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Former Swedish Bishop to Speak February 26
CHICAGO, IL (February 4, 2003) - Krister Stendahl, former bishop of the Church of
Sweden and Dean Emeritus at Harvard Divinity School, will give a lecture at
Anderson Chapel on February 26.
The lecture, entitled "A New Church for a New World: A Swedish-American
Perspective," will begin at 7:30 p.m. The event, sponsored by North Park
Theological Seminary, is free and open to the public.
Stendahl grew up in Stockholm, Sweden, and was educated at Uppsala
University. An ordained pastor, he finished his Th.D. degree at Uppsala in
1954 and spent 30 years at Harvard before returning to his hometown to
become bishop in his native church. Following retirement in 1988, he
returned to Harvard and served as chaplain to Harvard Divinity School until
1991. He then went to Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, and
was the Myra and Robert Kraft and Jacob Hiatt Distinguished Professor of
Christian Studies until 1993.
For more information about the lecture, call 773-244-5567.
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