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Transforming Church Strategies in a Changing Social Landscape : Sunday School Statistics from a Swedish Diocese, 1920–1990

Sidenvall, Erik LU orcid (2024) In The Journal of Ecclesiastical History 75(1). p.116-134
Abstract
This article offers a reconsideration of religious mobilisation in the inter- and postwar periods. It focuses on how the Church of Sweden gradually altered its catechetical activities aimed at children to meet changing needs. Built on a range of statistical sources, this article calls for a reconsideration of the ways in which larger Protestant denominations adjusted to meet declining religious practices. With a focus on how laypeople became involved in these efforts, it is argued that institutional history, rejuvenated by the introduction of a gender perspective, is essential for our understanding of postwar religious mobilisation in north-western Europe.
Abstract (Swedish)
This article offers a reconsideration of religious mobilisation in the inter- and post-war periods. It focuses on how the Church of Sweden gradually altered its catechetical activities aimed at children to meet changing needs. Built on a range of statistical sources, this article calls for a reconsideration of the ways in which larger Protestant denominations adjusted to meet declining religious practises. With a focus on how laypeople became involved in these mobilising efforts, this article argues that institutional history, rejuvenated by the introduction of a gender perspective, is essential for our understanding of post-war religious mobilisation in north-western Europe.
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The Journal of Ecclesiastical History
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75
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1
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19 pages
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Cambridge University Press
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ISSN
0022-0469
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10.1017/S0022046923000532
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English
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