Carl Axel Aurelius
Carl Axel Aurelius (born September 25, 1948 in Finspång , Östergötland ) is a Swedish , Lutheran bishop .
Life
After finishing school, Aurelius studied Protestant theology at Lund University from 1967 to 1972 . Aurelius has been a Lutheran pastor in the Linköping diocese in the Church of Sweden since 1972 . Aurelius wrote several theological books in the years that followed. From 1972 to 1990 Aurelius worked as a theologian in the management of the international research group Theological Working Group for Research on Reformation History . In 1989 he became a professor of theology at Linköping University. In 1999 Aurelius was visiting professor at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul , Minnesota.
From 2003 to 2011 Aurelius was the bishop in the Diocese of Gothenburg . He was succeeded in autumn 2011 by Per Eckerdal . Carl Axel Aurelius is the cousin of the former Bishop of Skara Erik Aurelius .
Bibliography (selection)
- Hidden Church. Luther's understanding of the church in pamphlets and exegesis 1519-1521 , 1983
- Luther i Sverige. Luther pictures under tre sekel . Artos, Skellefteå 1994; 2nd edition 2015 (Swedish)
- Hard points. Evangeliets bruk som nyckel till Augsburgska bekännelsen . Artos, Skellefteå 1995; 2nd edition 2011 (Swedish)
- Contradiction: Luther's examination of Erasmus von Rotterdam: Papers of the third Nordic forum for the study of Luther and Lutheran theology in Magleås , Denmark 2. – 5.3, 1995, (edited by Kari Kopperi )
- Melanchthon "Traitor": the picture of Melanchthon in the Swedish Luther Renaissance , 1998
- På helig mark: pilgrimen i historia och nutid. Artos, Skellefteå 2014
Web links
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Lars Eckerdal |
Bishop of Gothenburg 2003–2011 |
Per Eckerdal |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aurelius, Carl Axel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish, Lutheran bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Finspång , Östergötland |