Browsing Artikler / Articles by Subject "Church of Norway"
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Christian values as the common good, not the good of christianity? Public communication by church of Norway leaders when faced with immigration from muslim-dominated states
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article seeks to explain the pro-immigrant attitudes among Church of Norway (CoN) leaders. These are shown in two Norwegian Leadership Surveys (NLS) – 2000 and 2015 – to constitute the Norwegian elite group with the ... -
Norwegian christian leaders: The term ‘Christian Values’ is divisive and useless
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Church leaders and politicians in several countries make frequent references to Christian values as part of a rhetoric of dividing between wanted and unwanted view and practices. Hence, even more than a source for division ... -
Sleeping beauty or wide awake? Mission agreements in the congregations of the Church of Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article studies mission within the context of traditional Nordic national churches. In the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway, a state church until 2012, eighty percent of all congregations have formal agreements ... -
Trosopplæring, åndelig utvikling og diapraksis. Arbeid I flerkulturelle lokalsamfunn
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)This article draws on others’ findings on the spiritual development of children and adolescents. Acknowledging that spiritual development can promote tolerance of other religions and renewed interest in one’s own religion, ...