AAAS Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion

Biography

Antje Jackelén's theological studies began at the Kirchliche Hochschule Bielefeld-Bethel and the University of Tübingen in Germany. A scholarship from the German National Merit Foundation brought her to Sweden and Uppsala University where she earned a master's degree in 1979. The doctor's degree in theology and diploma in academic teaching were bestowed on Jackelén by Lund University, Sweden, in 1999. Ordained by the Church of Sweden in 1980, she was a parish pastor for the diocese of Stockholm and the diocese of Lund for 16 years. Fluent in German, Swedish, English and French, her most recent books are Zeit und Ewigkeit. Die Frage der Zeit in Kirche, Theologie und Naturwissenschaf" (2002) and Tidsinställningar (2000). She is a founding member of the International Society for Religion and Science (ISSR), she serves on the board of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology (ESSSAT), the board of directors of the Metanexus Institute on Religion and Science, the editorial advisory board of the journal Theology and Science, and the editorial council of Dialog: A Journal of Theology.