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Lekmannens plats i kyrkan

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Author

Editor

  • Yvonne Maria Werner

Summary, in English

The chapter emphasizes the historical position of the layman in the Church of Sweden as an independent complement to women and clergymen. Spiritual letters, funeral sermons, and fictional material are used as sources. During the nineteenth century the Christian layman was professionalised or specialised in a way that did marginalize him as the layman as such.

Publishing year

2008

Language

English

Pages

119-138

Publication/Series

Kristen manlighet. Ideal och verklighet 1830-1940

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Nordic Academic Press

Topic

  • Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

Keywords

  • layman
  • Church of Sweden
  • masculinity

Status

Published

Project

  • Christian Manliness, a Paradox of Modernity: Men and Religion in a Northern-European Context, 1840 to 1940

Research group

  • Christian manliness - a paradox of modernity

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 9789185509003