The following study is dedicated to investigate what kind of problems an organisation might stumble upon in the process of implementing a policy related to information security. Alongside investigating the eventual problems occurring in the implementation process of an organisation, the study also sets out to analyse how an organisation can motivate staff in order to follow the guidelines of a policy. The collection of empirical data was done using interviews. In order to seek answers to our research questions a theoretical background is presented that illustrate the need for information security after which motivational theories are applied to our collected data. To summarise the results of the study we find a gap of knowledge between the employees of the organisation. The organisational level of an employee together with the degree of participation in working with a policy seems connected to both the employee’s knowledge of a policy as well as how well the employee are motivated to learn about and follow the guidelines provided from a policy.

This study has examined the content of the Swedish Church's posts on the social network media Facebook and Instagram. The posts were published during September to November 2017, which is about 90 posts. I have also analysed if the posts could be seen as marketing in this particular media form. Rational Choice Theory has served as an overall theory in which I assumed that people make rational decisions in the choosing of their religion. Therefore, I see the content on these sites as a supply of the Swedish church religiosity that people can base their decisions on. Through an inductive approach, themes have been searched for in the posts and analysed through text condensation. The result of the study is that there are six types of published content, grief management, church operation, divinity, entertainment, religious history and informative posts about the Swedish church election that took place in September 2017. These posts can be seen as marketing because the focus in marketing has shifted from emphasis on the product to the consumer. The purpose is now to provide consumers with information that they can base their decisions on. Therefore, when people use the information on these sites in order to make a rational choice of their religion, the post can be seen as marketing of the Swedish Church, but not in cases when people read the post in other purposes.

With this study we aim to learn more about the relationship between digitalization and the swedish church. We have interviewed two priests and two other persons – one who got married about five years ago, and one who, at the time of writing, is getting married in a few weeks. In addition to the interviews we found some earlier research that were relevant to us, which we read and compared to the empirics we got from the interviews. In our study we have taken qualitative research into practice since we want our interviewees to really share their points of view on the organisation’s usage of digital media. We developed a prototype which we used to approach the problems and get knowledge about them. The lo-fi prototype was a website were couples could reserve a date for a wedding at a specific church, as well as plan and frame up their wedding. We found out that there are no perceived need today to digitize the process of reserve and plan a wedding, even if our prototype would ease some aspects of the process. The main reason for this is the importance of meeting in real life, which digitaliation tend to leave out.

The purpose of this essay is to describe some dimensions of the psychosocial work environment for priests and deacons in the Church of Sweden. The essay aims to describe the essay occurrence of a spiritual dimension wich can work as additional support in the psychosocial work environment. With a starting-point in Karasek & Theorell’s (1990) demand-control-support theory, Hochschilds theory (1983) in emotional labor and Collins (2004) theory in emotional energy has this essay searched for the answer in to what extent demand, control, emotional work and stress occurs in the Church of Sweden, and to what extent priests and deacons experience emotional energy and social and spiritual guidance. This was made by quantitative method, 95 paper surveys were answered by priests and deacons. The result of the study shows that there is a reasonable demand level and a high extent of control in the Church of Sweden. It occurred that the emotional work occurre in a high extent and the informants in the survey experienced a low stresslevel. Furthermore the existent of social support was high and there were a high grade of private social support. The informants also experienced an emotional energy and a spiritual guidance in a high grade. The conclusion of the essay was that in the Church of Sweden the social work environment was good for the informants in this survey. Social support and the spiritual guidance contribute the informants to be less responsive to stress-issues

The purpose of this study was to investigate how the church verger relates to the cultural heritage in their churches and how the churches are affected by their cultural heritage. I also wanted to investigate the problem in preserving a heritage that doubles as a living religious room. Finally, I wanted to know how the verger's work is influenced by the dual responsibility towards the parish and county government. In the study the vergers were interviewed about their workplace and work situation. I also interviewed the antiquarian in Växjö diocese. I then analyzed the results by using Svante Beckman’s concept categories and value typology of cultural heritage. I drew the conclusion that the church instills a feeling based on historical values. I also concluded that the verger’s knowledge and care of the church protects the cultural heritage values. This knowledge is in itself a cultural heritage that needs to be nurtured and protected. Finally, my study found that the county government and the heritage law do not cater to the needs of parishes today. The requirements demanded by the county government have become yet another stress factor in the verger’s everyday.

