Английская Википедия:Helge Ljungberg
Шаблон:Infobox Christian leader Helge David Ljungberg (25 November 1904 – 24 November 1983) was a Swedish religious historian and Bishop of Stockholm from 1954 to 1971.
Early life and education
Ljungberg was born in Enköping in Uppsala County, Sweden, the son of David Ljungberg, a priest, and Hilda Jansson.[1] His sister was the politician Blenda Ljungberg.
At Uppsala University he earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in philosophy in 1926 and theology in 1928, and a doctorate in theology in 1938 with a dissertation on the Christianisation of Scandinavia.[1]
Academic career
From 1938 to 1950, Ljungberg was a docent in the history and psychology of religion at Uppsala University.[1] He was a scholar of Swedish pre-Christian religion and published several books on the subject, including in 1980 the popular work Röde Orm och Vite Krist (Red Serpent and White Christ). He became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Uppsala in 1958.[1]
Career in the church
In 1947 he became a vicar at Oscar's Church, and in 1950 pastor of Engelbrekt Parish, both in Stockholm. He also served as a military chaplain. In 1954 he was appointed Bishop of Stockholm.[1] In this capacity, in 1960, he ordained one of the first three woman priests in the Church of Sweden, Elisabeth Djurle.[2] He edited the magazine Шаблон:Ill from 1941 to 1951 and headed the organisation Pro Fide et Christianismo from 1974 to 1983.[1]
Personal life and death
Ljungberg married Ruth Sterner in 1928; they had two sons and a daughter.[1] He died on 24 November 1983 and was buried in the cemetery of Шаблон:Ill.[3]
Selected publications
- Den nordiska religionen och kristendomen (1938; doctoral dissertation)
- Fornnordisk livsåskådning (1943)
- Ansgar och Björke (1945)
- Hur kristendomen kom till Sverige (1946)
- Tor I (1947; first volume of a projected series on Thor and other thunder gods)
- Herdabrev till Stockholms stift (1954; pastoral letters)
- Röde Orm och Vite Krist (1980)
References
- Bra Böckers Lexikon, 1977
External links
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 "LJUNGBERG, HELGE D", Vem är Vem? Stor-Stockholm, 1962 ed. Шаблон:In lang. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021.
- ↑ "Prästvigda kvinnor 50 år!", Svenska kyrkan, 9 April 2010, Шаблон:In lang. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015.
- ↑ "Ljungberg, Helge David", Svenska Gravar, retrieved 24 December 2021 Шаблон:In lang.
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