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Pastoral care during covid-19 pandemic
No full textSyftet med denna studie är att analysera om, och i vilken grad Berit Okkenhaugs själavårdsinriktingar, som hon presenterar i sin bok, Själavård – en grundbok, (Okkenhaug, 2004) kan jämföras med hur präster i Uppsala pastorat bedriver själavård. Uppsatsen har också som syfte attundersöka om och hur prästernas själavårdsarbete har förändrats under covid-19 pandemin.Forskningsmetoden som används i denna uppsats är kvalitativ, då djupintervjuer har genomförts med fyra erfarna präster i Uppsala pastorat.Av intervjuerna framkommer att konfidenten i samtliga fall står i centrum, men att ocksåGud ska finnas med på något sätt. En av de viktigaste sakerna som själavårdaren kan bidra medär att förmedla det kristna hoppet.Pandemin och dess restriktioner har satt tydliga spår hos människor. Framför allt märks enökad isolering och depression bland konfidenterna. Prästerna har fått anpassa sina rutiner ochtillvägagångssätt för själavård på olika sätt, beroende på hur de vanligtvis arbetar, då de personliga mötena har blivit färre, sammankomsterna mindre och hembesöken mer eller mindrehar upphört.Det är dock fortfarande konfidentens behov till ande, själ och kropp och hur man kan mötadem med Guds hjälp som står i fokus, och det framkommer att Svenska kyrkan ständigt arbetarför att lära sig och anpassa sig till dessa utmanande tider av pandemi
The introduction of the general confession in the Syriac-orthodox liturgy in the late 20th century
No full textDenna uppsats beskriver hur processen har gått till när allmänbikten introducerades i Syrisk-ortodoxa kyrkans liturgi under sent 1900-tal. Uppsatsen identifierar historiska källor som omnämner och har infört allmän bikt i den Syrisk-ortodoxa liturgin. En identifiering av motivet till införandet av den allmänna bikten ges samt en analys av dess plats i liturgin och förslag för framtida åtgärder gällande den allmänna bikten.
Hymns for the already saved : About suffering and hope in The Swedish hymn book.
No full textDenna kandidatuppsats är en textanalys av ett urval av psalmer i Den svenska psalmboken. Textanalysen är genomförd utifrån forskningsfrågan Hur formuleras lidande och hopp i Den svenska psalmboken? Den tyske teologen Jürgen Moltmanns teori om hoppets teologi och den amerikanska teologen Serene Jones beskrivning av berättelsers och vardagserfarenheters betydelse för en teologi kring lidande har fungerat som teoretiska tolkningsramar. Textanalysen har lett fram till några huvudslutsatser. För det första har det fysiska lidandet – sjukdom tex – till stor del försvunnit som tema i de psalmer som handlar om prövning och lidande och som överlevt från Den svenska psalmboken 1937 till Den svenska psalmboken 1986. För det andra beskrivs hoppet i dessa psalmer som ett hopp om räddning här och nu, snarare än ett eskatologiskt hopp om ett evigt liv. För det tredje tar psalmerna sin utgångspunkt i teologiska figurer och för kristna, kända bilder och använder i liten grad vardagen/den upplevda verkligheten som referensra
Behaving as a Christ-believer : a cognitive perspective on identity and behavior norms in Ephesians
No full textA Space of Uncertainty : The Relevance of Canon law in the Aftermath of the Scholastic School
No full textThe ancient canons are regarded as a collection of texts with almost the same status as the biblical text in the Easter Orthodox Church. The corpus has therefore a firm position in the identity of this church-tradition and is recognized as how faith, expressed in the gospels should be lived in ecclesial practice. How the ancient canons should be applied or used in contemporary ecclesial practice has been challenged in modernity. This thesis addresses how some scholars have faced this challenge answering how the canons could be relevant to contemporary ecclesial practice. More precise, it evaluates some answers to the question of relevance after (what we could regard as the first answer in modernity) the Scholastic school. The Scholastic school is approaching the canons more or less as formalist law. This has stirred justified reactions by a stream of scholars in the field. In the present study three such reactions is considered in the works of John H Erickson, Andrey Shishkov and David Wagschal. The basic argument of the thesis is, to better answer question of relevance, a new paradigm needs to be introduced, distinguishing between social identity and discursive practice. This means to accept “a space of uncertainty” letting go of the ambition to apply the ancient canons and instead give space to contemporary life situations to be informed by them. The tension between the past and the present is managed by an understanding of canon law as a substantive justice system in which the ancient canons belongs a realm of identity, and canon law as an outcome of discursive practice. In the end we could suggest that “the space of uncertainty” needs to be managed by an institution.
