Browsing by Author "Svensson, Jakob"

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ASYL och KONVERSION Asylsökande konvertiters förståelse av sin konversionsprocess
(2024-02-14) Svensson, Jakob; University of Gothenburg/Department of Literature, History of Ideas, and Religion; Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion
The purpose of this study is to analyse asylum seeking converts understanding of their conversion process based on church context, specifically within the realm of evangelical church and theology. Through the method of content analysis this essay analyses six qualitative interviews done with converts from two Islamic traditions to Swedish free church Christianity. The essay discusses the results through the lens of Lewis Rambos seven-phase theoretical concept of conversion. The important results given by this study shows that the first contact with other Christians in a new country, which creates a new community serving as an interpretive framework for their lives, triumphs the question of the theological perception for the conversion. Also, the results shows that intellectual understanding of the doctrines of faith is less important relative to the conversion process best described by the words touched, taught, and transformed. Though, the evangelical theology is not found explicitly within the converts story, it is implicitly emphasized as the converts express the importance of the Bible, Jesus as Savior, and the local church as their new community.
Asylsökande konvertiter och myndighetens katekesförhör. En studie om konvertiters asylprocess med Migrationsverket
(2018-01-26) Svensson, Jakob; University of Gothenburg/Department of Literature, History of Ideas, and Religion; Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion
This essay examines twelve interview protocols from the Swedish Board of Migration done with converts who claim their conversion as reason for asylum. The aim of the study is twofold: To understand the Migration Board´s perception of Christian faith, and to explore how the Board can work with these issues in the future with the help from the church. Through the method of content analysis I analyse the interview protocols and discuss the results using the theoretical concepts of ”thick” and ”thin”. I find that the Board of Migration shows a ”thin” understanding of Christian faith, while the converts tend to describe their Christian faith in ways that resonate with a ”thick” understanding. Within the area of religious studies I show that the Board of Migration has an outdated view on conversion and Christian faith and that the Board’s understanding does not reflect the scholarly study of religion. I finally point out some actions that would help the Board of Migration to achieve a “thicker” understanding of Christian faith, and to ensure the converts legal security.
Phase analysis of engineering-scale materials using X-ray diffraction at MAX IV
(2025-08-05) Svensson, Jakob; University of Gothenburg/Department of physics; Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för fysik
This bachelor project studies 316L stainless steel heat exchangers brazed with a nickel-based filler metal, using synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. Experiments were performed at the DanMAX beamline at the MAX IV synchrotron facility, enabling high-resolution mapping of elemental distribution and crystallographic phases. XRF revealed elemental distribution in key elements such as Fe, Cr, Ni and Mo. XRD identified spatial distribution of phases, such as austenite, ferrite and more complex phases like MoCrFe and BCrFe near the brazed joints. A key objective was to demonstrate the effectiveness of synchrotron-based analytical techniques on non-lab-prepared samples, which was successfully confirmed. This project prepares for other analytical techniques, such as in situ mechanical testing at DanMAX which analyses the structural changes with applied stress.