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- Arborelius, Elisabeth, et al.
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Is there a Gap between the Church and the People? : Interviews with Parishioners and Ministers in the Stockholm District
- 2010
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Ingår i: Journal of Empirical Theology. - 0922-2936. ; 23:1, s. 82-103
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Twenty-four parishioners and 24 ministers of the Church of Sweden were interviewed concerning their beliefs about religion, the Church and ecclesiastic activities. The results showed that ministers could be placed on a continuum ranging from sender orientation to receiver orientation. Sender orientation means, primarily, directed towards reaching people who proceed from a definite opinion, namely the Church's teaching. Receiver orientation means, primarily, directed towards reaching people who proceed from their own worldview where religion may be expressed in many different ways. Parishioners gave a total of 5% sender-oriented and 95% receiver-oriented descriptions. Comparable figures for ministers were 48% sender-oriented and 52% receiver-oriented. If more than half the ministers have an orientation that neither interests nor attracts parishioners, this can be a problem to the Church.
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- Hansson, Per
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Steering and Culture
- 1993
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Ingår i: Journal of Empirical Theology. - 0922-2936. ; 6:1, s. 77-92
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- Hansson, Per, et al.
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The Swedish Vicar and Change : A Problematic Mismatch
- 2001
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Ingår i: Journal of empirical theology. - : Brill Academic Publishers. - 0922-2936 .- 1570-9256. ; 14:1, s. 43-56
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Church of Sweden (Lutheran) was disestablished on January 1, 2000. The new situation in the Church clearly calls for organizational change. Using well-known test instruments, 240 Swedish vicars were asked about their leadership style, decision-making style, motivation profile and perceived operational demands. The questionnaires were related to a model of leadership strength for initiating and implementing organizational change. The results indicate that most vicars have a relationship-oriented leadership style. Most are feeling types in their decision-making style. Almost 60% were affiliation motivated. Almost 80% perceived relational operational demands to be most important. It is assumed that managers who have a change-centered leadership style, who are intuitive in decision-making style, power motivated and see urgent demands for change and development, will have an optimal capacity for implementing major changes in their organizations. This means that only 1% of the vicars seem to have a propensity for change at a time when many think that change is crucial for the Church.
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- Schnaufer, E., et al.
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Developing a Research Tool for Investigating Religious Knowledge as Part of Religious Literacy: The Questionnaire- First Results- Possibilities for International Comparisons
- 2023
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Ingår i: Journal of Empirical Theology. - : Brill. - 0922-2936 .- 1570-9256. ; 35:2, s. 223-250
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article makes international debates on religious literacy as well as forms of assess-ment in RE related to these debates its starting point by identifying the lack of an empirical basis for the respective discussions. A questionnaire for 15-year-old pupils with a focus on religious knowledge, based on prior studies and tried out in Finland, Germany and Sweden is introduced. The results, although not representative, allow for comparative evaluation, comparing the results at country level and in reference to different kinds of religion-related knowledge. Possible influences of the different cur-ricula are identified by comparing different degrees of familiarity with certain topics or religions in relation to when the respective curriculum foresees them being treated. The article is meant to demonstrate that meaningful international research on reli-gious knowledge as part of religious literacy is possible, that its results could inform RE and show the possible value of developing such efforts further.
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- Willander, Erika, 1978-
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Confirmation Candidates in the Church of Sweden
- 2017
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Ingår i: Journal of empirical theology. - : Brill Academic Publishers. - 0922-2936 .- 1570-9256. ; 30:1, s. 104-121
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article is about confirmation preparation in the Church of Sweden from the viewpoint of the confirmation candidates. It focuses on whether or not the confirmation candidates' expectations, experiences and beliefs support the goals of confirmation that the Church of Sweden has formulated in its general guidelines for confirmation. The results showed points of agreement (e.g. expectations to come to one's own decision about God, having fun and experiencing community in the confirmation group) and points of departure (e.g. expectations of gifts at the end of the confirmation period). The results also showed that experiences met the confirmation candidates' expectations (e.g. experiences of learning while having fun). In addition, the confirmation candidates' beliefs were changed by confirmation preparation. The article ends with a discussion on how general guidelines may function as guiding principles for confirmation.
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