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.
Jayne Svenungsson | |
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| Born | 1973 Trollhättan, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation(s) | Theologian and philosopher |
| Employer | Lund University |
| Title | Professor of Systematic Theology |
| Partner | Göran Rosenberg |
| Member of the Swedish Academy (Seat No. 9) | |
| In office 20 December 2017 – 7 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Torgny Lindgren |
| Succeeded by | Ellen Mattson |
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]
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.
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
- Postmodern teologi: En introduktion, 2006, ISBN 9152647188
- Systematisk teologi: En introduktion, 2007, ISBN 9789152631492
- Jewish Thought, Utopia and Revolution, 2014, ISBN 9789042038332
- Monument and Memory, 2015, ISBN 9783643904676
- Heidegger’s Black Notebooks and the Future of Theology, 2017, ISBN 9783319649276
- The Ethos of History: Time and Responsibility, 2018, ISBN 9781785338847
- Vänskap/Friendship: Festschrift för Arne Rasmusson, 2021, ISBN 9789198634907