chaplains in Sweden. I attempt to answer the questions "how do the student

Medvetande och inkluderande hållbarhetsarbete – Vem deltar och engageras? En människas uppfattning av världen påverkar hur den personen agerar och blir bemött. Detta antagande kanske inte är världsomvälvande men ofta är det faktiskt inte något som alla tänker på när man exempelvis fattar stora och små beslut. Vilken väg ska jag gå hemåt? Vilken väg ska vi gå för att samhället ska bli hållbart? NärClimate and sustainability work in the Church of Sweden are investigated through an intersectional ecofeminist framework, focusing on the Bishops’ letter about the climate, and in the diocese of Lund and a parish in Malmö, southern Sweden. The structure of the study is taking the form of a qualitative case study applying the evaluation step of policy analysis. The study finds that even if the aim

This essay analyses the three climate documents published by the Swedish Council of the Bishops between 1989 and 2019. The documents are analysed from a sociological perspective on religion that focuses on the Church of Sweden's role from a crisis perspective in a secularised society. My interest in this subject is based on the common perception that Sweden is the most secular country in the w

With a certain definition of ”networks”, “trust” and “change” this thesis makes new inroads into the historiography of bilateral church relations. Applied to the ambitions of establishing a deeper connection between the Church of Sweden and the Church of England, it’s aim is to show how a social network of leaders – mostly bishops and priests – from both churches came to be the formative centre of

Dialogue or governance? The relationship between the state and the voluntary organizations, with particular focus on Överenskommelsen (the compact) and the Church of Sweden Government-voluntary sector compacts have emerged in the recent years, as a nonprofit policy practice in many industrialized countries. The compact – in Sweden signed by the government in 2008 – is by some researchers regarded