Norwegian Religiosity and Ecclesial Ideals in a Late-modern Age
Starring from the recent separation of state and church and the new same-sex marriage liturgy in the Church of Norway, this article investigates recent developments in Norwegian religiosity. II identifies the main changes in Norwegian religiosity in relation 10 features of late modernity such as aut...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam University Press
[2018]
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European journal of theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 67-77 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia KDD Protestant Church |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Christianity B CHURCH & state B Religiousness B Protestant Churches |
| Summary: | Starring from the recent separation of state and church and the new same-sex marriage liturgy in the Church of Norway, this article investigates recent developments in Norwegian religiosity. II identifies the main changes in Norwegian religiosity in relation 10 features of late modernity such as authenticity, individualism and pluralism. These changes include the process of religious differentiation, the emergence of alternative religiosity, and a pervasive change in what religion means lo Norwegians. The reasons for the decline in numbers of infant baptisms are used as a rase study I he article investigates how certain fcatuics of late modernity arc a challenge to the church, and finally charts how four different groups in the church encounter the changes in different ways. |
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| ISSN: | 2666-9730 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: European journal of theology
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