The Church of Sweden: A Church for All, Especially the Most Vulnerable

Edgardh, Ninna; Pettersson, Per

doi:10.4324/9781315547558-3

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Section: Social Work By the Church Of Sweden In Swedenmentioning

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“…Hence it has been proposed that ‘The church in Swedish society today can be best understood as one of several cultural resources upon which the individual can draw in important life-transitions and situations of crisis’ (Edgardh Beckman, 2001: 7). This can include people experiencing poverty and social exclusion or a relationship breakdown, or who need support greater than can be provided by the so-called comprehensive welfare state (Edgardh and Pettersson, 2010; Jokela, 2009).…”

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“…Until 2000 when it was disestablished, the Church of Sweden was a state church and it has been proposed that this change of status may in future enable a greater involvement of the church in welfare provision (Edgardh and Pettersson, 2010): Before that, the Church of Sweden pastorates have been official church municipalities. This status allowed the parishes to pursue social work only in a very limited area and to a very limited extent.…”

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Social work and faith-based agencies in Sweden and Australia

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2013

International Social Work

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The roles which faith-based agencies play in social work provision vary between countries. This article provides an overview of social work provision by the Church of Sweden in Sweden and the Catholic Church in Australia and explores how different relationships between faith-based organizations and professional social work practice have emerged in different countries. The article concludes with questions about the role of faith-based agencies which readers can reflect upon in their own contexts.

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Section: Social Work By the Church Of Sweden In Swedenmentioning

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2013

International Social Work

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“…For many, the work of the church in helping the disadvantaged and defending the poor and the marginalized is an important reason for church membership (Church Research Institute, 2013: 40–41, 52). However, studies from Nordic countries suggest that while the participation of churches and other religious organizations in welfare provision is appreciated, integrating religious elements into social programmes is not without problems, and religious organizations may well be expected to keep their religious identity in the background (Angell, 2010; Edgardh and Petersson, 2010; Lehtinen, 2013).…”

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‘You can vote with your feet if you want’. Users’ responses to religious services in the context of food charity in a Finnish city

Salonen

2016

Social Compass

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Drawing on an ethnographic study of the food charity venues in a Finnish city, the article explores how food assistance recipients respond to the religious services they are presented with when seeking material assistance from a religious organization. The study shows that the religious services integrated into the food delivery system are rarely directly criticized, but rather responded to favourably. Any criticism of them is expressed through tacit resistance. The reciprocal relationship between receiving food and participating in religious practice remains mostly implicit, the food recipients’ responses to the religious services being framed by the notion of choice, which undermines the possibility of open criticism of the integration of religious services into the food delivery programmes.

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Is the Church of Sweden an ‘Ordinary’ Civil Society Organization?

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Scaramuzzino²

2018

NJRS

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This article explores the advocacy activities of the Church of Sweden. The historical co-optation of the Church by the state, a Lutheran theological heritage, and a trend from "voice to service" within Swedish civil society might discourage stronger political activism by the Church. The following research questions are answered: How does the extent of the advocacy activities of the Church of Sweden, understood as trying to influence politicians and officials and as achieving changes, differ from that of other civil society organizations (CSOs)? What factors explain differences in advocacy activities between the Church of Sweden and the other types of CSOs? How do the types of issues raised by the Church of Sweden through its influence differ from those of other CSOs? The article draws on a large sample (N = 1,150) from a national survey targeting Swedish civil society organizations. It compares the Church of Sweden with other organizations representing diffuse interests (i.e., religious congregations and solidarity organizations) and organizations representing specific interests (i.e., pensioners' organizations). The analysis shows that the historical position of the Church has granted its organizations strength in terms of resources that make them more active in advocacy than comparable organizations representing diffuse interests. The Church of Sweden of the new millennium hence seems to be able to engage more in politics because of, rather than in spite of, its institutional role.

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The Church of Sweden: A Church for All, Especially the Most Vulnerable

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Social work and faith-based agencies in Sweden and Australia

Social work and faith-based agencies in Sweden and Australia

‘You can vote with your feet if you want’. Users’ responses to religious services in the context of food charity in a Finnish city

Is the Church of Sweden an ‘Ordinary’ Civil Society Organization?

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