Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Description
What is the impact of secularization processes and transformations of welfare states on diaconal organizations and practice? I suggest that the perspective of liquidation (section 1) helps to perceive continuities and discontinuities, challenges and threats. Most of the material discussed is from the Netherlands, but the approach is intended for broader use. The background of precariousness and welfare states in Norway and the Netherlands is described in section 2. Section 3 elaborates on a ‘liquid’ approach of diakonia, primarily in the Netherlands. Section 4 opens the discussion on theological and sociological issues raised by this paper.