Peter W. K. Bøckman, Jr.

Peter Wilhelm Kreydahl Bøckman, Jr. (14 May 1927 - 17 December 2006) was a Norwegian religious studies scholar.

He was born in Skjervøy municipality in Troms county, Norway. ^[1] He was a grandson of bishop Peter W. K. Bøckman, Sr. and brother of journalist Knut Bøckman.^[2] He graduated as cand.theol. in 1953, and following studied in the United States and Sweden, he was hired as a lecturer at the University of Oslo in 1967. From 1975 to 1997 he was a professor of religious studies at the University of Trondheim. He published several books on theological topics.

Selected Works

• Gud og menneske : en kristen troslære (2004) ISBN 82-91925-10-0
• Den norske kirke : historisk og aktuelt (1989) ISBN 82-519-0984-8
• Liv, fellesskap, tjeneste. En kristen etikk (1970) ISBN 82-00-01159-3

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