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Catholic Mission and Conversion in Scandinavia: Some Reflections on Religion, Modernization, and Identity Construction

In English

Författare

Summary, in English

The relation between mission, religious conversion and identity construction is the subject of my paper. On a concrete level, I discuss the Catholic mission and conversions in Scandinavia from the middle of nineteenth century to the present time. Up to the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), the Catholic Church strongly emphasised its claim to be the only true Church, and as a consequence, all non-Catholic regions were regarded as missionary areas. Most of the priests and sisters working in Scandinavia were foreigners, whereas converts from Protestantism dominated the parishes. I pay special attention to the question of national and religious identity and the changing discourses of Catholic conversion, reflected in conversion narratives.

Avdelning/ar

Publiceringsår

2010

Språk

Engelska

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Scandinavian Journal of History

Volym

1

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Routledge

Ämne

  • History

Nyckelord

  • identity constructions
  • Scandinavia
  • Catholic mission
  • conversion narratives

Status

Published

Projekt

  • Religionsbyten – individ, samfund, samhälle

Forskningsgrupp

  • Konversionsprojektet

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1502-7716