Background
He was born in Skjervøy municipality in Troms county, Norway. He was a grandson of bishop Peter W. K. Bøckman, Senior and brother of journalist Knut Bøckman.
He was born in Skjervøy municipality in Troms county, Norway. He was a grandson of bishop Peter W. K. Bøckman, Senior and brother of journalist Knut Bøckman.
University of Oslo; Union Theological Seminary.
He graduated as candidate.theol. in 1953, and following studied in the United States and Sweden, he was hired as a lecturer at the University of Oslo in 1967. From 1975 to 1997 he was a professor of religious studies at the University of Trondheim. He published several books on theological topics.