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P. (Paul) Waldenström
1838–1917
A major voice in Sweden’s 19th-century religious life, he wrote with the urgency of a preacher and the reach of a public intellectual. His work helped shape the free church movement and kept faith, reform, and everyday readers closely connected.
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Genom Canada: Reseskildringar från 1904
by P. (Paul) Waldenström
About the author
Born in Luleå in 1838, Paul Petter Waldenström was a Swedish lecturer, priest, theologian, member of parliament, and writer. He became one of the best-known leaders of Sweden’s late 19th-century free church movement, and his name is closely tied to the Svenska Missionsförbundet.
Alongside his church and public work, he was an active author and editor. Project Runeberg’s author record lists him as a central figure in Swedish religious publishing, including his long association with the journal Pietisten, and it also preserves his memoirs from 1838–1875.
Waldenström died in 1917. Remembered for combining religious conviction with public engagement, he remains a notable figure in Swedish church history and in the wider world of Scandinavian religious writing.