About Anders Nygren
Lived 1890 – 1978 (aged 87). Anders Nygren was a Swedish priest, theologian, university teacher, philosopher, lutheran pastor and bishop.
Anders Theodor Samuel Nygren (15 November 1890 – 20 October 1978) was a Swedish Lutheran theologian. He was professor of systematic theology at Lund University from 1924 and was elected Bishop of Lund in 1948 (emeritus 1958). He is best known for his two-volume work Agape and Eros (first published as Eros and Agape in Swedish in 1930–1936).
Nygren's approach, along with that of Gustaf Aulén, characterizes what is referred to as “Lundensian Theology”.
Nygren's observations about love are discussed at length in M. C. D'Arcy's The Mind And Heart Of Love: Lion And Unicorn, A Study In Eros And Agape, Faber and Faber, 1945.
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Who was Anders Nygren?
Swedish bishop (1890–1978)
When was Anders Nygren born?
Anders Nygren was born on 15 November 1890 in Haga parish, Gothenburg.
When did Anders Nygren die?
Anders Nygren died on 20 October 1978 in Lunds Allhelgonaförsamling, Lund.
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Anders Nygren was a priest, theologian, university teacher, philosopher, lutheran pastor and bishop.
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Anders Nygren was Swedish.
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