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This is an essay within the subject of practical theology. The main interest is baptism. The aim of this essay is to describe the baptism theology of the Church of Sweden (Svenska kyrkan) and the history of the baptism. The goal is also, with the help of qualitative research, to study the view of the baptism with the ones who choose to let their children be baptized according to the liturgy of the Swedish Church in the diocese of Härnösand. The attempt is to give the Swedish church a pattern of action and a direction based on the result of my research. It is a describing, an explaining and an essay with the purpose to bring forth action.      First, I give a brief summary of the history of the baptism with a part about Martin Luther’s view of the baptism. Then analyze the baptismal theology in the Church of Sweden using the texts of the bishops, the baptism order of service, the writings in the diocese of Härnösand. I also look at two theologians that have based their baptismal theology on empirical research. I systemize this theology to guide the reader into the next chapter.      Second, I present my informers view of the theology. Their view is that the baptism is self-evident. Several of the parents expresses that baptized increases the possibilities to go to confirmation even though some wonder if the baptism in makes the possibilities for the child to choose less. The major view by the parents is that the baptism is a celebration of the new child and a ceremony of becoming a family. Theologically the parents share the view that by the baptism the child becomes a member in Gods family and get Gods blessing and protection. Some of the expresses that the water cleanses but they don´t know from what. Neither the cross or death has anything to do with baptism. The baptism is a single event. The parents have no problems with expressing the creed.      My research has shown that the parents of the baptized children have little knowledge about the biblical stories, they are not using a theological language and the symbolical language is differing from the symbols of theology. There are both contrast and similarities between the parents and the church when talking about the baptism. Despite this, there are several opportunities for communication between the Swedish Church and the parents. In this essay I give a direction for the future work in the diocese of Härnösand.

I denna uppsats undersöks det hur fem stiftsinformatörer upplever Svenska kyrkans skilsmässa från staten. Uppsatsens syfte är att ta reda på hur kommunikationen hanterades när Svenska kyrkan skiljdes från staten samt hur den kommunikationen hanteras idag. Uppsatsen behandlar även Svenska kyrkans kommunikationsstrategi. Metoden som används i uppsatsen är kvalitativ. Syftet med en kvalitativ undersökning är att få en tydlig beskrivning av det fenomen som uppsatsen vill belysa. Min huvudfråga är Märks förändringsprocessen fortfarande av inom, och bortom, kyrkans väggar, och på vilket vis speglas detta i organisationen? För att försöka besvara frågan tillkommer även detaljfrågor kring hur förändringsprocessen kring bytet från statskyrka hanterades, om informatörerna upplever någon skillnad i kommunikationen sedan millennieskiftet, på vilket sätt förändringen för Svenska kyrkan kommunicerades samt om uppsatsen kan hitta stöd för informatörernas svar i kommunikationsstrategin. Det var en lång utveckling som slutligen ledde till att Sverige förlorade sin statskyrka. När skilsmässan från staten skulle meddelas under 1999/2000 annonserade Svenska kyrkan med kampanjen ”Plats för eftertanke”. Kampanjen syntes bland annat som på biografer, i tidningar och på reklamtavlor. Idag behöver skilsmässan från staten inte kommuniceras. Det motstånd som hörs är främst externt, även om vissa kritiska röster ännu hörs inom organisationen. Svenska kyrkans nationella kommunikationsstrategi kan kopplas till många intervjusvar. Det finns dock en del intervjusvar där svaren avviker från strategin, där det lyfts fram vad som Svenska kyrkan anser är väsentligt.

This study is about twinning partnerships between congregations in the Church of Sweden (CoS) and the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT). The study is about three congregations within the diocese of Härnösand that has twinning congregations within the diocese of Iringa. The aim of the study is to define values within the twinning congregations that are important to the CoS. The study is based on interviews with lay people, elected and employed people within CoS. Swedish informants have told me that they see the prayer being part of daily life in a more natural manner for the friends in Tanzania. “The prayer is real within the congregations in Tanzania”, the people of the CoS are saying. What is the value for the CoS of having twinning congregations with ELCT? What do the Swedish people gain of it and how is it affected of the economical differences between the twinning congregations?