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Svensson, Leif
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Svensson, L. (2022). Luther i den moderna lutherdomens tjänst: Albrecht Ritschl och den svenska Lutherrenässansen. Svensk teologisk kvartalskrift, 97(4), 335-350
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Luther i den moderna lutherdomens tjänst: Albrecht Ritschl och den svenska Lutherrenässansen
2022 (Swedish)In: Svensk teologisk kvartalskrift, ISSN 0039-6761, Vol. 97, no 4, p. 335-350Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

There are plenty of misconceptions about how the Luther Renais­sance in Sweden relates to Albrecht Ritschl and nineteenth-century German Luther research. This article sheds new light on the importance of Ritschl's groundbreaking Luther interpretation to the first generation of the Swedish Luther Renaissance, as represented by its leading voices – Einar Billing and Nathan Söderblom. I demonstrate that there are substantial similarities between how Ritschl, Billing, and Söderblom approach and make use of Luther's thought. They all combine a careful analysis of Luther's theology with an interest in understanding his role in history. And despite their high regard of Luther as the great Protestant reformer, Ritschl, Billing, and Söderblom at times show a considerable distance to his thinking. It is also evident that they found solutions to contemporary questions and challenges in Luther's writings. Their constructive use of Luther is, I further argue, closely related to a positive reception of histor­ical criticism and an ambition to make Lutheranism relevant to modern society. This to a large extent explains why Ritschl, Billing, and Söderblom have a freer attitude towards Luther than many of their Lutheran col­leagues, and also why they emphasize those aspects of his theology that they consider especially fruitful for modern society.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Svensk teologisk kvartalskrift, 2022
Keywords
Albrecht Ritschl, Einar Billing, Nathan Söderblom, lutherrenässansen
National Category
Religious Studies
Research subject
Studies In Faiths and Ideologies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-194173 (URN)10.51619/stk.v97i4.23714 (DOI)2-s2.0-85153623742 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2022-04-26 Created: 2022-04-26 Last updated: 2023-05-04Bibliographically approved
Svensson, L. (2021). Ritschls teologiska etik och det bildade borgerskapet: en nyansering av den barthianska kritiken. In: Ola Sigurdson; Jayne Svenungsson (Ed.), Vänskap: festschrift för Arne Rasmusson (pp. 49-63). Malmö: Spricka förlag
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Ritschls teologiska etik och det bildade borgerskapet: en nyansering av den barthianska kritiken
2021 (Swedish)In: Vänskap: festschrift för Arne Rasmusson / [ed] Ola Sigurdson; Jayne Svenungsson, Malmö: Spricka förlag , 2021, p. 49-63Chapter in book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Malmö: Spricka förlag, 2021
Keywords
Albrecht Ritschl, Karl Barth, teologisk etik, det bildade borgerskapet
National Category
Religious Studies
Research subject
Studies In Faiths and Ideologies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-194171 (URN)978-91-986349-0-7 (ISBN)
Available from: 2022-04-26 Created: 2022-04-26 Last updated: 2022-05-06Bibliographically approved
Svensson, L. (2020). A theology for the Bildungsbürgertum: Albrecht Ritschl in context. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
Open this publication in new window or tab >>A theology for the Bildungsbürgertum: Albrecht Ritschl in context
2020 (English)Book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This book provides a new approach to Albrecht Ritschl’s theology. Leif Svensson argues that Ritschl’s theological project must be related to three cultural developments – historical criticism, materialism, and anti-Lutheran polemics – and understood in the context of the de-Christianization of the Bildungsbürgertum in nineteenth-century Germany.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2020. p. 346
Series
Theologische Bibliothek Töpelmann, ISSN 0563-4288 ; 189
Keywords
Albrecht Ritschl, Kulturprotestantismus, cultural Protestantism, liberal theology, Bildungsbürgertum, the educated middle class, nineteenth-century theology, nineteenth-century Germany, historical criticism, the quest for the historical Jesus, scientific materialism, late idealism, Lutheran ethics, anti-Lutheran polemics, Luther and modernity, the kingdom of God, Leopold von Ranke, David Friedrich Strauss, Ferdinand Christian Baur, Johannes Weiss, Albert Schweitzer, Ludwig Feuerbach, Carl Vogt, Jakob Moleschott, Ludwig Büchner, Hermann Lotze, Paul de Lagarde, Immanuel Kant, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Ernst Troeltsch, Adolf von Harnack, Wilhelm Herrmann
National Category
Religious Studies
Research subject
Studies In Faiths and Ideologies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-172098 (URN)10.1515/9783110626261 (DOI)2-s2.0-85139521176 (Scopus ID)978-3-11-062559-2 (ISBN)978-3-11-062646-9 (ISBN)978-3-11-062626-1 (ISBN)
Note

Original thesis: Svensson, L. (2018). A Theology for the Bildungsbürgertum : Ritschl in Context (PhD dissertation, Umeå universitet). http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-153418

Available from: 2020-06-15 Created: 2020-06-15 Last updated: 2023-03-24Bibliographically approved
Svensson, L. (2014). A Contextual Analysis of the Two Regiments in the Swedish Luther Renaissance. Theofilos; Tidskrift for å studere teologi, filosofi og kultur, 6(1), 48-68
Open this publication in new window or tab >>A Contextual Analysis of the Two Regiments in the Swedish Luther Renaissance
2014 (English)In: Theofilos; Tidskrift for å studere teologi, filosofi og kultur, ISSN 1893-7969, Vol. 6, no 1, p. 48-68Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Keywords
Einar Billing, Gustaf Wingren, Luther interpretation, Lutheran ethics, two kingdoms/regiments, law and gospel, church and state, vocation, neighbor-love, social critique
National Category
Religious Studies
Research subject
Studies In Faiths and Ideologies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-93674 (URN)
Available from: 2014-09-30 Created: 2014-09-30 Last updated: 2018-06-07Bibliographically approved
Svensson, L. (2014). The "Communitarian" Critique of Luther's Ethics. In: Carl-Henric Grenholm & Göran Gunner (Ed.), Lutheran Identity and Political Theology: (pp. 172-189). Eugene: Pickwick Publications
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The "Communitarian" Critique of Luther's Ethics
2014 (English)In: Lutheran Identity and Political Theology / [ed] Carl-Henric Grenholm & Göran Gunner, Eugene: Pickwick Publications, 2014, p. 172-189Chapter in book (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Eugene: Pickwick Publications, 2014
Series
Church of Sweden Research Series ; 9
Keywords
Martin Luther, ethics, Luther interpretation, modern theology, Ernst Troeltsch, communitarianism, David Yeago
National Category
Religious Studies
Research subject
Studies In Faiths and Ideologies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-96677 (URN)978-1-62564-890-7 (ISBN)
Available from: 2014-11-25 Created: 2014-11-25 Last updated: 2018-06-07Bibliographically approved
Svensson, L. (2012). Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campell: American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us [Review]. Theofilos; Tidskrift for å studere teologi, filosofi og kultur, 4(1), 89-94
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campell: American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us
2012 (Swedish)In: Theofilos; Tidskrift for å studere teologi, filosofi og kultur, ISSN 1893-7969, Vol. 4, no 1, p. 89-94Article, book review (Other academic) Published
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Kristiansand: Mediehøgskolen Gimlekollen, 2012
Keywords
religiositet, USA, Robert D. Putnam, David E. Campbell
National Category
Religious Studies
Research subject
Studies In Faiths and Ideologies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-83510 (URN)
Available from: 2013-11-29 Created: 2013-11-29 Last updated: 2020-08-04Bibliographically approved
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