Misplaced Pages

#399600

24-527: There are several spiritual phenomena referred to by the term läsare . It was first used, pejoratively, in the 1750s for Lutherans who sought priests "for whom religion was an inner personal matter" and held individual prayer meetings despite the Conventicle Act banning individual religious gatherings without the leadership of a priest of the Church of Sweden . This gammalläseriet ('old reading')

48-447: A connection with the later labor movement. A dramatic performance by Greger Ottosson entitled Stor-Brodren , about Reader preachers Gerhard Gerhardsson and Anders Larsson, was presented in 2011. Ottosson and others have noted that the movement, with its right to preach and interpret for oneself, paved the way for today's democratic Sweden. Conventicle Act (Sweden) The Conventicle Act ( Swedish : Konventikelplakatet )

72-485: Is leader, but each who has any edifying matter to advance is at liberty to give his thoughts and experiences, which it is desired should be done in the most simple and artless manner. However, as also noted in the London Quarterly Review in 1869, there was a "great diversity in sentiment and practice obtained amongst Läsare ." As another book states regarding Readers such as Gerhard Gerhardsson and

96-464: The article wizard to submit a draft for review, or request a new article . Search for " Anders Larsson i Norrlångträsk " in existing articles. Look for pages within Misplaced Pages that link to this title . Other reasons this message may be displayed: If a page was recently created here, it may not be visible yet because of a delay in updating the database; wait a few minutes or try

120-533: The high churches of the state church organization, regularly holding meetings to study the Bible and Christian material, and commonly abstaining from vices such as drinking, dancing, and swearing. The meetings were described by Thorelius: ...they frequent these meetings on Sabbath evenings, and also occasionally on the week days after working hours. The Bible is read as well as other religious books written by Luther , Arndt , Roose, Rambach , &c. No one person

144-568: The 19th century, the Conventicle Act was used as a tool against the Shouter movement and the spread of free churches . Free church preachers, such as Baptist Fredrik Olaus Nilsson , were exiled. This law was one reason for emigration from Sweden to the USA in the 1840s and 1850s. During the 19th century, the law became controversial and was constantly debated in parliament. It

168-416: The Conventicle Act. The movement was investigated at the king's request by Josua Sylvander  [ sv ] , Supreme Court justice and Moravian. Like Bishop Almqvist, he took a conciliatory tone, speaking with the movement's leaders. Due to Sylvander's efforts, starting in 1820 they were again allowed to assemble for devotions on Sundays and holidays; however, their own interpretation of the biblical text

192-1348: The Eastern part of Sweden. The Russian Grand Duchy of Finland kept her laws from the Swedish time until changed by the Diet , which abolished the Conventicle Act from 1 July 1870. Anders Larsson i Norrl%C3%A5ngtr%C3%A4sk Look for Anders Larsson i Norrlångträsk on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Anders Larsson i Norrlångträsk in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use

216-655: The February 1844 edition of his publication Pietisten . Pietism spread throughout the Germanic-speaking part of Europe. The term reader , however, seems to be specifically Nordic. In Norway, the word often denotes a specific reader movement, the Haugean movement . Laestadianism has its roots in the Reader movement as well through Pehr Brandell's preaching. The Reader movement's rebellion and free thought have

240-546: The New Reader movement began in Piteå , gaining more Pietist and Moravian influence by the late 1700s and reaching its peak between 1810 and 1850. 1805 is described as a key moment, when soldier Erik Stålberg "who, instead of the older Readers recognizing no other order of salvation than a thorough conversion , a living faith and a daily sanctification , claimed that the saving faith could be found even in those in whose hearts

264-618: The clergy in Skellefteå. Priest Olof Hambræus  [ sv ] was instructed by Bishop Erik Abraham Almqvist  [ sv ] to meet with them, allowing them to ask questions. Despite his lack of official schooling, Gerhardsson brought a statement of faith he had written expounding on the New Readers' beliefs, consisting of 22 articles on 24 pages, based on the format of the Augsburg Confession . Hambræus in

SECTION 10

#1732797475400

288-665: The control of the Crown over the public through the Church. The law only applied to Swedish citizens, while the religious freedom of foreigners was protected by the Tolerance Act . The law was initiated in 1726 to prevent the popularity of Pietism , which was spreading rapidly in Sweden in the first half of the 18th century, and used against early proponents such as Thomas Leopold , Johan Stendahl , and Peter Spaak . During

