Tuve Skånberg
Encyclopedia
Tuve Skånberg is a Swedish
Christian Democratic
politician
, member of the Riksdag
1991–2006. Skånberg is Doctor of Theology
of Lund University
(2003) and a minister of the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden
(1980).
Skånberg has a conservative Christian Democratic political profile. Among his more than 500 bills to the Swedish Riksdag, some have been considered controversial, as Riksdag bills against gay marriage and homosexual adoption, for the banning of blasphemy
and for "nondiscrimination" of creationism
in Swedish schools and in admission to graduate school.
Skånberg has been Visiting Fellow, Cambridge University (2001), Visiting Scholar at Jesus College, Cambridge
(2001), Distinguished Professor in History at Graduate Theological Union
, Berkeley, USA (2006), Visiting Scholar at Stanford University
, USA, (2006), Adjunct Associate Professor of Church History at Fuller Theological Seminary
, Pasadena, USA (2006/2007, 2010), Guest Professor in Patristic at St. Petersburg Evangelical Academy, Russia (2007), Director of the Clapham Institute (2008).
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Christian Democratic
Christian Democrats (Sweden)
The Christian Democrats ) is a political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1964 but did not enter parliament until 1985 in an electoral cooperation with the Centre Party and on the Christian Democrats' own accord in 1991. The leader since April 3, 2004 is Göran Hägglund. He succeeded Alf...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, member of the Riksdag
Parliament of Sweden
The Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
1991–2006. Skånberg is Doctor of Theology
Doctor of Theology
Doctor of Theology is a terminal academic degree in theology. It is a research degree that is considered by the U.S. National Science Foundation to be the equivalent of a Doctor of Philosophy....
of Lund University
Lund University
Lund University , located in the city of Lund in the province of Scania, Sweden, is one of northern Europe's most prestigious universities and one of Scandinavia's largest institutions for education and research, frequently ranked among the world's top 100 universities...
(2003) and a minister of the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden
Mission Covenant Church of Sweden
The Mission Covenant Church of Sweden , founded in 1878, is a Swedish Reformed free church. It is the second-largest Christian denomination in the country, after the national church, the Church of Sweden...
(1980).
Skånberg has a conservative Christian Democratic political profile. Among his more than 500 bills to the Swedish Riksdag, some have been considered controversial, as Riksdag bills against gay marriage and homosexual adoption, for the banning of blasphemy
Blasphemy
Blasphemy is irreverence towards religious or holy persons or things. Some countries have laws to punish blasphemy, while others have laws to give recourse to those who are offended by blasphemy...
and for "nondiscrimination" of creationism
Creationism
Creationism is the religious beliefthat humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe are the creation of a supernatural being, most often referring to the Abrahamic god. As science developed from the 18th century onwards, various views developed which aimed to reconcile science with the Genesis...
in Swedish schools and in admission to graduate school.
Skånberg has been Visiting Fellow, Cambridge University (2001), Visiting Scholar at Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
(2001), Distinguished Professor in History at Graduate Theological Union
Graduate Theological Union
The Graduate Theological Union ' is a consortium of nine independent theological schools, and eleven centers and affiliates. Eight of the theological schools are located in Berkeley, California. The GTU was founded in 1962. It maintains the Graduate Theological Union Library, one of the most...
, Berkeley, USA (2006), Visiting Scholar at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, USA, (2006), Adjunct Associate Professor of Church History at Fuller Theological Seminary
Fuller Theological Seminary
Fuller Theological Seminary is an accredited Christian educational institute with its main campus in Pasadena, California and several satellite campuses in the western United States...
, Pasadena, USA (2006/2007, 2010), Guest Professor in Patristic at St. Petersburg Evangelical Academy, Russia (2007), Director of the Clapham Institute (2008).
Publications
- Sövestads by och dess gamla fogdesläkt (1991)
- "Till enn nådigh Lösen", Måns Bonde till Traneberg och konflikten med Gustav Vasa (2001)
- Glömda gudstecken. Från fornkyrklig dopliturgi till allmogens bomärken (2003) http://www.lub.lu.se/luft/diss/the_64/the_64_transit.html
- I maktens korridorer. Handbok för nyblivna riksdagsledamöter (2006), coauthor Johnny GyllingJohnny GyllingJohnny Gylling is a Swedish Christian democratic politician, member of the Riksdag 1998–2006.-References:...
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