I denna uppsats behandlas Markusevangeliet 1:1-15. Dessa verser granskas textkritiskt genom en genomgång av grammatik och syntax jämföra olika översättningar samt utvärdera om en adoptionistisk kristologi kan utläsas. Sedan behandlas verserna utifrån receptionshistorisk metod för att undersöka om det fanns kretsar bland tidiga Kristustroende som fann stöd för en adoptionistisk läsning och förståelse av Markusevangeliets inledning, dvs. att denna läsning motiverade rörelserna att förstå detta som att utnämnandet av Jesus som Guds son skedde först vid dopet i Jordan och inte dessförinnan. Uppsatsen syftar också till att redogöra för ett par av dessa tidiga rörelser och undersöka om de kan ha läst och funnit kristologiskt stöd i Mark 1:1–15 samt att jämföra dessa tidiga rörelser och deras läsning av Mark 1:1–15.

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Syftet med studien var att undersöka det diakonala arbetets utformning och roll i dagens samhälle i förhållande till samhällsförändringar uppkomna genom modernitetens framväxt. Det har belysts att kyrkan har andra logiker än de som råder i vår senmoderna tid och därmed en annan tröghet och stabilitet än övriga samhällsinstitutioner. Genom att inte ingå i det moderna samhällets logiker är kyrkan inte en del av modernitetens expertsystem, vilket också skiljer det diakonala arbetet från omsorgsarbetet inom den övriga välfärdsstaten. En följd av att inte ingå i expertsystemen är att diakonens roll gentemot människor som kommer till verksamheten i viss grad kan vara den av en medmänniska snarare än expert och att idealism kan ges ett annat utrymme i arbetet. I viss mån är dock också det diakonala arbetet en del av expertsystemen. Det diakonala arbetet har olika roller i förhållande till den offentliga välfärden. Resultatet visar att arbetet till största delen är alternativt och komplementärt, vilket innebär att kyrkan tar vid där välfärdsstaten slutar, eller utför samma arbete, fast med en annan karaktär. Men i delar har arbetet en ersättande roll och motsvarar det som välfärdsstaten utför. Det diakonala arbetet har också en påtryckande, opinionsbildande roll när de uppmärksammar brister inom den offentliga sektorn. Slutligen är diakonernas roll i förhållande till välfärdsstaten att vara en brygga, där diakonen bistår med hjälp i människors kontakt med välfärdsstaten. Förändringar i det omgivande samhället påverkar vilka grupper av människor som kyrkans sociala verksamhet arbetar med och hur arbetet utformas. En ökad ekonomisk och psykisk utsatthet och ökade flyktingströmmar har påverkat det sociala arbetet. / The purpose of this study has been to investigate the design and role of the diaconal work in todays society in relation to social changes caused by the emergence of modernity. It has been illustrated that the logic of the church is different to that prevalent in late modernity and thereby possess a different inertia and stability than other societal institutions. By not being a part of the logic of modern society, the church is not a part of the expert systems of modernity, which also differentiates the diaconal work from the care work within the rest of the welfare state. A consequence of not being a part of these expert systems, is that the role of the deacon in relation to the people who come to the agency can, to a certain extent, be that of a fellow human being rather than expert, and that a idealism may play a larger part in the work. To a certain extent, the diaconal work is however part of the expert system. The diaconal work can be said to have different roles in relation to public welfare. The study shows that the work to a large extent may be seen as alternative and complimentary, meaning that the work takes place outside the area of the welfare state, or that the same work is done, but with a different character. In parts the role of the work is that of replacing i.e. corresponding to that of the welfare state. The diaconal work also has an urgent, opinion-forming role, when it addresses public sector deficiencies. Finally, the role of the deacon in relation to the welfare state is that of a bridge, helping people in their contacts with the welfare state. Changes in the surrounding society affect what groups of people that the Church social work is directed towards and how the work is being done. Increased economic and psychological vulnerability and the increased flow of refugees has affected the social work.

