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Strong Believers
The Strong Believers (Norwegian: ) is a theologically conservative Norwegian Christian movement, with roots in the Lutheran Church of Norway, in opposition to the Haugean movement. They split from the Church of Norway in 1890. Founding and beliefs The Strong Believers started in Rogaland, Norway, in the mid-1800s and were led by lay preacher Knud Spødervold (1791–1848), the son of a farmer from Bjerkreim. In 1848 he published a book called ('The Dispensation of God's Grace'), in which he outlined his views and his interpretation of the Bible. Spødervold criticized Pietist revival preacher Hans Nielsen Hauge for being too concerned with the importance of works. Spødervold emphasized faith and justification instead of repentance and sanctification. He claimed that "it is impossible for a child of God to fall out of their state of grace". Strong Believers have been described as strict, as well as exclusionary towards outsiders. They do not participate in any ecumenical Christi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Language
Norwegian ( no, norsk, links=no ) is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is an official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional varieties; some Norwegian and Swedish dialects, in particular, are very close. These Scandinavian languages, together with Faroese and Icelandic as well as some extinct languages, constitute the North Germanic languages. Faroese and Icelandic are not mutually intelligible with Norwegian in their spoken form because continental Scandinavian has diverged from them. While the two Germanic languages with the greatest numbers of speakers, English and German, have close similarities with Norwegian, neither is mutually intelligible with it. Norwegian is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Age. Today there are two official forms of ''written'' Norwegian, (lite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Store Norske Leksikon
The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' ( no, Store Norske Leksikon, abbreviated ''SNL''), is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with more than two million unique visitors per month. Paper editions 1978–2007 The ''SNL'' was created in 1978, when the two publishing houses Aschehoug and Gyldendal merged their encyclopedias and created the company Kunnskapsforlaget. Up until 1978 the two publishing houses of Aschehoug and Gyldendal, Norway's two largest, had published ' and ', respectively. The respective first editions were published in 1907–1913 (Aschehoug) and 1933–1934 (Gyldendal). The slump in sales for paper-based encyclopedias around the turn of the 21st century hit Kunnskapsforlaget hard, but a fourth edition of the paper encyclopedia was secured by a grant of ten million Norwegian kroner from the foundation Fritt Ord in 2003. The fourth edition consisted of 16 volumes, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Gravdal
Per Gravdal, later Peder Olsen Nodland (1842–1909) was a Norwegian pastor and founder of the Christian denomination ('The Catholic Community', ''catholic'' here in the sense of 'universal'), one of the churches that came from the Strong Believer () movement in opposition to the Haugeans. Gravdal served as its pastor for eight years from 1901 to 1909. Gravdal was born in Bjerkreim and was a farmer. What he lacked in education, he made up for through his charismatic preaching. He became the pastor of The Community (Samfundet) The Community () is a Christian denomination with historical and theological roots in the Lutheran tradition. The church has congregations located in the south-western part of Norway. The Community broke off from the Church of Norway in 1890 due ..., where he took over the role after the death of founder Bernt Lomeland in 1900. When the churches split regarding the issue of to what extent Gravdal had the "same spirit", he and his followers, known as , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic (term)
The word ''catholic'' (derived via Late Latin ''catholicus'', from the Greek adjective ''katholikos'' 'universal') comes from the Greek phrase ''katholou'' 'on the whole, according to the whole, in general', and is a combination of the Greek words 'about' and 'whole'. The first known use of "Catholic" was by the church father Saint Ignatius of Antioch in his ''Letter to the Smyrnaeans'' (circa 110 AD). In the context of Christian ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages. The word in English can mean either "of the Catholic faith" or "relating to the historic doctrine and practice of the Western Church". "Catholicos", the title used for the head of some churches in Eastern Christian traditions, is derived from the same linguistic origin. In non-ecclesiastical use, it derives its English meaning directly from its root, and is currently used to mean the following: * including a wide variety of things, or all-embracing; * universal or of general in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernt B
