Jayne Svenungsson
Jayne Christine Svenungsson is a Swedish theologian and philosopher who holds the chair in Systematic Theology at Lund University. Her field of research lies within political theology, aesthetics and the philosophy of history.
In September 2017, Svenungsson was elected as a member of the Swedish Academy. She was installed on 20 December 2017, succeeding Torgny Lindgren on seat 9. She left the Academy on 7 November 2018.
Prizes and elected memberships
- Per Beskow Prize for contributing to the dialogue between theology, society and culture in the public sphere, 2014.
- The Nine Society's Christmas Prize, 2014.
- Karin Gierow Prize for contributions to the dissemination of bildung, 2015.
- Vetenskapssocieteten i Lund, since 2017.
- Kungliga Humanistiska Vetenskapssamfundet i Lund, since 2018.
- Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, since 2022.