عنوان

Experiences of (Mis)recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

شماره

LA110734

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Experiences of (Mis)recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Elina Hellqvist, Auli Vähäkangas, Elina Hellqvist, et al.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

The article discusses the recognition of same-sex partnerships in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF). The main focus is on the experiences of recognition and misrecognition of same-sex couples when the couples have asked for a prayer on behalf of their registered partnership. The findings of this study confirm that the researched experiences of recognition have two dimensions, vertical and horizontal. Vertical recognition deals with institutional recognition and experiences with the sacred. Horizontal recognition entails experiences of interpersonal recognition. Narrated experiences often contained both horizontal and vertical dimensions of (mis)recognition. Recognition is a social phenomenon. Participants of the study had two distinct social contexts for recognition. One is the more loosely defined "rainbow community", the other the formally authoritative, institutional ELCF. Most of the interviewees had positive experiences of recognition from the informal community but mainly negative experiences of misrecognition from the institutional ELCF. The difficult balancing between the conviction of the equal human dignity of each individual and the understanding of marriage as a social category for heterosexuals only led to same-sex couples' experience of not being treated as equal members of the church. The study affirmed the importance of experiences and feelings as indicators in identifying a valid struggle for recognition. The article discusses the recognition of same-sex partnerships in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF). The main focus is on the experiences of recognition and misrecognition of same-sex couples when the couples have asked for a prayer on behalf of their registered partnership. The findings of this study confirm that the researched experiences of recognition have two dimensions, vertical and horizontal. Vertical recognition deals with institutional recognition and experiences with the sacred. Horizontal recognition entails experiences of interpersonal recognition. Narrated experiences often contained both horizontal and vertical dimensions of (mis)recognition. Recognition is a social phenomenon. Participants of the study had two distinct social contexts for recognition. One is the more loosely defined "rainbow community", the other the formally authoritative, institutional ELCF. Most of the interviewees had positive experiences of recognition from the informal community but mainly negative experiences of misrecognition from the institutional ELCF. The difficult balancing between the conviction of the equal human dignity of each individual and the understanding of marriage as a social category for heterosexuals only led to same-sex couples' experience of not being treated as equal members of the church. The study affirmed the importance of experiences and feelings as indicators in identifying a valid struggle for recognition.

تاريخ نشر

2018

توصيف ظاهري

258-281

عنوان

Exchange

شماره جلد

47/3

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1572-543X

اصطلاح موضوعی

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

اصطلاح موضوعی

experiences of misrecognition

اصطلاح موضوعی

experiences of recognition

اصطلاح موضوعی

rainbow worship community

اصطلاح موضوعی

same-sex partnership

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Auli Vähäkangas

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Elina Hellqvist

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/1572543X-12341489

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y