Doctor of Theology Karl-Henrik Wallerstein

»Be faithful in the small things, think big in the small things«

Karl-Henrik Wallerstein is a Doctor of Theology in Old Testament Exegesis. He completed his doctoral thesis at Åbo Akademi, Finland, in 2019 titled In Search of Solid Ground: Understanding the Epistemology, Hermeneutics, and Theology in Walter Brueggemann’s Theology of the Old Testament, Testimony, Dispute, Advocacy. He is also ordained as a priest in the Church of Sweden for the Diocese of Växjö, a field chaplain in the Swedish Armed Forces, and politically active in the nominating group Frimodig kyrka. He has been employed for several years as a theological secretary and engaged with the theological association Theofil, which is connected to Credo, an evangelical student movement.

During his studies in Lund, Karl-Henrik came into contact with Livets Ord, Ulf Ekman, and Anders Gerdmar when he participated in various seminars. Since the summer of 2023, he has been a teacher at STH, teaching courses in Old Testament Exegesis.

He is married to Jenny, has six children, and lives in Pjätteryd in Småland.

Currently, Karl-Henrik is involved in two research projects: one is a study trip to Jordan and Saudi Arabia to conduct an archaeological survey of the location of the crossing of the Red Sea and Mount Sinai, and the other is a theological research project on “Isaiah-Exegesis in Origen’s Homilies on the Book of Jeremiah”. This project is being carried out in collaboration with Professor Antti Laato.

Doctor of Theology Karl-Henrik Wallerstein

Part-time Teacher in: Old Testament Exegesis

Degrees and Qualifications:

  • Doctor of Theology, Åbo Akademi, Finland
  • Bachelor of Theology, Lund University
  • Ordained priest in the Diocese of Växjö, Church of Sweden

Publications:

  • En andra Naivitet inför Skrifterna (A Second Naivety Toward the Scriptures). Keryx no. 4: 2010.
  • En kritisk undersökning av bibelkritiken mot Gamla testamentet (A Critical Examination of Biblical Criticism Against the Old Testament). Keryx, 2013.
  • Till Församlingens liv (To the Life of the Congregation). Texts on the life of the congregation. Edited by Marcus Hagberg. Gamla Testamentets präster (Priests of the Old Testament), 31–46. Artos.
  • Problemet med offentlig avlösning av synderna (The Problem of Public Absolution of Sins). SPT, 14/15: 2022.
  • En salig blandning: Texter från två konferenser (A Blessed Mix: Texts from Two Conferences). Edited by Björn Fyrlund and Marcus Hagberg. Den allegoriska bibeltolkningens logik. Att läsa Bibeln på ett andligt sätt (The Logic of Allegorical Bible Interpretation: Reading the Bible in a Spiritual Way), 56–82. Artos, 2023.

Contact:
karl-henrik.wallerstein@teol.se