A The desecularization of Stockholm Stockholm’s churches and international Pentecostalism, 1980–2020
International Pentecostalism in Secular Stockholm - A Window to a Rising Cosmopolitan Religious World - Victoria Enkvist
Torbjörn Aronson [+]
Uppsala University
Torbjörn Aronson is Associate Professor in Church History, at Uppsala University.
Magdalena Nordin [+]
University of Gothenburg
Magdalena Nordin is Associate Professor, Sociology of Religion, University of Gothenburg.
Description
This chapter explore the general changes in the number of local churches and their adherents in Stockholm Region between 1980 and 2020, focusing on the role of international Pentecostalism. The authors test the hypothesis that the changes in the number of local churches in Stockholm can exemplify processes of desecularization in Sweden.