Göran Larsson (theologian)


Göran Larsson is a Swedish Theologian, ordained in the Church of Sweden and best known for his knowledge about and contacts with Judaism.

Life

Larsson studied theology at Lund University receiving his Bachelor of Theology in 1973 and his Ph.D. in 1980. He was the director of the Swedish Theological Institute in Jerusalem 1979-1993 and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Chicago Divinity School 1991-1992. He has published several books and articles about the relationship between Christianity and Judaism.
In 1990 he was awarded the Raoul Wallenberg Humanitarian Award in 1990 and in 2001 he received an honorary doctorate from the European Theological Seminary, Birmingham.

Selected published works