Church Reform and Leadership of Change (eBook)

Harald Askeland is professor of religious organisation and leadership at Diakonhjemmet University College, Norway. He has researched and published on leadership and organisational issues in churches and church-related organisations. Ulla Schmidt is professor of practical theology at Aarhus University, Denmark. She has researched and published extensively on church reform processes, in particular church-state reforms and reforms of church governance in the Nordic countries.

"National Protestant Churches are challenged from below and from above, and from all sides, to adopt to the modern management standards of theirs societies. Is this what the continuing reformation of Protestant churches should look like? The analyses in these well-researched papers are critical but also aware of the dilemmas facing the churches." Hans Raun Iversen, Director of Centre for Church Research, University of Copenhagen "This fine collection of essays provides unique insights for an English-speaking audience, especially regarding the development in the Nordic churches in times of change. Through their theoretical grounding and comparative potential, the studies also provide valuable insights for readers in other contexts." Harald Hegstad, Professor of Systematic Theology, MF Norwegian School of Theology "It presents the reader with fascinating stories of intentional change, including not only sensitive questions about relations between church and state, but also about change management at the very local level" Christopher Hill, Theology, march-april 2018, vol.121 no.3, pp.211-12 "This book. a breadth of prespectives" Tim Harle, Sarum College, Salisbury