Responding to Secularization ：The Deaconess Movement in Nineteenth-Century Sweden ( 1 )

Publication subTitle ：The Deaconess Movement in Nineteenth-Century Sweden

Publication series ：1

Author： Green   Todd H.  

Publisher： Brill‎

Publication year： 2011

E-ISBN: 9789004209671

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789004194793

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9789004194793

Subject： K History and Geography

Language： ENG

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Focusing on the female diaconate’s contributions to education, health care, and poor relief in nineteenth-century Sweden, this book challenges long-standing secularization theories by arguing that modernization created new possibilities and opportunities for religious communities to wield public influence.

Chapter

Contents

pp.：  5 – 6

Acknowledgements

pp.：  7 – 8

List of Tables

pp.：  9 – 10

List of Abbreviations

pp.：  11 – 12

1: The Secularization Debate: An Introduction to the Problematic Relationship between Religion and Modernity

pp.：  13 – 43

A. Problems of Definition

pp.：  16 – 17

B. The Secularization Debate in Sociology

pp.：  18 – 21

C. The Secularization Debate in Modern European Religious History

pp.：  22 – 25

D. The Secularization Debate in Swedish Religious History

pp.：  26 – 30

E. The Place of the Present Work in Secularization Scholarship

pp.：  31 – 34

F. Gender and Religion in Modern Sweden

pp.：  35 – 39

G. Sources

pp.：  40 – 40

H. Outline

pp.：  41 – 43

2: The Female Diaconate in Nineteenth-Century Sweden

pp.：  44 – 100

A. The Origins and Formation of the Female Diaconate

pp.：  44 – 60

B. Leadership and Organization

pp.：  61 – 63

C. The Calling of a Deaconess

pp.：  64 – 75

D. A Profile of Deaconesses

pp.：  76 – 81

E. Deaconess Education

pp.：  82 – 85

F. The Work of Deaconesses

pp.：  86 – 87

G. The Difficulties of Recruiting and Retaining Deaconesses

pp.：  88 – 98

H. Conclusion

pp.：  99 – 100

3: Education

pp.：  101 – 127

A. Popular Education in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

pp.：  102 – 104

B. Educational Reforms in Nineteenth-Century Sweden

pp.：  105 – 109

C. The Deaconess School for Poor Children

pp.：  110 – 114

D. Deaconesses as Teachers in Provincial Sweden

pp.：  115 – 123

E. The Discontinuation of Teaching

pp.：  124 – 125

F. Conclusion

pp.：  126 – 127

4: Health Care

pp.：  128 – 154

A. Health Care in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

pp.：  129 – 132

B. Origins of the Modern Nursing Profession in Nineteenth-Century Sweden

pp.：  133 – 139

C. The Deaconess Hospital

pp.：  140 – 144

D. The Nursing Home and the Polyclinic

pp.：  145 – 146

E. Private Home Care and Provincial Hospitals

pp.：  147 – 152

F. Conclusion

pp.：  153 – 154

5: Poor Relief

pp.：  155 – 177

A. Poor Relief in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

pp.：  156 – 159

B. Poor Relief Reform in Nineteenth-Century Sweden

pp.：  160 – 165

C. Indoor Relief

pp.：  166 – 167

D. Outdoor Relief

pp.：  168 – 175

E. Conclusion

pp.：  176 – 177

6: The Social Significance of Swedish Deaconesses

pp.：  178 – 184

Bibliography

pp.：  185 – 196

INDEX

pp.：  197 – 200

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