Christianity and Swedish Culture: A Case Study

Bråkenhielm, Carl Reinhold

doi:10.1111/j.1758-6631.1995.tb02691.x

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“…Instead the nation's sense of itself is organized far more around its commitment to democratic welfare liberalism (Brakenheilm, 1995). This pattern of secularization applies across Scandinavia, where Sweden, Denmark and Norway vie for standing in the trend (Riis, 1994).…”

Section: Sweden and The Twilight Of A Religious Establishmentmentioning

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“…Sweden may be one of the few societies in the world whose ''civil religion'' bears little relation to its conventional religion (Ejerfelt, 1984). Instead the nation's sense of itself is organized far more around its commitment to democratic welfare liberalism (Brakenheilm, 1995). This pattern of secularization applies across Scandinavia, where Sweden, Denmark and Norway vie for standing in the trend (Riis, 1994).…”

Section: Sweden and The Twilight Of A Religious Establishmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Rise of “Cultural Religion” in European Christianity: Learning from Poland, Northern Ireland, and Sweden

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2000

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This article draws on a global, 15-nation comparative study of religion, politics, and the state. The three countries at issue here may seem more peripheral than central to Europe, but all represent important aspects of the late 20th-century European experience—whether the tension between religion and secularity in Poland, the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland, or the final sigh of religious disestablishment in Sweden. While unpacking these different scenarios, the author uncovers a shared phenomenon of “cultural religion”.

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Section: Sweden and The Twilight Of A Religious Establishmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sweden and The Twilight Of A Religious Establishmentmentioning

confidence: 99%