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Diakonia and Christian Social Practice in Oslo
The European Lutheran churches tend to have far more developed diaconal service and programs than their American counterparts. Though we have certainly done a lot in the area of social service, it has been less explicitly connected to the public minsterial offices of the church. Norway is par for the course in the European model, and in fact has a school called the Diaconal University College in Oslo. This fall it will begin offering a master's degree in Diakonia and Christian Social Science. As you might guess, since the program is offered in English, it's not intended primarily for Norwegians, but for Lutherans and indeed all Christians across the world, so it will be a place to study diakonia in a truly global context...
The European Lutheran churches tend to have far more developed diaconal service and programs than their American counterparts. Though we have certainly done a lot in the area of social service, it has been less explicitly connected to the public minsterial offices of the church. Norway is par for the course in the European model, and in fact has a school called the Diaconal University College in Oslo. This fall it will begin offering a master's degree in Diakonia and Christian Social Science. As you might guess, since the program is offered in English, it's not intended primarily for Norwegians, but for Lutherans and indeed all Christians across the world, so it will be a place to study diakonia in a truly global context. For more information see the website or download the flyer describing the program. Applications are due by March 1, 2011.