MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 12: A secular state and a multi-religious country
statskyrka
Swedish word. In English: state church
A church that is tied to the state. The Church of Sweden was the state church in Sweden until 2000.
Facts about the word
- For a long time, the Protestant Lutheran church was the only permitted religion in Sweden. Sverige i fokus s. 42
- Only in 1860 did it become permitted for Swedes to leave the Church of Sweden, and only if they joined another Christian community. Sverige i fokus s. 42
- When the state and the Church of Sweden separated in 2000, the Church of Sweden became one of several religious communities. It is still the largest Christian community in Sweden. Sverige i fokus s. 42
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
A state church is tied to the state, as the Church of Sweden was until 2000. It is not banned, and other religious communities are not state churches.
The word belongs to Chapter 12: A secular state and a multi-religious country in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.