Archbishop honorary doctor in Chicago

Picture caption: Archbishop Antje Jackelén has been made an honorary doctor at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. Photo: Magnus Aronson/IKON

The Archbishop of the Church of Sweden Antje Jackelén has been made an honorary doctor at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. This took place yesterday in conjunction with the School’s 155th annual commencement (degree award) ceremony.

“I am very happy and proud to receive this honorary award. I will always remember my years in Chicago as years that included challenges and tremendous development for me, and I still sometimes lack the contact I had with students and colleagues,” says Archbishop Antje Jackelén.

She is receiving the award for her theological research, especially into the meeting of religion and science, and her leadership in the Christian church.

The Archbishop was a professor at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago before becoming the Bishop of Lund Diocese in 2007. She was also the head of the research centre called the Zygon Center for Religion and Science.

The Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago is a Lutheran theological college of higher education (seminary) that is affiliated to the University of Chicago.