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  • One Nature in Worship: The Presence of Non-Chalcedonian Theology in the Liturgy of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church
    (2026-01-22) Fithawi Abraham Tewoldemedhin; University of Gothenburg/Department of Literature, History of Ideas, and Religion; Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion
    This thesis examines how non-Chalcedonian Christology is articulated and preserved within the liturgical tradition of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church, with particular attention to the Keddase (Eucharistic liturgy) and the Deggua (liturgical hymnody). Rooted in the Alexandrian theological heritage, the Tewahdo Church confesses the Miaphysite formula mia physis tou theou logou sesarkomene (one incarnate nature of the Word of God) as central to its Christological identity. Rather than transmitting this doctrine primarily through conciliar definitions or systematic theology, the tradition embeds Christological meaning within the structure, language, and performance of worship. Using a liturgical-theological methodology, the study analyses prayers, anaphoras, hymnographic imagery, musical modes, and ritual practices as theological media. The findings show that the Keddase and Deggua function as primary sites of doctrinal continuity, where Christological unity is enacted and internalized through communal participation. The thesis argues that in the Tewahdo tradition, lex orandi, lex credendi is constitutive: worship does not merely reflect belief but actively forms and sustains it. By focusing on Eritrean Orthodox liturgy, the study contributes to Christological and liturgical theology and highlights an often-underrepresented African Christian tradition.
  • ENCHANTED AND REPELLED “Caring Ambivalently in The Great Gatsby”
    (2026-01-21) Edward Nordling; University of Gothenburg/Department of Languages and Literatures; Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer
    Most scholars portray the male characters in The Great Gatsby in one-dimensional terms, as either a villain or a hero. However, this essay uses care theory, specifically María Puig de la Bellacasa’s concept of the ambivalence of care and Joan C. Tronto’s ethic of care as conceptual framework for this analysis. Thus, this essay argues that The Great Gatsby exposes a speculative ethic that accepts the ambivalent nature of caring for a loved one, which complicates altruistic and egoist ethical frameworks. To substantiate this claim, the essay aims at offering a close reading of how the male characters care for others. Moreover, this essay demonstrates that The Great Gatsby reveals a speculative ethic which accepts risk, responsibility, consideration and self-interest in caring for a loved one, not as an ideal, rather as a pragmatic way of sustaining relationships.
  • Politiska faktorer i relation till finansiell hållbarhet: En studie av kommuner
    (2026-01-21) Johansson, Helane; University of Gothenburg/School of Public Administration; Göteborgs universitet/Förvaltningshögskolan
    Syfte: Studiens syfte är att analysera tre politiska faktorers betydelse för kommuners finansiella hållbarhet. Teori: Tidigare forskning om finansiell hållbarhet utgör grunden för formuleringen av tre hypoteser avseende styrande politikers kön, politisk styrka och politisk ideologi. Metod: Studien tillämpar statistisk analys för att undersöka samtliga 290 kommuner under valåret 2022. Offentlig data har inhämtats från Statistiska centralbyrån, Kolada samt Sveriges kommuner och regioner. Data har analyserats i statistikprogrammet SPSS i syfte att pröva studiens hypoteser. Resultat: Studien finner inget stöd för att de teoretiskt förväntade faktorerna har en påverkan på finansiell hållbarhet. Det saknas samband mellan andelen kvinnor i kommunfullmäktige, majoritetsstyre, vänsterstyre och finansiell hållbarhet. Avslutningsvis diskuteras möjliga förklaringar till dessa noll-resultat.
  • The Sacred Maya Cross in the Ethnographic Museum of Stockholm Context as Provenance, care, value, and resistance
    (2026-01-21) Paulina Beltrán Alessio Robles; University of Gothenburg/Department of Conservation; Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård
    ABSTRACT: This thesis presents a case study about a Sacred Maya Cross in the Ethnographic Museum of Stockholm. It analyses the context where the cross belonged, was made and worshiped, and the vicissitudes that brought it to Sweden. It then questions the different values assigned to it in both contexts, the ways of caring for the cross, and its importance as a symbol of resistance. Finally, it suggests some possibilities for return and the problems that might arise with it.