Biography of Gustaf Emanuel Hildebrand Aulén

Gustaf Emanuel Hildebrand Aulén, a Swedish theologian, was awarded Doctor of Divinity from the University of Glasgow in 1951.

In 1913 Aulén was appointed Professor of Dogmatics at Lund University. In 1933, he became Bishop of Strängnäs in the Church of Sweden, after publishing his most famous work Christus Victor: An Historical Study of the Three Main Types of the Idea of Atonement in 1931.

Summary

Gustaf Emanuel Hildebrand Aulén
Born 15 May 1879.
Died 16 December 1977.
University Link: Honorary Graduate
GU Degree: DD, 1951;
Occupation categories: theologians
Record last updated: 2nd Apr 2013

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University Roles

• Honorary Graduate