Concordia Theological Monthly
Publication Date
5-1-1944
Document Type
Article
Keywords
luther, soederblom, archbishop of sweden, lutheran, catechism, doctrine, grace, theology, uppsala
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
Lars Olof Jonathan (Nathan) Soederblom was born in the parish of Troenoe, Sweden, January 15, 1866, the son of Rector Joseph Soederblom and his wife. He received the degree of Candidate of Philosophy at the University of Uppsala in 1886 and the degree of Candidate of Theology in 1892. He was appointed pastor of the Swedish church in Paris in 1894 and also seamen's pastor at Dunkerque, Calais, and Boulogne. While in Paris, he pursued his studies and graduated from the Ecole des hautes etudes, in the section of the science of religion, in 1898, receiving the degree of Doctor of Theology from the University of Paris in 1901. The same year he was called to the chair of comparative religion in the University of Uppsala. In 1914 he was made Archbishop of Sweden.
Disciplines
History of Christianity
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Graebner, Theodore
(1944)
"Nathan Soederblom,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 15, Article 26.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol15/iss1/26
