Gustaf Aulén
Gustaf Aulén | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Strängnäs | |
Gustaf Aulén (Right) | |
| Church | Church of Sweden |
| Diocese | Strängnäs |
| In office | 1933–1952 |
| Predecessor | Sam Stadener |
| Successor | Dick Helander |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gustaf Emanuel Hildebrand Aulén 15 May 1879 |
| Died | 16 December 1977 (aged 98) |
| Buried | Norra Kyrkogården, Lund |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Denomination | Swedish Lutheran |
| Parents | Frans Johan Aulén (b. Petersson) (1847 - 1904) and Ebba Maria Lovisa Matilda Aulén (b. Hildebrand) (1850 - 1891) |
| Spouse | Kristine Bjørnstad (1882-1959) |
| Children | Johan Olof Hildebrand Aulén (1910 - 1913)
Agnes Ingegerd Maria Aulén (1912 - ) Gustav Einar Hildebrand Aulén (1914 - 1947) Bengt Olof (Boa) Aulén (1921 - 2000). Boa was father to ornithologist, Bengt Gustaf Aulén (b.1950) |
| Occupation | Priest, theologian and later bishop |
| Alma mater | University of Uppsala |
Gustaf Emanuel Hildebrand Aulén (15 May 1879 – 16 December 1977) was the Bishop of Strängnäs in the Church of Sweden, a Lutheran theologian, and the author of Christus Victor, a work which still exerts considerable influence on contemporary theological thinking on the atonement.