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Jag vill med Guds hjälp och i förtröstan på Guds nåd leva enligt dessa löften: En litteraturstudie över hur prästvigningslöftena tolkas ur ett dygdetiskt och yrkesetiskt perspektiv.

Fajersson, Anna LU (2023) TLVM51 20231
Centre for Theology and Religious Studies
Abstract
The purpose of the essay is to examine notions of what characterizes a good priest in the Church of Sweden's ordination vows and the guiding materials available for the interpretation of these.
I analyzed the ordination vows which the priest takes at his or hers ordination and used a virtue ethics and a professional ethics perspective to interpret four documents to find out what they say about the ordination vows.
The result of my analysis shows that the priest's way of life is central in both vows and guiding documents. Even in the tension between being private and on duty, the documents clearly show that the priest is always on duty. As a priest, you are always a servant of Christ, Verbi Divini Minister, with Jesus as a role model and... (More)
The purpose of the essay is to examine notions of what characterizes a good priest in the Church of Sweden's ordination vows and the guiding materials available for the interpretation of these.
I analyzed the ordination vows which the priest takes at his or hers ordination and used a virtue ethics and a professional ethics perspective to interpret four documents to find out what they say about the ordination vows.
The result of my analysis shows that the priest's way of life is central in both vows and guiding documents. Even in the tension between being private and on duty, the documents clearly show that the priest is always on duty. As a priest, you are always a servant of Christ, Verbi Divini Minister, with Jesus as a role model and at the same time simul iustus et peccator, i.e., both righteous and sinner. (Less)
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author
Fajersson, Anna LU
supervisor
organization
course
TLVM51 20231
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Dygdetik, yrkesetik, prästvigningslöfte, lojalitet, trohet, klokhet.
language
Swedish
id
9132871
date added to LUP
2024-09-18 14:13:36
date last changed
2024-09-18 14:13:36
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of the essay is to examine notions of what characterizes a good priest in the Church of Sweden's ordination vows and the guiding materials available for the interpretation of these.
I analyzed the ordination vows which the priest takes at his or hers ordination and used a virtue ethics and a professional ethics perspective to interpret four documents to find out what they say about the ordination vows.
The result of my analysis shows that the priest's way of life is central in both vows and guiding documents. Even in the tension between being private and on duty, the documents clearly show that the priest is always on duty. As a priest, you are always a servant of Christ, Verbi Divini Minister, with Jesus as a role model and at the same time simul iustus et peccator, i.e., both righteous and sinner.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Jag vill med Guds hjälp och i förtröstan på Guds nåd leva enligt dessa löften: En litteraturstudie över hur prästvigningslöftena tolkas ur ett dygdetiskt och yrkesetiskt perspektiv.}},
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