En blick som ger liv: Om skapelseordningar och bevarande ordningar i Dietrich Bonhoeffers teologi 1933-1943

The aim of this degree essay is to analyze the concepts of orders of creation and orders of preservation in the theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945). I have focused this study on two of Bonhoeffer’s works, namely Creation and Fall (1933) and Ethics (1943). Through my questions I explore the continuities and tensions of Bonhoeffer’s theology over time and in relation to his contemporaries and modern Bonhoeffer research. I conclude that Bonhoeffer develops the orders of preservation in Creation and Fall as a solution to the problem of a universal ethics that goes beyond Karl Barth’s rejection of natural theology and traditional interpretations of the orders of creation. In my study of Ethics I came to the conclusion that Bonhoeffer’s concepts of ultimate, penultimate and the natural stands in close relation to his doctrine of the orders of preservation. I also found that there is a tension between Bonhoeffer’s strong opposition of orders of creation in 1933 and his doctrine of divine mandates in 1943. From this I argue that Bonhoeffer is one of the most interesting 20th century Lutheran theologians, who deserves a wider and deeper study for a potential contribution to the theology of the relation between creation, church and Christ

Den gudomliggjorda skapelsen: en konstruktiv studie om gudomliggörelse och antropologi inom nutida luthersk teologi

The aim of this MA thesis is firstly to describe and investigate the theologico-anthropological aspect of the doctrine of deification within contemporary Lutheran theology. Secondly, the aim of the thesis is to propose a theological anthropology that considers the human need and ability to grow, mature and deepen in life and in relationship to oneself, one’s neighbor and God. I argue that this perspective has been neglected and ignored within the Lutheran tradition since the starting-point for theological anthropology has been a forensic soteriology which describes the human being as totally depraved by sin and without any ability to thrive in a spiritual or moral sense. The main question of the thesis is: In what way could the doctrine of deification contribute to a theological anthropology that considers the human ability to grow, mature and deepen in relation to oneself, one’s neighbor and God? In my presentation, I focus upon three contemporary Lutheran theologians: Tuomo Mannermaa, Robert W. Jenson and Ted Peters, who in different ways have incorporated a doctrine of deification into their systematic theologies. Taking my cue in these authors, I identify four premises that define what place the doctrine of deification could have within contemporary Lutheran theology: 1) The doctrine of deification should mainly be understood as a theological meta-narrative. 2) The Trinity is the frame for the doctrine of deification. 3) The doctrine of deification has to take its starting-point in a eschatological promise. 4) The doctrine of deification relativizes the Lutheran understanding of the faithful as simul iustus et peccator. My conclusion in this thesis is that the doctrine of deification broadens the Lutheran theological horizon without compromising its traditional teachings in any substantial matter. More precisely, it contributes to theological anthropology by offering a way to account for the human ability to grow, mature and deepen

The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship

There is an urgent need to improve the infrastructure supporting the reuse of scholarly data. A diverse set of stakeholders—representing academia, industry, funding agencies, and scholarly publishers—have come together to design and jointly endorse a concise and measureable set of principles that we refer to as the FAIR Data Principles. The intent is that these may act as a guideline for those wishing to enhance the reusability of their data holdings. Distinct from peer initiatives that focus on the human scholar, the FAIR Principles put specific emphasis on enhancing the ability of machines to automatically find and use the data, in addition to supporting its reuse by individuals. This Comment is the first formal publication of the FAIR Principles, and includes the rationale behind them, and some exemplar implementations in the community

Processing unit resources in a distributed computing systems

The described program is designed for collecting, storing and processing data of distributed file system

Vertical Integration : A Case Study of the Issues Regarding the Internal Trading in a Swedish Engineering Group

The success of vertical integration is highly dependent on units’ ability to collaborate towards common goals. Deficiencies in coordinating and controlling the internal trading activities could imply that the benefits and the purpose of vertical integration are unutilised. Commonly owned companies that individually satisfy a certain stage in a production chain (i.e. vertical integration) aims efficiently produce full solution products. The goods are transferred through the production chain by trading internally, which stresses the importance of having efficient procedures for the internal trading, as well as properly determined transfer prices for the traded goods and services. Incorrect procedures and lack of management control could, among other factors, foster a behaviour that allows the subsidiaries to act as if independent and unaffiliated. Consequently, such organisational culture is hurtful to a group that is vertically integrated. In this case study a Swedish engineering group, consisting by five subsidiaries, is examined with the intent of mapping and describe the issues that cause suboptimisations and inefficient internal trading, as well as highlight the most critical factors that needs adjustment or attention in order to improve the internal trading situation. The empirical findings of this case study have been compared to a theoretical framework, founded on underlying and related theories regarding vertical integration. The qualitative data was based on interviews with four Chief Financial Officers and two Chief Executive Officers of companies in the same group. The names of persons and companies will be held confidential. The findings showed that the companies within this corporate group have highly decentralised relations to each other and are highly autonomous. Only one company is more controlled by top-management. Even though the companies have been united to exist in a vertical integrated group, the trading is still conducted as if the companies are independent of each other and with a lot of self-interest. There is a lack of standardised procedures, incentives, and expressed policies and guidelines from the top-management to encourage collaboration towards the aggregated goals and the group’s profit maximisation. The horizontal management style leaves too undefined frames for conducting internal trades with the focus on maximising the group’s profit. Hence, the internal trading is not optimal and sub-optimisation is likely to occur. The findings of the explorative and descriptive study call for the top-management’s attention and intervention. Two tools for controlling and improve the internal trade is by implementing either a Shared Service Centre or a transfer pricing method, together with motivating incentives