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born 1958, D. Th., professor of practical theology.

Practical Theology is about Christian practice, past and present. 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 Because some of the texts I have worked on have been unpublished, I have had to study manuscripts and produce critical editions – a necessity that soon became a passion.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; that is why I lead an interdisciplinary medieval seminar called Academia Lundensis Medii Aevi (ALMA). Another interdisciplinary activity is the editorship of a series of books about the Cathedral of Lund in order to mark its ninth centenary in 2023.

Practical Theology is also about professional education. My teaching is therefore mainly about present-day church life, particularly in the Church of Sweden.