Konfirmationens innebörd i ljuset av kyrkligheter inom Svenska kyrkan - Diakonistyrelsens konfirmationsutredning 1950–1954

Abstract

In 1950, the Church of Sweden National Board for Parish’ was commissioned by the Church of Sweden's Bishops' Synod to carry out an inquiry of the meaning of confirmation within the Church of Sweden. This took place at a time when major societal changes had taken place and were still ongoing in Sweden. The Church of Sweden was undergoing major changes internally as well and the time of State Church monopoly was long over and different groups emerged with varying views on what the task and essence of the church should be, so-called ecclesiastical traditions. The purpose of this dissertation is to examine how the Church of Sweden, through dialogue between Church representatives at national and local level, influenced and coordinated the issue of confirmation education in the middle of the 20th century. Is it possible to establish whether there are indications of influence from different ecclesiastical traditions on the National Board for Parish’ confirmation inquiry? The study's collection method mainly consists of archive studies and that I related the archive findings to previous research. The analysis method has been hermeneutic and based on the need to contextualize the empirical material. The greatest influence on the inquiry's results can be attributed to the Folk Church theological line even though other church parties have been able to contribute to details.