Encounters with Water: Historical and Theological Perspectives

Carola Nordbäck is a researcher at the Research and Analysis Unit of the Church of Sweden, and an affiliated professor of Church History in the field of Museology at Umeå University. Her research focuses on environmental humanities and eco-theology. Nordbäck’s ongoing research focuses on the question of the church’s role and challenges in a time of ecological crisis. She has taken a particular interest in the relationship between humans and water, highlighting blue theology as a way to deepen the understanding of humanity’s existential relationship with water. In her lecture, Nordbäck will combine a historical and contemporary perspective and discuss the following questions: How has the church’s existential and theological meaning-making regarding water changed over time? What can historical reflections tell us about both the past and our present time? Read more: https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/forskning/carola-nordback-forskare