Anders Nygren

Anders Theodor Samuel Nygren (15 November 1890, Gothenburg – 20 October 1978, Lund) 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 1930–1936).

The Right Reverend

Anders Nygren
Bishop of Lund
ChurchChurch of Sweden
DioceseLund
Elected1949
In office1949-1958
PredecessorEdvard Magnus Rodhe
SuccessorNils Bolander
Orders
Ordination3 June 1912
Consecration22 May 1949
by Erling Eidem
Personal details
Born(1890-11-15)15 November 1890
Gothenburg, Sweden
Died20 October 1978(1978-10-20) (aged 87)
Lund, Sweden
BuriedNorra cemetery, Lund
NationalitySwede
SpouseIrmgard Brandin
Children4
Alma materLund University

Nygren's approach, along with that of Gustaf Aulén, characterises 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.

References

  • Jarlert, Anders : "Nygren, Anders", Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, vol. 27, pp. 692–698.

Further reading

  • Lundensian Theology. Dictionary article by Wesley J. Wildman including a discussion of Nygren's thinking and biographical details.
  • Thomas Jay Oord: The Nature of Love: A Theology. Chalice Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-8272-0828-5


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