Browsing Ph.d.- avhandlinger ved Senter for misjon og globale studier / Doctoral Theses at Centre of Mission and Global Studies by Issue Date
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Evangelists or envoys? : the role of British missionaries at turning points in Malagasy political history, 1820-1840 : documentary and analysis
(School of Mission and Theology dissertation series, Doctoral thesis, 2006)Denne doktoravhandlinga fokuserer på dei britiske misjonærane si rolle i den politiske historien på Madagaskar frå 1820 til 1840. Tittelen stiller spørsmålet om dei var mest evangelister eller politiske utsendinger. Det ... -
Cultivation of Christian leadership in a Confucian context : a study of the preparation of pastors for ministry in Taiwan Lutheran Church 1948-1987
(School of Mission and Theology dissertation series; 4, Doctoral thesis, 2007)Leadership and leadership development are key issues in any enterprise or organization. This doctoral thesis deals with the challenges of leadership development and its cultural setting. By focusing on the education of ... -
Pragmatics of discipleship : a study of ambiguity on a strategic level in Norwegian christian youth organizations
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Participation in heavenly worship : the pre-Nicene growth of a concept
(Doctoral thesis, 2016)This is a project in the intersection between patristics and liturgical history. It concerns pre-Nicene liturgical theology in general and connects more specifically to scholarly discussions on the Sanctus, not so much to ... -
Generational curses in the Pentateuch : an American and Maasai intercultural analysis
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-01)Even though the demographics of World Christianity demonstrate a population shift to the Global South, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, the preponderance of biblical scholarship continues to be dominated by Western scholars ... -
Negotiating religion and development : diaconal praxis in the Bolivian Andes
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-07)This thesis investigates how relations between religion and development are constructed and negotiated in diaconal praxis in Bolivia. It is a case study of two Bolivian actors of international diakonia: one church (Iglesia ... -
From the Biblical Apokatallassō and Eirēnē to the Malagasy Fampihavanana and Fihavanana : an exegetical study of Ephesians 2:11–22 with particular focus on the terms “reconciliation” and “peace” and their Malagasy contextualisation mediated through translation
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-12)This thesis is a New Testament study within the area of biblical contextualisation mediated through translation. First, Ephesians 2:11–22 is exegetically analysed with particular focus on the vertical and horizontal meanings ... -
A Maasai encounter with the Bible : nomadic lifestyle as a hermeneutical question
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)This study is a critical analysis of how Maasai informants read some selected Old Testament texts that are thought to have an appeal to people with semi-nomadic ways of life. The Maasai is a Nilotic ethnic group of ... -
"Community", "God from above" and "God from below" : an ethnographic study of religious knowledge practices in two youth ministries in the church of Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-01)This study asks, How is religious knowledge enacted in two youth ministries (15–18 years old) within the Church of Norway? The thesis is based on an abductive design, which means that the research process is a continuous ... -
Unity is strength : the Joint Committee of Religious Leaders for Peace in Zanzibar, 2005-2013
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-06)This thesis, “Unity is strength”, belongs in the academic field of missiology. It investigates whether Christian-Muslim cooperation can contribute to peace and, if so, how. To do so, it shows how the Joint Committee of ... -
The significance of the spirit of adoption to christian life : an exegetical study of Romans 8:12-30
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Beyond "Reverse Mission"? : Transnational religion, transforming spirituality, and transcultural mission among migrant churches in Norway
(Dissertation Series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 13, Doctoral thesis, 2019-03)Paper I: Eriksen, S. S. (2015). The Epistemology of Imagination and Religious Experience: A Global and Pentecostal Approach to the Study of Religion? Studia Theologica: Nordic Journal of Theology 69 (1), 45-73. ... -
Sin, Purification and Sacrifice: Analysis and Comparison of Texts from the Book of Leviticus and Malagasy Traditional Rituals
(Dissertation series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University, Doctoral thesis, 2020)This study is an analysis and comparison of rituals in two different settings. Due to its ancient content, the book of Leviticus has been negatively received or is simply ignored by most western Churches. They see the book ... -
Transforming friendship : Christian-Muslim Friendship and Religious Change
(Dissertation Series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor;28, Doctoral thesis, 2020)This study takes as its point of departure the need for more research into the role of friendship in interaction and understanding across religious differences. More specifically, its main aim is to provide an empirical ... -
Just like everyone else? : Service providers’ perceptions of the religiosity of people with intellectual disabilities
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The Pastoral Disposition in the Thought of John Owen
(Dissertation series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;27, Doctoral thesis, 2021)John Owen is presented in scholarship as a statesman, an academic, and a theologian. Though it is widely acknowledged that he was a pastor throughout his lifetime, little attention has been paid to his pastoral theology ... -
Everyday negotiations : Agency and structure in the everyday-life of women seeking asylum in Norway
(Dissertation series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;29, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Seeking asylum is commonly defined by long and undetermined waits and significant uncertainty, which several applicants perceive as disempowering. A growing body of research highlights that applicants encounter their agency ... -
Narrative Battles and Bridges : Religion, Identity and Conflict in Syrian Refugee Trajectories
(Dissertation series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;30, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This thesis is a qualitative study based on three articles, of which two have been published. The general purpose of this study is to raise awareness of the Syrian conflict and its resulting refugee crisis through the ... -
Varieties of beliefs and practices among young Muslims in Norway : a discourse analytical approach
(Dissertation series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;38, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Research on young Muslims in Norway has tended to focus more on those who are active in Muslim organisations than those who construct their beliefs and practices mainly apart from such settings and communities. The aim of ... -
Confirmation ministry in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus : A Critical Assessment
(Dissertation series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;41, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Anchored in the Great Commission (Matt. 28:19-20), teaching is one of the core functions of the Christian church. In the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY), confirmation ministry, which is the focus of my ...