Sökning: "Sacharias Wirén"

Hittade 4 uppsatser innehållade orden Sacharias Wirén.

  1. 1. Working against anti-religious prejudice? : A mixed-method evaluation of ‘Together for Sweden’s storytelling method from a social psychology perspective.

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Författare :Sacharias Wirén; [2020]
    Nyckelord :prejudice; storytelling; evaluation; mixed-method; quasi-experimental; social identity perspective;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study was to provide an initial evaluation of the effect of ‘Together for Sweden’s (TFS) storytelling method regarding anti-religious prejudice, based on a social identity perspective. Furthermore, the aim was to understand the possible self-perceived changes that the storytelling method contributes to regarding anti-religious prejudice. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The Army of God : An examination of religiously motivated violence from a psychology of religion perspective.

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Religionspsykologi

    Författare :Sacharias Wirén; [2016]
    Nyckelord :Religiously motivated violence; social identity; sacred values; meaning-system; anti-abortion; religious fundamentalism; selective moral disengagement; staircase to terrorism;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine psychological processes that can contribute to religiously motivated violence from a psychology of religion perspective in relation to the collective meaning-system of the Christian militant anti-abortion movement the Army of God. The study applied a single-case design and the data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 3 prominent figures within Army of God, as well as through 43 qualitative documents and 4 autobiographical books. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Religious perspectives on Existential questions : A Psychological Examination of the Centrality of Religion in relation to Meaning-systems

    Magister-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Religionspsykologi

    Författare :Sacharias Wirén; [2014]
    Nyckelord :Meaning-system; centrality of religion; existential questions; global meaning; general attribution theory; young adults;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to investigate to what extent the centrality of religion influences the existential aspects of an individual’s meaning-system. To do this I used a meaning-system framework and a qualitative approach in which I gathered information through a questionnaire based on the Centrality of the Religious Meaning System Scale and by conducting 8 semi-structured interviews with young adults in Uppsala, Sweden. LÄS MER

  5. 4. En mångfalds påverkan : En religionsfilosofisk studie i trosvisshet relaterat till religiös pluralism

    Kandidat-uppsats, Religionsfilosofi

    Författare :Sacharias Wirén; [2013]
    Nyckelord :epistemic humility; confidence in faith; religious diversity; tolerance; justification;

    Sammanfattning : The premise for this study is the question how we should relate to people with different religious beliefs. The aim is to examine if an existence characterized by a religious diversity should affect the certainty and confidence in our faith. LÄS MER