Diaconesses Become Global Agents
How can we understand the transnational impact on the foundation of the Norwegian deaconess motherhouse? The Lovisenberg DeaconessHouse in Norway was established in 1868 in Christiania (now Oslo), and was influenced both by Fliedner in Kaiserswerth and Löhe in Neuendettelsau. In manag...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Verlage
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Diaconia |
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| Online Access: | https://vr-elibrary.de/doi/10.13109/diac.2018.9.2.101 |
| Summary: | How can we understand the transnational impact on the foundation of the Norwegian deaconess
motherhouse? The Lovisenberg DeaconessHouse in Norway was established in 1868
in Christiania (now Oslo), and was influenced both by Fliedner in Kaiserswerth and Löhe in
Neuendettelsau. In management and structure it followed the Fliednerian motherhouse system
inKaiserswerth,while the theoretical curriculumwas highly influenced by Löhe and the
nursing education of theNeuendettelsau deaconesses. TheNorwegian deaconesses’ motherhouse
has an international perspective.Mother Superior, Cathinka Guldberg, was educated
at the Kaiserswerth Deaconess Motherhouse . The head teacher of the theoretical curriculum,
Rikke Nissen, was educated both at the Kaiserswerth Deaconess Motherhouse and at
the Neuendettelsau Deaconess Motherhouse. As a writer, Nissen cultivated an interest in
the work of deaconesses all over the world, as well as publishing her own writings, both in
Norway and inGermany.Drawing inspiration from the firstDeaconesses in the early Christian
church as well as from Pastor Löhe, who founded the modern deaconess movement in
Neuendettelsau, Rikke Nissen broke away from the traditional role of 19th century women
in her international correspondence and writing in the fields of nursing and theology. |
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| ISSN: | 1869-3261 2196-9027 |