Jens Gran Gleditsch

Jens Gran Gleditsch (1860–1931) was a Norwegian bishop and theologian. He was a brother of Kristen Gran Gleditsch.[1]

Right Reverend Jens Gran Gleditsch
Bishop
Church	Church of Norway
Diocese	Nidaros
Personal details
Born	6 December 1860 Voss, Norway
Died	27 October 1931 (aged 70) Oslo, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Denomination	Christian
Parents	Lars August Gleditsch Johanne Margrethe Gran
Spouse	Georga Johnson (1890-1893) Marie Ihlen (1907-1931)
Occupation	Priest
Education	Cand.theol. (1883)
Alma mater	University of Oslo

Gleditsch was born on 6 December 1860 in Voss, Søndre Bergenhus, Norway. He received his cand.theol. degree in 1883 from the University of Oslo. He was a chaplain in Lista from 1887 until 1891. He then moved to Antwerp, Belgium to serve as pastor of the Norwegian Seaman's Church there. In 1912, Gleditsch became the parish priest in Arendal. From 1917 until 1923, he held various positions in churches in Oslo. In 1918, he received an honorary Doctorate of Theology from the University of Uppsala. He was bishop at the Diocese of Nidaros from 1923 until 1928. His appointment as a bishop was very controversial at the time due to his liberal theology. He retired after only five years as bishop due to health problems, and he died three years later in Oslo on 27 October 1931.[2]

Selected works

• Jesus og dogmet. Nogle ord om forholdet mellem den historiske og religiøse betragtning af Kristi person (1909)
• Andagtsbok: Kristelig tro og kristelig liv i korte betragtninger (1912)
• Norsk kirkepolitik. Tanker til overveielse (1913)
• Reformationens profil gjennem tiderne (1917)

References

1. Store norske leksikon. "Jens Gran Gleditsch" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-08-01.
2. Store norske leksikon. "Jens Gleditsch – utdypning (NBL-artikkel)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-08-01.