Analysis of Key Rights in Armed Conflicts : How to key rights are respected in the ongoing Syrian war
No full textAbstract This essay has been about investigating and analyzing key rights in armed conflicts and howthey are respected in the Syrian war. The essay brings up three key rights and they are- the right to life- torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment- protection of cultural propertyRegarding these rights, questions are formulated- How have the human key rights been respected in the Syrian war?- How does the protection for the key rights look within IHL?- What do the prospects for an acceptable situation look like in short term?The Syrian war started in mars 2011 as a result of the Arabic spring. The situation for Syria’spopulation has gotten worse since the war’s beginning. It has not gotten better during thesenine years despite hard work from UN and other humanitarian organizations. There was along battle against IS who has been defeated, but there are different actors in Syria thatcontinue to fight.Syria’s president Al-Assad is one of them that bears to biggest responsibility for Syria’scrisis, but he gets supported by for example Russia and Iran. Russia was in Syria to fight IS,but fought rebel groups instead, because they were a threat to Al-Assad. Al-Assad wanted itto look like he was protecting Syria from terrorism. He released islamic prisoners to fightthem. Some of the worst battles has happened in Aleppo, which is the most important cityfinancially.A lot of countries are militarily involved and that does not make it better when it’s abouthuman rights in Syria. When I investigate the respect of international humanitarian law inSyria, it shows that fighting parties fail hard to respect IHL. Cruel crimes against the keyrights has happened since the violence got worse. It is a lot of casualties, people get torturedin prisons and a lot of old culture gets destroyed.Syria’s economy has and continues to fall. Syria has the most refugees in the world since thesecond world war, and this civil war is the worst humanitarian crisis in modern time. Syriahad 20 million residents when the war began and now 11 million people is on flight. Syria has100 armed groups, and they are divided. Syria’s population miss access to survival needs andtheir everyday is life threatening. One cause to fatalities in Syria is lack of food, water andcare. At the same time as USA started to pull their forces back, Turkey took in their forces.Turkey thinks that USA approved the offensive when they pulled their forces back, but USAdenies that. Turkey will not interrupt the offensive, but USA wants it to be suspended.In my investigation I have used a legal dogmatic method in form of articles and based on thesources I have interpreted the key rights and their compliance in Syria. I have used literaturestudies in form of news articles, printed literature and books. Key rights in armed conflict andIHL have big roles in this essay. Literature about key rights within international human rightslaw and its application in the Syrian war is central in the analyze. A SWOT analysis is used toget structure for the description and leads to the conclusions used to answer the given questions. 6(37)In the essay I explain the situation in Syria, IHL and key rights role and situation in Syria andwhat the conflict looks like today. My sources highlight events in different areas in Syria, whichare used in the analysis and as answers to the questions:- In armed conflicts it’s very hard to protect the studied key rights and the war in Syria is noexception. There are plenty of tragic examples on how people are killed or tortured. Manyinvaluable cultural heritage has been systematically destroyed or stolen.- IHL was developed to reduce human suffering and to demand a human acting from fightingparties. In an armed conflict it is IHL that rules.- In the Syrian war there’s only one solution that UN has come up with and is pushing for it tobe implemented. That solution is a Syrian owned and Syrian led political process.
Nursing homes : How dignity and values are defined and treated in practice and law
No full textThe concept of dignity is a central notion in elderly care in Sweden. The aim of this essay is to show how “dignity” and “worth” is defined by authorities and in law - and how this is translated into practice. In Swedish law, there are specific guidelines for the elderly and there are also laws that are more general, and meant to include the elderly without specifically mentioning age, and this essay will examine what these say on the matter. Protecting and promoting the rights of elderly is an important part of ensuring fundamental human rights. Elderly people have the right to participation and a dignified life. According to the National Board of Health and Welfare, about twenty percent of Sweden's population are 65 years or older, yet their position in society is weak. Life in nursing homes are in many ways governed by routines and carers who have a natural power position over them. This position is not something they can easily challenge, because of the circumstances that surround them – by law, caregivers, relatives and their surroundings. There are a few common themes that also challenge the elders worth and dignity: consent, time, routines, staff shortage, authority and force, and this essay examines their relation to the mentioned key terms – and what this means for the elderly
