When I started planning my three weeks of research in residence at the interdisciplinary centre “Beyond Canon” I had no idea how the Corona Virus would affect the world. My stay started out as planned but then Europe started shutting down. I was well and safe the whole time, albeit with considerably less contact with
The Uppsala University takes its ceremonies seriously. Twice a year there are ceremonies for those who have recently attained their doctoral degrees. Salutes are fired with cannons and speeches are given in Latin. Yesterday a happy professor got to see one of his former doctoral students being presented with the doctoral hat and diploma, and
Looking forward to playing Beethoven’s 4th Symphony next Sunday. Over the course of three years, Nya Kammarorkestern is playing through all nine of Beethoven’s symphonies. The more I get to know Beethoven’s work, the more I find him a fascinating figure, both musically and philosophically.
This morning I received the sad news that professor emeritus Lars Hartman passed away yesterday. His many scholarly contributions, especially on early Christian baptism and the Gospel of Mark, are well known. He was also a kind and generous mentor to many, myself included. Despite his declining health in recent years, he found joy in
The SBL Annual Meeting is this year held in San Diego. Many interesting presentations, as usual. Today I had the opportunity to present on the theme Choice, Change, and Conversion: Celebrating A. D. Nock. Metanoein in the Second Letter of Clement: To “Change One’s Perspective,” to Choose to “Repent,” and/or to Convert through Modified Orthopraxis?
It is a privilege to return to Regensburg now and again. Just back from a pleasant week at the Centre for Advanced Studies: Beyond Canon. Thank you Regensburg and Janet Elizabeth Spittler for having me.
My doctoral student, Daniel Gustafsson, will defend his dissertation, “Aspects of Coherency in Luke’s Composite Christology,” on Friday, September 20, 2019, beginning at 10:15 a.m. in Humanistiska Teatern (Engelska parken, hus 22). Daniel’s secondary advisor is my colleague Cecilia Wassén. The external examiner (opponent) will be Mikael Winninge (Umeå/Uppsala), and the evaluation committee (betygsnämnd) is
This year’s SNTS Meeting was held July 30-Aug 3 in beautiful Marburg, Germany. A good program and many interesting talks with old and new colleagues.
Congratulations to Carl Johan Berglund, who successfully defended his dissertation “Origen’s References to Heracleon: A Quotation-Analytical Study of the Earliest Known Commentary on the Gospel of John”. The opponent was Tobias Nicklas, Regensburg.
The end of the Spring Term in Uppsala is marked by the Spring Graduation Ceremony, including cannon salutes. After a solemn ceremony I biked straight to preschool to pick up my son.