Presentation
Teresia Derlén (b. 1975) received her PhD from King’s College London in 2019. In 2002, she became a Master of Theology (History of Christianity) at Lund University.
Research
Doctoral thesis: A most Lutheran nation? On popular religion and eucharistic belief in post-Reformation Sweden. Article: ‘Learning to be Lutheran by Singing: The Pedagogy of a Communion Hymn of the Swedish Reformation’, in Celebrating Lutheran Music: Scholarly Perspectives at the Quincentenary, eds., M. Schildt, M. Lundberg, J. Lundblad, Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2019, pp. 109-123.
Research interests
- Traditional and popular religion in the early modern period, especially in the Lutheran north.
- Seventeenth-century Eucharistic theology and liturgical practices in the Nordic countries with a particular interest in Sweden (including Finland).
- Ecclesial art and architecture.
- Devotional literature, textbooks and the development of schooling and literacy. Lutheran spirituality preceding and coexisting with pietism.
Contact information
teresia.derlen@svenskakyrkan.se