The Challenges for Christianity and the Church

The article discusses the challeges of the Danish Lutheran Church. The author distinguishes between the organisation on the one hand and the faith (the faithfulls) on the other; and also between internal and external challenges. Of external challenges he discusses a) the EU, b)the international cooperation and c) the Church and Islam. Concerning the internal challenges he discusses: a) the different kinds of membership (passive and active), b) the processes of change within the 'organisation' hurch, and c) the politizised church