Edvard Magnus Rodhe (17 December 1878 – 12 April 1954) was a Swedish theologian and Bishop of Lund from 1925 to 1948.

Biography

Edvard Rodhe was born in Lund, son of the clergyman Edvard Herman Rodhe (1845–1932), Bishop of the

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(1888–1929). He graduated from the Gothenburg Latin gymnasium 1896 and matriculated at

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the same year. He completed his

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() degree in 1898, and completed his theology degree in 1904, after having spent time at the universities of

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and

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. He defended a dissertation for a

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ship in 1905 and taught in Lund until he was appointed professor of

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and vicar of

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parish in 1912, becoming

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at Lund University the same year. He was professor of practical theology and

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from 1919 until 1925 and appointed Bishop of the

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in 1925, retiring in 1948. Rodhe was the last bishop of Lund to serve as Pro-Chancellor of Lund University. Edvard Rodhe was married to Ruth Billing (1876–1951), daughter of Bishop Gottfrid Billing.

References

Literature

* Bexell, Oloph "Edvard Rodhe och den praktiska teologin" Summary: Edvard Rodhe and the Subject of Practical Theology. ''Religion och Bibel. Nathan Söderbloms-Sällskapets årsbok'' 62–63 (2003–2004) {{DEFAULTSORT:Rohde, Edvard Magnus 1878 births 1954 deaths People from Lund Lund University alumni Academic staff of Lund University Academic staff of Uppsala University Lutheran bishops of Lund 20th-century Swedish Lutheran bishops Swedish theologians 20th-century Protestant theologians