Kari Karsrud Korslien’s scientific contributions

... The concept of diaconia within the CoN has changed over the last decades in a manner that led to a paradigm shift characterised by three aspects (Dietrich et al.: 2014): 1) an emphasis on the ecclesial dimension of diaconia, that is, diaconia is an integral part of being church, 2) the demand that diaconal work be holistic (acknowledging the physical, mental, spiritual, and social dimensions), and 3) solidarity with suffering and marginalised people. In this way, diaconia is "moving away from traditions of conceptualizing diakonia as humble service" (Dietrich et al.: 2014, 2). ...

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Deacons' Perspectives on the Existential and Existential Conversations with Older People

... Dietrich argues for a professionalized and institutionalized care for others, which should also be motivated personally and related to the community in which it is embedded. This paradigm shift of diaconia is also discussed by Kari K. Korslien (2014). Kari Jordheim (2014) has studied the role of the deacon and the diaconate in different churches. ...

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Wind of change: Exploring the value creation of diaconia