312-424: The country in the late 1700s. The former contained a number of hymns by Lars Thorstensson Nyberg  [ sv ] and Johan Kahl  [ sv ] and the latter by the controversial Anders Carl Rutström  [ sv ] and Magnus Brynolf Malmstedt  [ sv ] , among others. The books were partly in opposition to the state church's hymnal and were commonly used by conventicle groups at

336-529: The end sided with his colleagues. Almqvist, while politically supporting fines for the Readers, maintained a conciliatory tone and opposed stronger measures against them. Larsson and Gerhardsson stood trial in 1819 in the Skellefteå Church ( Skellefteå landsförsamlings kyrka  [ sv ] ) for rebellious activity and disobedience to priests, bishops and the service order, and for violating

360-619: The love of the world and sin were still unbroken, and declared the law not further binding on those who had been justified by faith ." By the 1810s, the movement had spread from Piteå to Luleå , Neder-Kalix , Skellefteå , and Arvidsjaur . Priest Anders Rosenius , father of Pietist preacher Carl Olof Rosenius , was part of the movement at this time. Among its leaders were Pehr Brandell (1781–1841), Olof Palmgren (1783–1814), Anders Larsson  [ sv ] in Norrlångträsk (1794–1876) and Gerhard Gerhardsson (1792–1878). Larsson

384-484: The time. The hymns themselves had a "popular, emotionally saturated" tone, which Gerhardsson felt preached a false gospel . Gerhardsson would later distance himself from Moravian influence and become a follower of priest Henric Schartau . Among the Readers, women spoke and preached. Maria Elisabeth (known as Maja-Lisa) Söderlund was one of the women who was widely known in northern Västerbotten. She traveled from town to town, often reciting Luther's sermons from memory. She

408-419: The use of literature, "the hitherto customary books of edification were rejected, and only the Bible and Luther's writings were adhered to, though only as much of the great Reformer's utterances was adopted as suited the association's antinomian form of confession." The Norrland region and its revival were to play a significant part in the country's religious history. Originally an orthodox Lutheran movement,

432-586: Was a Swedish law, in effect between 21 January 1726 and 26 October 1858 in Sweden and until 1 July 1870 in Finland . The act outlawed all conventicles , or religious meetings of any kind, outside of the Lutheran Church of Sweden , with the exception of family prayer or worship. The purpose was to prevent freedom of religion and protect religious unity, as such unity was regarded as important to maintain

456-536: Was a close friend of Carl Olof Rosenius, who would later become one of the leaders of the Evangeliska Fosterlands-Stiftelsen (EFS, Swedish Evangelical Mission ), and had a great impact on his spiritual development. A number of spiritual sayings and advice in his book Nytt och Gammalt från Nådens Rike, eller Några Guds ord och Wishetens goda ordspråk Samlade af C. O. Rosenius 1838 are attributed to her, as well as an excerpt printed in

480-522: Was finally abolished in 1858. The new law stipulated that conventicles were not to take place in parallel with the services of the Lutheran Church without prior dispensation. This condition was abolished in 1868 and replaced with the condition that such gatherings were not to take place in the close surroundings of a Lutheran church . The Conventicle Act was also in effect in Finland, until 1809

504-426: Was influenced by the literalism of Pietism , especially in the 18th century. Lutheran priest Pehr Brandell was one influential revivalist preacher who grew up in an Old Reader environment. The term also later came to refer to revivalists such as Mårten Thunberg , a priest whose meetings featured ecstatic fits and prophesying. The 19th-century reader movement Nyläseriet ('new reading') from Piteå , however,

SECTION 20

#1732797475400

528-506: Was influenced by the 19th-century Nyevangelism ('New Evangelism') and free church movements with roots in the Moravian Church . Historian Gunnar Westin  [ sv ] has stated that by 1840, "the terms läsare and Methodist were practically interchangeable". Priest Frederik Thorelius noted the läsare could only attend church infrequently due to the distance. They were people living in rural areas, far from

552-408: Was known to express himself forcefully, stating: He who believes what the priests teach will surely fall into hell! The movement's leaders faced problems with the authorities. Larsson was threatened with exile and the death penalty for his preaching. Palmgren stood trial in 1812 and was forced to pay a fine for violating the Conventicle Act. In 1818, the Readers filed complaints to the diocese about

576-601: Was not allowed. On 9 January 1822, King Charles XIV John decreed that the provisions of the Conventicle Act were no longer to apply to the Readers in Västerbotten . As long as they did not gather during public worship services, they were allowed to hold their own devotions and individual meetings. Starting in the 1820s, the Readers began using the Moravian hymnals Sions sånger  [ sv ] and Sions nya sånger  [ sv ] , initially smuggled into

#399600