The purpose of this paper is to analyze the reasons a religious minority leader has to convert to a larger religious group and how the leader chooses to communicate this event in certain daily press. In March 2014 the leader and founder of the Christian and charismatic movement ?Livets Ord? (Words of Life), Ulf Ekman, announced his decision converting to the Roman Catholic Church after a 10 year long process of thinking. The communications of Ekman?s linguistic language in the articles are discussed through two discourse analyzing perspective, Laclau & Mouffe?s and Fairclough?s.

Genom vår analys av våra intervjuer och användning av teorier har vi kommit fram till de tendenser som finns hos företagens medieval och dess effekter på försäljningen. Vi har kommit fram till att våra fallföretag har stark tilltro till TV-reklamens räckvidd och förmåga att kunna skapa uppmärksamhet. Vi tycker dock att det finns en systematisk överskattning av TV-reklamens effektivitet i förhållande till Internetreklam och i och med det en felaktig resursallokering på grund av val av reklamkanal..

Titel Vem behöver lokala nyheter?Författare Emelie Dimberg och Julia IngemarssonUppdragsgivare Dagspresskollegiet vid DEMICOM och SOM-institutet Handledare Mathias Färdigh Kurs Examensarbete i medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap vid institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation (JMG) vid Göteborgs universitet Termin Vårterminen 2014 Ord 19 002 Syfte Syftet är att undersöka unga vuxnas relation till lokala nyheter i jämförelse med internationella, samt hur de tar del av dessa nyheter. Metod Kvalitativ analys i form av strukturerade fokusgruppintervjuer Material Intervjuer med sammanlagt elva respondenter vid tre fokusgruppintervjuer Huvudresultat Det finns hos målgruppen skillnad i uppfattning av begreppet lokalt, vilken påverkas av tiden man befunnit sig på orten och tidigare erfarenheter. Den gemensamma åsikten är dock att en lokal nyhet ska angå individen direkt eller indirekt. Respondenterna i undersökningen anser att lokala nyheter är viktiga, men intresset att ta del av dessa är litet och behoven små.

Uppsatsen behandlar byggnadsutvecklingen i Bonderups kyrka från romansk tid till mitten av 1800 talet. Den enskilda kyrkan sätts i relation till den mer generella utvecklingen hos skånska kyrkor som den framstår i litteraturen.Undersökningen har visat att Bonderups kyrka ter sig ha haft en tämligen typisk utveckling under senmedeltiden och även under senare perioder. Däremot har det varit svårare att nå några säkra slutsatser när det gäller kyrkans tidigaste byggnadsfaser..

Uppsatsen tittar närmare på Den heliga Birgittas olika livsroller och slitningarna dem emellan. Fokus ligger på Bigittas övergång från världslig maka och moder till Kristi Brud..

This paper discusses runic inscriptions from the middle ages on Gotland and how they portray social structure. It focuses on three themes: (1) fixed time and space, (2) women and the nuclear family and (3) profession and social status/structure. It also discusses changes brought on by a more structured and established Christianity, as well as differences between medieval rune stones on Gotland and their predecessors Viking Age rune stones in the Mälar Valley..

EKHO - The Ecumenical Association for Christian LGBTQ people has existed in Swedensince the 1970's second half. The movement had its ups and downs throughout the years. Inthis essay, I will examine what happened when the movement was formed and how thefirst period developed. By examining EKHO Stockholm´s magazine EKHO-bladet my task isto describe the story from when the first EKHO association was formed until the EKHO organizations of Sweden joined together and formed the National Association, Riks EKHO. My second issue is to look into which role EKHO has played for the development in LGBTQ-issues for the Church of Sweden by analyzing documents from within the church concerning these matters.

This bachelor?s thesis examines contemporary views on Angels and how two modern writerson the subject introduce these beings. Presenting a comparison between the two modernwriters, and also, as a context, contrasting them to some more traditional biblical as well assome modern Christian material, some of the beliefs surrounding Angels are discussed. Thecontemporary views and beliefs are analyzed through a model on how globalization affectspopular religion of today..

Abstract: In this following thesis I enquire the teaching of reincarnation within the New Testament. More specifically I examine how the author Paramahansa Yogananda?s interprets the teaching of reincarnation and his analysis of the prologue to the Gospel according to John. The idea of reincarnation is not a teaching commonly associated with Christian teachings and it has never been advocated within Christian orthodoxy. However, the idea of reincarnation has recurringly been advocated by Christians.

Henric Schartau was the prominent figure in a Christian revivalist movement thatspread mainly in south west Sweden during the 19th century. Priesthood followers in thetradition, commonly named Schartauans, often preached from his drafts, and were generallyvery loyal to the state church. Schartau and his followers placed a strong emphasis onministry and correct biblical teaching. The movement had a great impact on the diocese ofGothenburg for a protracted time period..

Många butiker har idag problem med att fördela sina marknadsföringsmedel. Ofta sänder de ut stora mängder reklam men har svårt att veta om deras marknadskommunikation får något genomslag eller inte. Denna uppsats behandlar de delar av marknadsföringen som butiker kan ta hjälp utav för att bättre veta hur de kan fördela sina marknadsföringsmedel. Syftet med detta arbete var att beskriva hur butiker med hjälp av utformning av mediebudget och medieschemaplanering bättre kan fördela sina reklampengar och vidare försäkra sig om att dessa investeringar i sin marknadskommunikation uppmärksammas av målgruppen och i slutändan resulterar i en ökad försäljning. Vi hade även som syfte att upprätta en egen mediebudget och ett eget medieschema.

This essay comprises a study of the bridal crowns of Tjust, with respect to their national history, concept and aspect of mythological symbol. The tradition of bearing the parochial bridal crown is closely associated with religious medieval politics, and has also come to include elements of superstition and folklore. Attention is paid to these aspects dealing with the position of the bridal crown within current forms of tradition and culture and the impact on brides of this day and age. As the tradition of Church-owned bridal crowns is intrinsic to this country, and especially in the area of which Tjust is a part, possible solutions to the continued tradition are investigated..

AbstractThis essay examines the idea of unity in the early church, based on Psalm 133:1. My interest in this was awakened during a seminar with the scholar Sr. Dr. Michaela Puzicha OSB, who proposed that St. Benedict of Nursia in his Rule, RB 42, alludes to Ps.

This bachelor thesis explores earlier findings regarding the Nextopia effect and the choice of media for advertising, and how these phenomena influence consumer attitudes toward the ad itself as well as the brand. It also explores the effect of advertising future products and advertising in two different media on the third person effect. Lastly, it addresses the effect of advertising of future products and media choice on the attitude of potential investors..

This paper deals with stable isotope analysis on the children of the early Christian cemetery in Varnhem, Västergötland. Human bone and tooth material from the cemetery has been analysed for stable carbon, nitrogen and sulphur isotopes. The analysis showed that the diet had been homogeneous and that the children had been breastfed, with a possible exception of the child from grave 100..