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Article: A new relationship.(separation of Swedish church and state)(Brief Article)
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- The Christian Century
- Article date:
- May 3, 2000
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ON JANUARY 1 the (Lutheran) Church of Sweden began a new era of independence from the Swedish government. Though the new arrangement is far from realizing an American-style separation of church and state, the enactment of this reform represents an important new step in a long process of changing relations between state and church in Sweden. The significance of the recent moves can be understood only in light of Sweden's rather complicated church-state tradition.
When Lutheranism became Sweden's state religion during the 16th century, the reformation was closely connected to the emergence of a centralized state. The king was the head of the church, and the church ...
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