Helge Ljungberg

Helge David Ljungberg (25 November 1904 – 24 November 1983) was a Swedish religious historian and Bishop of Stockholm from 1954 to 1971.

Early life and education Ljungberg was born in Enköping in Uppsala County, Sweden, the son of David Ljungberg, a priest, and Hilda Jansson. His sister was the politician Blenda Ljungberg.

At Uppsala University he earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in philosophy in 1926 and theology in 1928, and a doctorate in theology in 1938 with a dissertation on the Christianisation of Scandinavia. He edited the magazine from 1941 to 1951 and headed the organisation Pro Fide et Christianismo from 1974 to 1983.

Selected publications

Den nordiska religionen och kristendomen (1938; doctoral dissertation) Fornnordisk livsåskådning (1943) Ansgar och Björke (1945) Hur kristendomen kom till Sverige (1946) Tor I (1947; first volume of a projected series on Thor and other thunder gods) Herdabrev till Stockholms stift (1954; pastoral letters) Röde Orm och Vite Krist (1980)