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PSYKOLOGINS GRÄNSARBETE OCH SANNINGSANSPRÅK En idéhistorisk diskursanalys av Psykologtidningen 2010– 2024
(2025-12-04)This thesis examines the boundary-work between the discipline of psychology on one side and religion and spirituality on the other. In Sweden, a country viewed as one of the most secular in the world and which has a rising ... -
Den okända e(s)tniska sidan av svensk litteraturhistoria. Om den exilestniska litteraturen i Sverige
(2025-11-07)At the dusk of the Second World War, when the Red Army was approaching Tallinn and the second Soviet occupation of Estonia could be foreseen, almost a tenth of the population left the Estonian coasts to seek refuge in the ... -
Lydnadsteologier i judisk reception av Akedan
(2025-10-06)In this thesis, I examine theologies of obedience in the Jewish reception of the narrative of the Akedah in literature from the later second temple era and the classical rabbinic period and discuss the theological-ethical ... -
Pilgrimsvandring i Jon Fosses "I svarte skogen inne" - En motivstudie av irrandet
(2025-09-29)After a decade-long break from writing plays, Jon Fosse returned to the genre in the early 2020s. One of his new plays, "I svarte skogen inne" (2023), bears a close resemblance to his short story "Kvitleik" (2023), in which ... -
Framstegstankens omformuleringar En undersökning av historieuppfattningar i den socialdemokratiska tidskriften Tiden 1950–79
(2025-09-03)The idea of Progress - the assumption that history is constituted by a series of improvements - has been understood as constituting the temporal orientation of modernity. This thesis, examining the perception of history ... -
From Cross to Crown: The Sweden Democrats’ Instrumentalization of the Church of Sweden in Their Political Pursuit
(2025-06-17)This thesis examines the intersection of populism, nationalism, and religion in Sweden, with a focus on the Sweden Democrats’ (SD) strategic use of Christian symbolism and the Church of Sweden’s responses. Grounded in ... -
Det är minsann ingen lätt uppgift att vara barn. En komparativ motivstudie av barnet i den tidiga svenska arbetarlitteraturen
(2025-06-03)This essay examines how the situation of the working-class child in early 20th century Sweden is depicted in short stories by Elf Norrbo, Maria Sandel, Karl Östman and Maj Hirdman. These authors wrote about heavy topics ... -
CHILD AS METAPHOR A theological perspective on liberation and hope in texts by Jürgen Moltmann
(2025-02-13)Metaphors of the child are commonly used in theological contexts but rarely analyzed and problematized. This dissertation will examine how metaphors of the child are used and deconstruct the metaphors to identify the ... -
Metaphor as Microcosm – Metaphor in and through Maximus the Confessor’s Mystagogy
(2025-02-13)In this thesis, I aim to cross-fertilize a composite theory of metaphor with the theology of Maximus the Confessor. The theory is primarily based on Conceptual Metaphor Theory, complemented by the perspectives of Paul ... -
Kulturarvsapplikation: skapandet av en Augmented Reality-rekonstruktion av en medeltida kyrkas exteriör
(2024-12-03)St. Olav’s Path is a unique cultural route in Sweden with sixteen medieval churches located along it, including nine that are ruined or fully destroyed. This report outlines the creation of an iPad application prototype, ... -
Från teknokultur till digikultur - En teknofeministisk diskursanalys av digitalisering inom kulturarvs- och kommun- och regionsektorn
(2024-09-23)This master thesis explores the way digitalization can be viewed as both as an enabler and an obstacle in society. Focusing on two projects, Digisam and Digitaliseringsindex, I employ a techno feminist approach analysing ... -
Vad innebär agape och agapekultivering? En studie av samtida agapeteologi från feministteologiskt och psykologiskt perspektiv
(2024-08-06)The main purpose of this study is to explore and develop how the Christian conception of love as agape can be understood in light of feminist concerns, and how it can be cultivated in light of psychological research. ... -
Den olfaktoriska läsningen. Lukt i Sara Stridsbergs Happy Sally
(2024-06-29)This essay examines the olfactory reading as a possible way to make sense of a fragmented novel, in this case Sara Stridsberg’s debut Happy Sally (2004). Through close reading, the essay identifies the source of the smells, ... -
The Possibilities of Supralapsarian Christology As Exemplified by Karl Barth and Hans Urs von Balthasar
(2024-06-18)Supralapsarian Christology suggests superior motives in the incarnation than God’s response to humanity’s fall. Several advocates thus speculate that the incarnation would occur even without a fall. Since this position has ... -
Begravningsplatser och begravningar i ett mångkulturellt samhälle En etnografisk fallstudie av Varabygdens begravningsplatser
(2024-06-12)The thesis explores what is meant by multiculturalism in today's Sweden based on burial grounds and funerals in a minor municipality. This is done through an ethnographic case study of the municipality of Vara. The study ... -
Warcrafting myth A transmedial study of mythemes in World of Warcraft
(2024-06-12)The video game World of Warcraft has been active, as of 2024, for 20 years. During that time, it has expanded into novels, comics, animated shorts, and YouTube-videos. The aim of this paper is to study the use of mythic ... -
Charisma in the Spiritual Marketplace -an Ethnographic Study of How Spiritual Teachers in Ubud Perform to Be Assigned Charismatic Authority
(2024-06-07)This study, based on ethnographic fieldwork, explores how spiritual teachers in Ubud, manage self-presentation to be assigned charisma. By understanding contemporary spirituality as a spiritual marketplace, applying Max ... -
ASYL och KONVERSION Asylsökande konvertiters förståelse av sin konversionsprocess
(2024-02-14)The purpose of this study is to analyse asylum seeking converts understanding of their conversion process based on church context, specifically within the realm of evangelical church and theology. Through the method of ... -
Non-Violence: a hallmark of Christian moral life An analysis of Stanley Hauerwas´ theological reflection on non-violence
(2024-01-30)This study analyses Stanley Hauerwas´ reflections on non-violence. In a society where violence and force are marks of the attempt to promote justice, it is required that the Church and the Christian community develop an ... -
UNDERBARA OBEGRÄNSADE OCEAN En ekokritisk studie av havet i Olaus Magnus Historia om de nordiska folken
(2023-11-22)The aim of this thesis is to examine how the sea is portrayed in the book Historia om de nordiska folken (1555), to further understanding about early modern ideas of the ocean as a natural environment. The book was written ...