The Church in Sweden
The Church in Sweden
Secularisation and Ecumenism as Challenges
Author(s): Anders EkenbergSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), Theology and Religion, Other Christian Denominations
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: Sweden; secularisation; religious freedom; Lutheran church; church and state; Folk Church
Summary/Abstract: Sweden is one of the most secularised countries in the world. The article treats, against a historical background, two main challenges for the Christian church in the contemporary situation: secularisation as such and ecumenism. The dominant strategies of the majority church, the formerly established Lutheran church, when it comes to encountering radical secularisation are discussed, as are the difficulties in forming a common Christian vision of the situation and of common strategies for evangelisation. Much space is devoted to the so called Folk Church ideology governing the policy of the Lutheran church. The urgent need for new ways of witnessing to the Gospel is stressed.
Journal: Polonia Sacra
- Issue Year: 20/2016
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 23-45
- Page Count: 23
- Language: English