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Jayne Svenungsson

Swedish theologian and writer (born 1973) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Jayne Christine Svenungsson (1973)[1] is a Swedish theologian and philosopher who holds the chair in Systematic Theology at Lund University. Her field of research lies within political theology, aesthetics and the philosophy of history.

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In September 2017, Svenungsson was elected as a member of the Swedish Academy. She was installed on 20 December 2017, succeeding Torgny Lindgren on seat 9.[2] She left the Academy on 7 November 2018.[3]

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Prizes and elected memberships

  • Per Beskow Prize for contributing to the dialogue between theology, society and culture in the public sphere, 2014.
  • The Nine Society's Christmas Prize, 2014.[4]
  • Karin Gierow Prize (awarded by the Swedish Academy) for contributions to the dissemination of bildung, 2015.[5]
  • Vetenskapssocieteten i Lund (The New Society of Letters at Lund), since 2017.
  • Kungliga Humanistiska Vetenskapssamfundet i Lund (The Royal Society of Letters at Lund), since 2018.
  • Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi (The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters), since 2022.
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Selected works

As author

  • Guds återkomst: En studie av gudsbegreppet inom postmodern filosofi, 2004, ISBN 9789197457521
  • Den gudomliga historien: Profetism, messianism och andens utveckling, 2014, ISBN 9789186133559. Translated into English as Divining History: Prophetism, Messianism and the Development of the Spirit, 2016, ISBN 9781785331732

As editor or co-editor

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References

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