Svenska kyrkan som social aktör - kyrkoordning, kyrkolag och social verksamhet i ett historiskt perspektiv
(2014) TEOM53 20141Centre for Theology and Religious Studies
- Abstract
- This study is about the extent of how church law (of 1571, 1686 and 2000) in Sweden has affected and still affects the church's welfare administrations such as schools, hospitals and care institutions.
Recent studies seem to indicate that the Church of Sweden is aiming to start expanding its organisation to include more social welfare activities to meet increasing demands from the general public in light of changes in public sector supply of general welfare services such as education,health and care services. What role did earlier church law versions play forming and reflecting the social activities of the church and how and why has this changed over time?
Because of secularization and the church's declining participation in society in... (More) - This study is about the extent of how church law (of 1571, 1686 and 2000) in Sweden has affected and still affects the church's welfare administrations such as schools, hospitals and care institutions.
Recent studies seem to indicate that the Church of Sweden is aiming to start expanding its organisation to include more social welfare activities to meet increasing demands from the general public in light of changes in public sector supply of general welfare services such as education,health and care services. What role did earlier church law versions play forming and reflecting the social activities of the church and how and why has this changed over time?
Because of secularization and the church's declining participation in society in the 20th century, the Church of Sweden is no longer an obvious supplier of such services as secular education or healthcare. All of these societal welfare services are expected to be non-confessional, and thus the return of the Church of Sweden as a welfare supplier is neither an unproblematic nor an easy task.
Is church law still relevant today, when it no longer is as important as during the age when all society was regulated by it? After the formal separation of church and state in 2000, and despite a continuing membership decline, will the Church of Sweden find new ways to exist and expand on an arena it used to dominate for over 500 years until the formation of the pre-modern Swedish state?
Ideas such as non-profit welfare services to the poor and education for everyone is showed to be integrated in the earliest church laws, approved by the king of Sweden 1571. My conclusion indicates that the Church of Sweden needs to prove that their regulations are still relevant. Either by making the regulatory changes needed to accommodate new kinds of social welfare activities, or byoutsourcing these kind of services to church affiliated volunteer organisations or deacon institutes. (Less)
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- author
- Grahl, Sandra LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- TEOM53 20141
- year
- 2014
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- kyrkoordning, kyrkolag, Svenska kyrkan
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 4682648
- date added to LUP
- 2014-11-17 12:12:41
- date last changed
- 2015-12-14 13:35:57
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abstract = {{This study is about the extent of how church law (of 1571, 1686 and 2000) in Sweden has affected and still affects the church's welfare administrations such as schools, hospitals and care institutions.
Recent studies seem to indicate that the Church of Sweden is aiming to start expanding its organisation to include more social welfare activities to meet increasing demands from the general public in light of changes in public sector supply of general welfare services such as education,health and care services. What role did earlier church law versions play forming and reflecting the social activities of the church and how and why has this changed over time?
Because of secularization and the church's declining participation in society in the 20th century, the Church of Sweden is no longer an obvious supplier of such services as secular education or healthcare. All of these societal welfare services are expected to be non-confessional, and thus the return of the Church of Sweden as a welfare supplier is neither an unproblematic nor an easy task.
Is church law still relevant today, when it no longer is as important as during the age when all society was regulated by it? After the formal separation of church and state in 2000, and despite a continuing membership decline, will the Church of Sweden find new ways to exist and expand on an arena it used to dominate for over 500 years until the formation of the pre-modern Swedish state?
Ideas such as non-profit welfare services to the poor and education for everyone is showed to be integrated in the earliest church laws, approved by the king of Sweden 1571. My conclusion indicates that the Church of Sweden needs to prove that their regulations are still relevant. Either by making the regulatory changes needed to accommodate new kinds of social welfare activities, or byoutsourcing these kind of services to church affiliated volunteer organisations or deacon institutes.}},
author = {{Grahl, Sandra}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Svenska kyrkan som social aktör - kyrkoordning, kyrkolag och social verksamhet i ett historiskt perspektiv}},
year = {{2014}},
}