Anders Jeffner#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 1915 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHILOSOPHY, THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES |
| Elected: | 1999 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SWEDEN |
Anders Jeffner passed away September 26, 2026.
Positions Held
- 2002 - 2007 President of The Royal Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, Stockholm
- 2000 - 2004 Member of the board of Växjö University, Sweden
- 1994 - 2001 Secretary General of the Swedish Council for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Stockholm
- 1983 - 1987 Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University
- 1976 - 2000 Full Professor, Religious Studies, Uppsala University
- 1966 - 1976 Lecturer and Assistant professor, Ethics and Philosophy of Religion, Uppsala University
- 1966 Dr. of Theology, Ethics and Philosophy of Religion, Uppsala University
Fields of Scholarship
- Empirical studies of views of life among ordinary people
- Analysis of religious language
- Religion and science
- Contemporary theological argumentation
- Locke, Berkeley, Hume and their influence on the religious debate in the 18th century
- Foundation of ethics
- Philosophy of mind
- Analysis of ideologies
Honours and Awards
- Dr. honoris causa, Åbo Academy, Finland
- Honorary Fellow, Harris Manchester College, Oxford University
- Fellow of the following Swedish royal academies: The Royal Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, The Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences of Uppsala, The Royal Society of Sciences at Uppsala
