Thesis (D. Min.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2000. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 170-184).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2002. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 168-175).

The term socken – comparable to the English term parish – refers to a historical geographical entity found in rural areas of Scandinavia. This entity presents a multi-layered understanding of the local rural area and is in this essay conceptualized as a place. The concept of place is central to geographic work but it is also a contested term – discourses within the field of geography present different perspectives on place as a geographical concept and our understanding of it. The history of parishes goes centuries back. The parish has throughout this period of time become an essential part of the local rural geography, in the 20th century however, the parish – as an autonomous rural entity – has been abandoned for larger administrative areas resulting in changes in the local geography in rural spaces. The concept of the parish is however not easily made rid of: it is still viewed as a relevant part of the conceptualization of the local and the man-land relationship. The understanding of what makes out the local area and its significance is a relevant inquiry. This essay explores the parish as a geographical place considering the multi-layered aspects of the concept and the different understandings of place represented by diverse geographical discourses. A field study carried out in the rural municipality of Ydre in east Sweden explores the construction of the local area by understanding the parish as place.

Between 1750 and 1850 the population of Sweden doubled. The increase was very unequally distributed among the different social groups of the rural population. The number of peasants grew very little, while the numbers of the landless (crofters, bordars etc.) more than quadrupled. This study examines whether Christer Winberg's thesis of the landless growth can be applied to Björklinge parish in Uppland. Winberg believes that it was mainly children of tenant farmers who became landless. Tax Farmers fell less often and less deeply. To be able to see any particular trends among tenant farmers, I also examine the social mobility of tax farmers. I have therefore chosen three villages with different tax-Axlunda and Gränby is of nobility nature while Hammarby is a village of a fiscal nature. The results show that the two tenant villages, Axlunda and Gränby had two different trends regarding social tenant farmers movement after 1821 onwards. The farmers in Axlunda experienced a strong downward social mobility, while the peasants in Gränby stayed on their farms to a greater extent. In Hammarby it differed significantly between the peasants. The farmers could both move up and down in the social hierarchy.

Tyrimo problema: besikeičiančios visuomenės dvasiniai poreikiai reikalauja įtvirtinti ir tobulinti pasauliečių vaidmenį parapijoje. Tyrimo tikslas: išsiaiškinti pasauliečio vaidmens ypatumus Katalikų Bažnyčioje ir ištirti požiūrį į jo realizavimą X parapijoje. Tyrimo metodai: Bažnyčios dokumentų ir mokslinės literatūros lyginamoji analizė. Kokybinis tyrimas interviu ir interviu rezultatų analizė. Šis magistro darbas buvo skirtas sužinoti kai kuriuos pasauliečio vaidmens aspektus Katalikų Bažnyčioje ir išsiaiškinti bendruomenės narių požiūrį į pasauliečio vaidmens Bažnyčioje realizavimo X parapijoje ypatumus. Teorinėje dalyje pagal Bažnyčios dokumentus nagrinėjamas pasauliečio vaidmuo Bažnyčioje, palyginama dvasiškio ir pasauliečio misija, atskleidžiami bendruomenės ir parapijos panašumai ir skirtumai, tai pat apžvelgiama X parapijos struktūra ir veiklos sritys. Baigiamojoje darbo dalyje pateikiamos rekomendacijos ir išvados, kurios pagrindinės yra: 1. Apžvelgus literatūrą, susijusią su pasauliečių vaidmeniu Katalikų Bažnyčioje padaryta išvada, kad po II Vatikano susirinkimo atsirado galimybės ir poreikis pasauliečiams aktyviai dalyvauti Bažnyčios veikloje, ypatingai pasauliečiai yra reikalingi Naujosios Evangelizacijos misijoje. 2. Pasauliečiai ir dvasininkai yra susiję bendra karališkąja kunigyste, tačiau dvasininkų vaidmuo ypatingas. 3. Parapijos bendruomenė iš esmės skiriasi nuo kitų bendruomenių, nes jos pagrindinė misija yra dalyvavimas Šventų Mišių šventime... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The research problem: spiritual needs of a changing society require consolidate and develop the role of the laity in the parish. The research purpose is to clarify characteristics of the secular role in the Catholic Church, and to examine his approach to the realization in the X parish. Research methods: Church document and scientific literature, a comparative analysis. Qualitative research is done by interviews, questionnaire, and study of results. The purpose of this Master’s thesis is to analyse and clarify the role of the secular in the Catholic Church to clarify community members’ outlook on the role of the secular in the church realization X parish. The theoretical part according to church’s documents dealt with the role of laity in the church, showed comparison of clergy and laity mission, similarities and differences have been disclosed between community and perish, an overview of the X parish structure and activities were presented. The main recommendations and conclusions of the final part of the thesis are: 1. A review of the literature concerning the role of the laity of the Catholic Church, it was concluded that after the Second Vatican Council an opportunity and a need for lay people to actively participate in church activities, especially the laity of the New Evangelization are needed for the mission. 2. Laity and clergy are bonded by royal priesthood, but the role of clergy is special. 3. Parish community is fundamentally different from other communities... [to full text]

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Thesis (M.A.P.S.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 63-64).

Thesis (M.A.P.S.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 63-64).

Thesis (M.A.P.S.)--Catholic Theological Union at Chicago, 2001. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [62]-64).

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