The Nordic Bible: Bible Reception in Contemporary Nordic Societies - Paperback

by Marianne Bjelland Kartzow (Editor), Kasper Bro Larsen (Editor), Outi Lehtipuu (Editor)

The volume offers a new critical reflection on the use of the Bible in contemporary cultural and political debates in the Nordic countries. In Nordic Lutheran societies, the Bible has been perceived as a basis of religion and social cohesion. Whereas such religious and confessional factors are well-researched vis-à-vis the historical genesis of the Nordic welfare states, the focus here is on public use of the Bible in debates of today.

Author Biography

K. Bro Larsen, University of Aarhus, DK, M. Bjelland Kartzow, University of Oslo, NOR, O. Lehtipuu, University of Helsinki, FIN.