Nathan Söderblom
The Most Reverend Nathan Söderblom | |
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Uppsala | |
Elected | 20 May 1914 |
In office | 1914–1931 |
Predecessor | Johan August Ekman |
Successor | Erling Eidem |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1893 (priest) |
Consecration | 8 November 1914 by Gottfrid Billing |
Personal details | |
Born | Lars Olof Jonathan Söderblom 15 January 1866 |
Died | 12 July 1931 Uppsala, Sweden | (aged 65)
Nationality | Swedish |
Denomination | Church of Sweden |
Parents | Jonas Söderblom and Nikolina Sophie Blûme |
Spouse | Anna Söderblom (born as Forsell) (1870–1955) |
Children | 12 |
Alma mater | Uppsala University |
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Lars Olof Jonathan Söderblom (Swedish pronunciation:
Life and career
Söderblom was born in the village of Trönö in Söderhamn Municipality, Gävleborg County. His father was a parish priest. He enrolled at Uppsala University in 1883. Although not initially convinced what he wanted to study, he eventually decided to follow in his father's footsteps. On returning from a journey to the United States, he was ordained as a priest in 1893. During the years 1892 and 1893, he was first vice president and then president of the Uppsala Student Union.[2]
From 1894 to 1901, he had a ministry position at the Swedish Embassy in
He believed that church unity had the specific purpose of presenting the gospel to the world and that the messages of Jesus were relevant to social life. His leadership of the Christian "
Selected works
- Den enskilde och kyrkan : föredrag (1909)
- Helighet och kultur (1913)
- Gudstrons uppkomst (1914)
- 9 Works by Nathan Söderblom at The Documentation of Chinese Christianity program, Hong Kong Baptist University Library
See also
References
- ^ "Religious Organizations" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ a b c "Nathan Söderblom". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Nathan Söderblom". The Giffordlectures. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ "Nathan Söderblom 1930". Nobel Peace Center. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
Other sources
- Andrae, Tor J.E. (1931) Nathan Söderblom (Uppsala University)
- Curtis, Charles J. (1967) Söderblom: Ecumenical Pioneer (Minneapolis, Augsburg Publishing House)
- Jonson, Jonas (2016) Nathan Söderblom: Called to Serve (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing Company) ISBN 0802873081
- Katz, Peter (1949) Nathan Söderblom: A Prophet of Christian Unity (London, James Clarke)
- Sundkler, Beng (1968) Nathan Söderblom: His Life and Work (Lutterworth Press) ISBN 9780718815738
Further reading
- Dietz Lange, Nathan Söderblom und seine Zeit, Göttingen 2011
- Klas Hansson, Nathan Söderblom's ecumenical cope. A visualization of a theological and ecumenical concept. Studia Theologica – Nordic Journal of Theology, vol 66, issue 1, 2012
External links
- Nathan Söderblom on Nobelprize.org
- The Content of Christian Faith, a reflection by Nathan Söderblom
- Free scores by Nathan Söderblom in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
- Newspaper clippings about Nathan Söderblom in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW