Per Landgren

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Per Landgren (born 1958) is a Swedish Christian Democratic politician, member of the Swedish parliament (Riksdag) 1998–2006. Landgren was a member of the financial committee of the Riksdag until 2002 and of the fiscal committee between 2002 and 2006. He is also pursuing a doctorate in History of ideas at Göteborg University.

Landgren questions the theory of evolution. He has edited an anthology on "science, evolution, creation, belief"[1] and has written articles for the Swedish creationist magazine Genesis.[2] In 2005 he sponsored a Riksdag bill to teach "biological questions of origin" in philosophy class instead of biology class.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Landgren, Per (ed.) (2002). En bok om vetenskap, evolution, skapelse, gudstro. Haninge: XP förlag.
  2. ^ Landgren, Per. "Om tolerans och homosexualitet" / "Geologisk idéhistoria". Tidskriften Genesis 3 (1995).
  3. ^ Landgren, Per (2005). "Skolundervisning i ursprungsfrågor". Motion 2005/06:Ub497.