born 1958, D. Th., professor of practical theology.
My main research interest is church life in Europe during the Middle Ages: divine services of various kinds, preaching, the cult of saints, monasticism, Biblical interpretation, theological thinking, church buildings and their symbolism, poetry and art. Because some of the texts I have worked on have been unpublished, I have had to study manuscripts and produce critical editions – a necessity that soon became a passion.
Medieval studies require collaboration between many different subjects; that is why I lead an interdisciplinary medieval seminar called Academia Lundensis Medii Aevi (ALMA).
Since the majority of my students are studying to become Lutheran ministers, my teaching is mainly about present-day church life, particularly in the Church of Sweden. I edit a yearbook for the study of church life in Sweden, Svenskt gudstjänstliv (founded 1926), and am active in the Zettervall Institute for debate on church buildings.
At present my research deals with the Augustinian Order in Denmark during the Middle Ages, especially the monastery of Dalby, as well as baptism in theory and practice during the 12th and 13th centuries. I also stay in close touch with research in medieval sermons and on St. Birgitta and the Birgittine Order (attend conferences etc).
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