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English summary
This is the second article in a series concerning the campaign for an independent
state church in the early 20th century. The article discusses the ideas of Thorhallur
Bjarnarson (1855-1916), who taught at the Icelandic Seminary and later became
bishop, about the relationship between state and church. During Bjarnarson’s
episcopate, he followed the State Church’s policy, which was that the church
should have more independence and autonomy but that the relationship with the
state should remain. His personal opinion was of a more radical nature and for
his entire career he seems to have found it inevitable that the relationship between
the two must come to an end, and that this might be a desirable solution for the
church. Later, his ideas about the arrangement that should follow the State Church
became even more radical. At first, he thought that here should be established a
free church with a structure and organization as similar as possible to the church
already operating in the country, even though the synod must take over the
Parliament’s role as the church’s legislator. During his later years he believed that
congregations should operate independently and decide among themselves upon
the nature of their association.
(Transl. by Arndís Þórarinsdóttir)
Heimildir og hjálpargögn
Óprentuð gögn:
Þjóðskjalasafn Islands (ÞI.)
Biskupsskjalasafn (Bps.)
Bps. 1994-BA/l. Prestastefnubók 1897-1923.
Hjá höfiundi:
Hjalti Hugason. „Þróun sjálfstæðrar þjóðkirkju á öndverðri 20. öld. Umræður í prestastétt
1911-1916.“ (Handrit að grein sem væntanleg er í Ritröð Guðfræðistofnunar).
Af vefnum:
DANMARKS RIGES GRUNDLOV af 5. juni 1849. www.danskekonger.dk/biografi/
andre/grundloven.html (29. 5. 2010).
Kongeriget Norges Grundlov, given i Rigsforsamlingen paa Eidsvold den 17de Mai
1814, saaledes som den er lydende ifolge siden foretagne Ændringer, senest
Grundlovsbestemmelse af 19 juni 1992 nr. 463. http://www.w3.org/People/howcome/
lover/grundlov.html (24. 6. 2010).
Lög um skráð trúfélög 1999 nr. 108 28. desember. http://www.althingi.is/lagas/138b/
1999108.html (10. 2. 2011).
Lög um stöðu, stjórn og starfshætti þjóðkirkjunnar 1997 nr. 78 26. maí.
www.althingi.is/lagas/138a/1997078.html (27. 5. 2010).
Stjórnarskrá lýðveldisins Islands 1944 nr. 33 17. júní. www.althingi.is/lagas/138a/1944033.
html (27. 5. 2010).
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