Browsing Ph.d.- avhandlinger ved Senter for misjon og globale studier / Doctoral Theses at Centre of Mission and Global Studies by Title
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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 ... -
Armed forces between otherness and respect : a study of Norwegian soldiers' understanding of the significance of religion
(Dissertation Series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;25, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Little research is conducted on Norwegian soldiers’ understanding of religion. The importance of learning more about this has become evident through their service abroad such as in Afghanistan. This study intends to ... -
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. ... -
"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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Faith-based and asset-based congregational diakonia in a Malagasy Lutheran context. A qualitative study of the use your talents project
(Dissertation series for the Degree Of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;no. 64, Doctoral thesis, 2024)After decades of ignorance, scholars and international development actors have come to embrace faith–based organizations (FBOs) as important actors in poverty alleviation. FBOs have the potential to be important contributors ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
How is it possible to build sustainable and peaceful interreligious relations? : An analysis and discussion of christian-muslim relations in Vohipeno, Madagascar
(Dissertation Series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;48, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Christians and Muslims have lived together peacefully in the Vohipeno area, Southeastern Madagascar, since Christianity was established in 19th century. The problem which has prompted my investigation is, that the relations ... -
Just like everyone else? : Service providers’ perceptions of the religiosity of people with intellectual disabilities
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Moving reality closer to the ideal : The process towards autonomy and secularism during the Social Democratic hegemony in 20th century Sweden
(Dissertation series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;44, Doctoral thesis, 2022)21st century Sweden is arguably the most secular-individualistic nation in the world. In this dissertation, I perform a qualitative textual analysis on how positions on autonomy were expressed in the political discourse ... -
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 ... -
Negotiating Church in China’s Red Province : A Lutheran Church in Hunan 1902-1951
(Dissertation series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;42, Doctoral thesis, 2022)This study of the Lutheran church at the mission field of the Norwegian Missionary Society (NMS) in Hunan Province, China spans the years 1902-1951, beginning with the establishment of the first congregations, shortly after ... -
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 ... -
The Norwegian Lutheran Mission’s education project in China (1894-1927) : A study of transnational encounters in education
(Dissertation Series for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) at VID Specialized University;71, Doctoral thesis, 2024)The Norwegian Lutheran Mission (NLM) was established in 1891 and sent missionaries to China that same year to begin mission works. NLM was established by persons engaged in Lutheran lay movements, and their theological ... -
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 ... -
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 ...