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