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Secular and sacred intertwined in Scandinavia

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´Shaped by five hundred years of Lutheran impact and with a strong influence of big majority churches, Scandinavian secularity is a very interesting and fruitful material for the historical and contemporary theoretical debate on the secular. It can be discussed, for example, whether the strong position of Human Rights and of the Scandinavian welfare state might be interpreted in continuity with the historical influence of Protestant traditions. Is there something like a hidden sacrality implicit in the Scandinavian secular?

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van den Breemer, Rosemarie
Rosemarie van den Breemer is a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oslo.

Casanova, Jose
José Casanova is professor of Sociology at Georgetown University, and heads the Berkley Center´s Program on Globalization, Religion and the Secular.

Heimbrock, Hans-Günter
Dr. päd. Hans-Günter Heimbrock ist Professor für Praktische Theologie am Fachbereich Evangelische Theologie der J. W. Goethe Universität Frankfurt a. M.

Wyller, Trygve
Dr. theol. Trygve Wyller ist Professor für Praktische Theologie/Religionspädagogik an der Universität Oslo.

Streib, Heinz
Dr. theol. Heinz Streib ist Professor für Praktische Theologie, Religionspädagogik, Religionspsychologie und Biographische Religionsforschung an der Universität Bielefeld.

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