Lars Olof Jonathan (Nathan) Söderblom

Nobel Prize in Peace 1930

“for promoting Christian unity and helping create 'that new attitude of mind which is necessary if peace between nations is to become reality'”

Lars Olof Jonathan (Nathan) Söderblom was a Swedish Lutheran archbishop and ecumenical leader. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1930 for promoting Christian unity and helping create a new attitude of mind necessary for peace between nations. He was a leader in the early ecumenical movement.

Field

Theology · Christian Religion

Lifespan

1866–1931