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Den svenska Oxfordgrupprörelsens tidning Nytt liv och andra världskriget: Åren 1938–1945
Marie Cederschiöld University, Institutionen för civilsamhälle och religion.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The Swedish Oxford Group Movement's journal Nytt liv and the Second World War : The years 1938–1945 (Swedish)
Abstract [sv]

Uppsatsen studerar dels hur det politiska tillståndet i världen beskrivs och tolkas i Oxfordrörelsens tidskrift Nytt liv 1938–1945, dels hur oron inför det annalkande kriget speglas i rörelsetidningen och hur man belyste Oxfordgrupprörelsens utmaningar under krigsåren. En slutsats är att tidningen under hela andra världskriget betonar budskapet att den enskilda människan måste överlåta sig till frälsaren Jesus Kristus. En fredsvilja måste byggas underifrån och tilltron till kollektiva initiativ är svag. Finska vinterkriget utmålas som ett krig där det goda står mot det onda. När Danmark och Norge ockuperas solidariserar sig tidningen med grannländerna. Den danska motståndskampen möts med gillande av tidningen. Kampen bedrivs av enskilda individer som utför motståndshandlingar i de sammanhang där de är satta att verka. Mot slutet av perioden präglas tidningen av tankar om återuppbyggandet av det krigshärjade Europa.

Abstract [en]

The essay studies how the political situation in the world is described and interpreted in the Oxford Movement's magazine Nytt liv 1938-1945, and how the anxiety about the approaching war is reflected in the movement's magazine and how the challenges of the Oxford Group movement were highlighted during the war years. One conclusion is that throughout the Second World War, the magazine emphasizes the message that the individual must surrender to the savior Jesus Christ. A will to peace must be built from below and trust in collective initiatives is weak. The Finnish Winter War is portrayed as a war where good stands against evil. When Denmark and Norway are occupied, the magazine shows solidarity with neighboring countries. The Danish resistance struggle is met with approval by the magazine. The struggle is carried out by individuals who carry out acts of resistance in the contexts in which they are set to work. Towards the end of the period, the magazine is characterized by thoughts about the reconstruction of war-torn Europe.

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2025. , p. 39
Keywords [en]
Oxford Group movement, Revival movements, Christianity, Ecumenism, Personalism, Moral issues, World War II, Freedom of the press, Journalism, Newspaper history
Keywords [sv]
Oxfordgrupprörelsen, Väckelserörelser, Kristendom, Ekumenik, Personalism, Moralfrågor, Andra världskriget, Tryckfrihet, Publicistik, Tidningshistoria
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Religious Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-11565OAI: oai:DiVA.org:esh-11565DiVA, id: diva2:1979040
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Bachelor of Theology
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Humanities, Theology
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Available from: 2025-08-04 Created: 2025-06-29 Last updated: 2025-09-22Bibliographically approved

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