“Theological Studies”: a 1913 lecture by Haraldur Níelsson

To mark 150 years since the birth of Rev. Haraldur Níelsson, María – his great-granddaughter – delivered his lecture “Theological Studies” at the University of Iceland on 1 December. Haraldur originally gave the address to theology students in 1913.

“It is something of a performance, because I stand there in his shoes in the Faculty of Theology and live my way into it. I have been poring over his letters and papers for a television series I am developing, and found this lecture among them. Putting myself in his shoes is part of the process, so I read directly from his original manuscript – 28 handwritten pages.”