Socialt arbete förknippas ofta med myndighetsutövning eller behandling, trots att socialt arbete förekommer i andra verksamheter varav Svenska kyrkan har en lång tradition av socialt arbete. Syftet med denna uppsats var att studera hur det sociala arbetet ser ut som diakonin bedriver i Svenska kyrkan idag samt vad Svenska kyrkans roll som välfärdsaktör betyder för det svenska samhället. Studien har genomförts med hjälp av en kvalitativ metod där texter analyserats. Resultatet av dessa texter har gett en inblick i de verksamheter som diakonin bedriver i Svenska kyrkan. De teman som funnits i resultatet är verksamheter, förhållningssätt, diakonens roll som röstbärare samt utmaningar för det diakonala arbetet utifrån ett organisatoriskt perspektiv. Resultatet har analyserats utifrån dokumentet ”Vägledning för diakoni” som är framtaget av Svenska kyrkan. Resultatet har även analyserats utifrån vad Erik Blennberger (2016) skriver om välfärd, samt kapitlet i Svensson m.fl (2008) om roller och yrkesroller. Slutsatsen blev att diakonin bedriver många olika verksamheter varav några har samarbete med offentlig sektor och några är helt i församlingens egen regi. En annan slutsats är att diakonerna tar på sig många olika roller som socialarbetare i Svenska kyrkan, varav en är röstbärare för de medmänniskor som behöver det. Den tredje och sista slutsatsen blev att det finns en utmaning i de organisatoriska ramarna för diakonin, då diakoner kan känna sig bundna och icke hörda. Detta påverkar diakonernas arbete och det finns en uppmaning om att höja rösterna för en förändring och förbättring för både diakoner som kollegor och för alla medmänniskor. / Social work is often associated through the exercise of public agency/authority or through treatment work, even though social work is also present in many other occupations. One of those occupations being the church of Sweden, which has a long tradition of social work. The purpose of this essay is to study what the social work is that is operated by the deacons of the church of Sweden, and also what the role is for the church of Sweden as a factor in the Swedish welfare society. The study has been made with a qualitative method, where several texts have been analysed. The results of these texts have presented an insight to the activities managed by the deacons of the church of Sweden. The findings of this study have developed into themes, which are the activities, the approach, the deacons role as ”a voice for those who can not speak for themselves”, and also challenges in the work by deacons in the perspective of structure and organisation. The results have been analysed by using a document about guidance for diaconal work produced by the Church of Sweden. The results have also been analysed by what Erik Blennberger (2016) writes about welfare, and the chapter in Svensson m. fl (2008) about roles and profession. The conclusion is that the deacons of the church of Sweden operate many activities wherein some are through the cooperation with the public sector, and some are completely within the management of the parish. Another conclusion is that the deacons take on multiple roles as social workers in the church of Sweden, where one is providing agency as “a voice for those who can not speak for themselves”. The third and last conclusion is that there are many challenges that come within the structure and organisation for the deacons, where they might feel bound and unheard. This affects the deacons and there is an exhortation to raise the voices to change and improve the work for not only the deacons as colleagues, but also for all people.

In this master thesis the critique of the development within the Church of Sweden, by the Swedish Lutheran minister Dag Sandahl, is examined and analysed. Sandahl is an outspoken critic, and self-described dissident, in the Church of Sweden. He is primarily known for questioning, and being an opponent to, the opening up of the priesthood to women dated 1958 in the Church of Sweden. The source material used consists of monographs with critique of the Church published by Sandahl between 1973 and 2018. The thesis concludes that Sandahl’s critique touches a broad array of themes and occurrences within the life of the Church – primarily the Church of Sweden – such as the Church’s self-understanding as a national church and not part of the Church catholic, a functionalistic view of ministry leading to the ordination of women to the priesthood, the rough treatment of the opposing minority and the politicized General Synod. It is argued that Sandahl’s critique is best understood in terms of lived ecclesiology and ecclesiology proper.