Essays about: "secularization"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 20 essays containing the word secularization.

  1. 6. This World or Another? : Mapping Modern Theologies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Jens Janson; [2021]
    Keywords : model; map; typology; modern theology; transcendence; immanence; spatiality; temporality; eschatology; eschatological proviso; history; secularization; secular; Kingdom of God; ecotheology; hope; disappointment; desire; tension;

    Abstract : In view of the complexity characterizing the contemporary discipline of academic theology, there is a need for functional models. Against the background of significant developments in twentieth-century theology, this thesis attempts to develop an analytical model which can make sense of some of the complexity characterizing this field. READ MORE

  3. 7. Sacred Resistance : Exploring the Roles of Religious Organizations in the Refugee Movement “Lampedusa in Hamburg” 2013-2014

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Religionsvetenskap

    Author : Vera Ericson von Bahr; [2020]
    Keywords : Lampedusa in Hamburg; St. Pauli; Religion and migration; secularization; religious organizations; securitization of migration; sacred squatting;

    Abstract : This study explores the roles of religious organizations in the refugee movement “Lampedusa in Hamburg”, in Hamburg, Germany during 2013 and 2014. “Lampedusa in Hamburg” consisted of approximately 300 refugees who had come from Libya, and decided to fight for their right to stay in Germany. READ MORE

  4. 8. Saudi Arabian State Modernization Policies versus Traditional Values

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

    Author : Jasser El-Sissi; [2019]
    Keywords : Saudi Arabia; Modernity; Modernisation; Traditionalism; Privatisation; Development; Progress; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis seeks to understand current Saudi Arabian political trajectories and recent reform initiatives, in relation to the traditionalist ideological roots and conservative Islamic legitimacy of the state. Methodologically based on a quantitative case study of the ‘Saudi Vision 2030’ reform project, the thesis discusses the limitations of democracy and secularization in relation to the pursuit of economic liberalization. READ MORE

  5. 9. Role of Religion on Climate Change Governance The influence of RNGO in COP 21

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Christina Ajayi; [2019]
    Keywords : Climate change; NGO influence; Pope Francis; COP21; RNGO; NGO; Paris agreement; Secularization; United States; Religion; International Relations;

    Abstract : In June 2015, the Vatican released Laudato Si’, Pope Francis encyclical focused on environmental issues. Pope Francis acted as an advocate for a binding agreement on climate change at the United Nation (UN) Convention conferences of the parties 2015 (COP21) citing the scientific consensus on the existence and human causes of climate change. READ MORE

  6. 10. Non-Religious Young Individuals’ Place Attachment to Religious Space : A Case Study of Maria Magdalena Church

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Per Göransson; [2018]
    Keywords : sacred space; place attachment; memories; non-religious; secular Christianity;

    Abstract : Sweden has a long history of Lutheran Christian influences, manifested spatially by the presence of churches in the build environment. In contrast, Sweden is also described as one of the world’s most secular countries. These secular individual’s experience of these churches is not well explored in geography of religion. READ MORE