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Karin Johannesson

b. 1970

Swedish bishop

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Born 1970. Karin Johannesson is a Swedish writer, docent, lutheran pastor and philosopher.

Karin Maria Elisabet Johannesson (born 8 December 1970) is a Swedish prelate who is the current Bishop of Uppsala.

Biography Johannesson was born in Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden on 8 December 1970 and was educated at the public school in Filipstad. She graduated with a Bachelor of Theology in 1994, and a bachelor's degree in 1996 from Uppsala University. She earned her PhD in theology and obtained a doctorate there in 2002. She was ordained priest in 2010 in the Diocese of Karlstad by Bishop Esbjörn Hagberg. Johannesson was accepted as an associate professor of religious philosophy at Uppsala University in 2015. On 3 March 2019 she was consecrated as Bishop of Uppsala by Antje Jackelén, Archbishop of Uppsala and Primate.

Bibliography (publications in English) Johannesson, K. (2007). God pro Nobis. On Non-Metaphysical Realism and the Philosophy of Religion. Studies in Philosophical Theology, vol. 37. Leuven: Peeters.

Johannesson, K. (2013). "Concept if God in Contemporary Philosophy of Religion". In Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions.

Johannesson, K. (2014) “Non-Metaphysical Realism. A Dummett-Inspired Implementation of Putnam’s Internal Realism”. European Journal for Philosophy of Religion, vol. 6. ISSN 1689-8311.

Johannesson, K. (2014) “Lutheran Spiritual Theology in a Post-Christian Society”. In Justification in a Post-Christian Society, Carl-Henric Grenholm & Göran Gunner (eds.). Church of Sweden Research Series, vol. 8. Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications.

Johannesson, K. (2016) ”The Holy Spirit and Lutheran Spirituality in the Twenty-First Century”. Seminary Ridge Review. ISSN 1526-0674.

Johannesson, K. (2023). Thérèse and Martin. Carmel and the Reformation in a New Light. Church of Sweden Research Series, vol. 21. Eugene, Oregon: Pickwick Publications.

Johannesson, K. (2023). "The bishop as mystagogue, prioress, and leader of the choir. Exploring the nature of episcopal authority in the Church of Sweden". International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church, vol. 23.

Johannesson, K. (2024). "Graceful Ascesis, Christ and the Cross. Carmelite Teachers and Lutheran Doctrine in Today's Western World". One in Christ, vol. 56. ISSN: 0030-252X.

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Swedish bishop

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Karin Johannesson was born on 8 December 1970 in Filipstad, Sweden, Värmland County.

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Karin Johannesson is a writer, docent, lutheran pastor and philosopher.

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Karin Johannesson is Swedish.

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