Gry Espedal
Biographic Data
| ID | 6806355 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gry Espedal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gry |
| FAMILY NAME | Espedal |
| SIGNATURE | ESPEDAL G |
| AFFILIATIONS | VID Specialized University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4409-1066 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“Not Just Like Talking to a Chatbot”
This article examines religious literacy in professional practice within diaconal mental health organizations in Norway. Drawing on 24 in-depth interviews with young service users and professionals, we analysed how religion plays a role in young people’s existential struggles and what characterizes religious literacy practices in diaconal low-threshold services for youth. Three stories were chosen to illustrate religious diversity among service u…
Moral Agency Development as a Community-Supported Process
Taking the time
How is a values-based legacy worked on in organizations to influence organizational members’ practices to bring forward the organizational purpose? Earlier studies have highlighted the process of remembering the organization’s motto as a way of recontextualizing the past, as well as the leaders’ role in recalling values. In analyzing both pioneers and contemporary leaders of a 150-year-old values-based nonprofit healthcare organization, this stud…
“Not for my sake, but for the church”
This study examines the contributions of three female pioneers to the leadership of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway. This study presents an empirical analysis of the leadership contributions of the female leader of a faith-based organization, one of the first female Lutheran ministers, and the first female bishop, thereby contributing to a better understanding of female church leadership. The leadership role of these women can be charac…
“Hope to See the Soul”
Understanding Values Work
At the core of institutional theories, ‘values’ is a central term and figures in most definitions; however it remains understudied and under-explored. The editors of this open access book identify a resurgence of interest in the values-construct which underpins discussions of identity, ‘ethos’ and the purpose/nature of public and civic welfare provision. Considering the importance of values and values work to social, material and symbolic work in…
Values as Vessels of Religion?
This paper investigates if and how religion is translated through values in everyday work in three Norwegian faith-based healthcare organizations (FBHOs). It provides insights into how values translate religion in the organizational self-representations of FBHOs and the symbolic practices of executives. Further, we analyze the use of values in organizational policy documents and the role of values as a common ground for framing and interpreting o…
Wide Awake Housekeepers on Duty
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Values as Vessels of Religion?
This paper investigates if and how religion is translated through values in everyday work in three Norwegian faith-based healthcare organizations (FBHOs). It provides insights into how values translate religion in the organizational self-representations of FBHOs and the symbolic practices of executives. Further, we analyze the use of values in organizational policy documents and the role of values as a common ground for framing and interpreting o…
Wide Awake Housekeepers on Duty
Understanding Values Work
At the core of institutional theories, ‘values’ is a central term and figures in most definitions; however it remains understudied and under-explored. The editors of this open access book identify a resurgence of interest in the values-construct which underpins discussions of identity, ‘ethos’ and the purpose/nature of public and civic welfare provision. Considering the importance of values and values work to social, material and symbolic work in…
“Not for my sake, but for the church”
This study examines the contributions of three female pioneers to the leadership of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway. This study presents an empirical analysis of the leadership contributions of the female leader of a faith-based organization, one of the first female Lutheran ministers, and the first female bishop, thereby contributing to a better understanding of female church leadership. The leadership role of these women can be charac…
“Hope to See the Soul”
Taking the time
How is a values-based legacy worked on in organizations to influence organizational members’ practices to bring forward the organizational purpose? Earlier studies have highlighted the process of remembering the organization’s motto as a way of recontextualizing the past, as well as the leaders’ role in recalling values. In analyzing both pioneers and contemporary leaders of a 150-year-old values-based nonprofit healthcare organization, this stud…
Moral Agency Development as a Community-Supported Process
“Not Just Like Talking to a Chatbot”
This article examines religious literacy in professional practice within diaconal mental health organizations in Norway. Drawing on 24 in-depth interviews with young service users and professionals, we analysed how religion plays a role in young people’s existential struggles and what characterizes religious literacy practices in diaconal low-threshold services for youth. Three stories were chosen to illustrate religious diversity among service u…
Sociology (7 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (4 works) · Compassion (3 works) · Faith (3 works) · Law (3 works)