Bernt is a Scandinavian variant of the German masculine given name Berend, which is the Low German form of Bernard (Bernhard). The name Bernhard means "strong bear" (from Old German ''bero'', "bear", and ''harti'', "strong"). Its use in Sweden was first documented in 1395.Eva Brylla, ''Förnamn i Sverige'' (2004), cited aftenordicnames.de Notable people with the name include: * Bernt Albert (born 1944), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party * Bernt Balchen, D.F.C. (1899–1973), Norwegian, and later Norwegian-American, polar and aviation pioneer * Bernt Bjørnsgaard (born 1973), Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion * Bernt Bull (born 1946), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party * Bernt Carlsson (1938–1988), Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations and United Nations Commissioner for Namibia * Bernt Johan Collet (born 1941), son of Chamberlain and Master of the Royal Hunt, Harald Collet and landscape architect Else Collett * Bernt Evens (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Community (Samfundet)
The Community () is a Christian denomination with historical and theological roots in the Lutheran tradition. The church has congregations located in the south-western part of Norway. The Community broke off from the Church of Norway in 1890 due to recent theological and liturgical developments within the church. A key figure in the founding of The Community was school teacher and lay preacher, Bernt B. Lomeland (1836–1900). The Community was split in 1900 after Lomeland's death, and founded The Catholic Community (, ''catholic'' here in the sense of 'universal'). The Community was split again in 1925 and as a result The Old Lutheran Community was founded. , the Community has approximately 1,800 members in two congregations, with four churches, one meeting house, and four schools. The Community is not a member of any ecumenical organization, as they consider themselves to be the only known rightful church. The Community has a literalist understanding of the Bible and holds c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egersund
Egersund is a town in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The town is located along the southwestern coast of Norway, about south of the city of Stavanger. The town is situated along a strait which separates the mainland from the island of Eigerøya. From 1838 until 1964, the town was also an independent municipality. The town has a population (2019) of 11,433 and a population density of . Egersund has one of the best natural harbours in Norway, and it used to be the largest harbour in Norway when measured in quantity of fish brought in each year (surpassed by Ålesund in 2006). Several internationally known companies have divisions here, like Navico (earlier Robertson autopilots) and Jeppesen Norway formerly C-MAP Norway (producer of electronic sea-maps). In addition, the Aker Solutions corporation owns and runs a large installation here which specializes in the building of parts for oil platforms. Most of the industry is related to the sea and to boats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristiansand
Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, following the incorporation of the municipalities of Søgne and Songdalen into the greater Kristiansand municipality. In addition to the city itself, Statistics Norway counts four other densely populated areas in the municipality: Skålevik in Flekkerøy with a population of 3,526 in the Vågsbygd borough, Strai with a population of 1,636 in the Grim borough, Justvik with a population of 1,803 in the Lund borough, and Tveit with a population of 1,396 () in the Oddernes borough. Kristiansand is divided into five boroughs: Grim, Vest-Agder, Grim, which is located northwest in Kristiansand with a population of 15,000; Kvadraturen (Kristiansand), Kvadraturen, which is the centre and downtown Kristiansand with a population of 5,200; Lund, Kristia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingo's Hymnal
Kingo's hymnal, officially titled ''Dend Forordnede Ny Kirke-Psalme-Bog'' (The Prescribed New Church Hymnal), is a hymnal that was approved by royal decree for use in all churches in Denmark–Norway in 1699. The hymnal contains 86 hymns by the bishop of Odense, Thomas Kingo.Tveit, Sigvald. 2003. Singing in Conservative Protestant Congregations: Hymns and Their Performance Practice as a Component of Identity. In: Cornelia Kück & Hermann Kurzke (eds.), ''Kirchenlied und nationale Identität: internationale und interkulturelle Beiträge'', pp. 183–198. Tübingen: Francke, p. 185. It also bears Kingo's name on the title page because the selection was made based on a hymnal that Kingo had edited ten years earlier. Kingo's hymnal was in use in a large part of Norway until the 1870s, when it was replaced by ''Landstads kirkesalmebog'' (Landstad's Church Hymnal) and Andreas Hauge's ''Psalmebog for Kirke og Hus'' (Hymnal for Church and Home). The hymnal is arranged according to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Kingo
Thomas Hansen Kingo (15 December 1634 – 14 October 1703 Odense) was a Danish bishop, poet and hymn-writer born at Slangerup, near Copenhagen. His work marked the high point of Danish baroque poetry. His father was a weaver of modest means; the name ''Kingo'' is a shortening of the Scottish name "Kinghorn". In his youth, Kingo wrote a series of poems picturing humorous scenes in village life and a pastoral love poem, ''Chrysillis''. He studied theology at the University of Copenhagen, graduating in 1654, and for some time acted as private tutor. In 1661 he was appointed vicar to the pastor at Kirke Helsinge, and in 1668 he was ordained a minister at his native town, where his poetic activity began. At first he essayed patriotic poems, but later devoted himself almost entirely to writing hymns, and in 1674 the first part of his ''Aandelige Siunge-Koor'' ("Spiritual Song Choir") appeared; followed in 1681 by a second part. This work consists of a collection of beautiful hym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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