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  • The Faculty of theology welcomes four newly appointed doctoral fellows Apr. 26, 2024 10:02 AM

    Johanna Bokedal, Lea Matthaei, Ole Vinther, and Nina Gacic have recently joined the Faculty of Theology as new PhD fellows. Coming from varied academic backgrounds, they will each bring their own unique perspectives and research interests to our faculty.

  • New Book: Parabiblica Coptica Apr. 5, 2024 11:54 AM

    The present volume focuses on the Coptic parabiblical texts – those texts that do not belong to the Bible but fall in its orbit – which include not only the Apocrypha but also the works of the Apostolic Fathers.

  • New honorary doctorates at the University of Oslo Feb. 16, 2024 11:46 AM

    Nobel Prize winner Emmanuelle Charpentier as well as Dr. Sjur Bergan and Professor Trond Petersen are among UiO's honorary doctors 2024. They will be formally appointed at UiO's Annual Celebration on 2 September, where topics related to academic freedom and democracy will receive special attention.

  • New Book: Befriending the North Wind – Children, Moral Agency, and the Good Death Jan. 24, 2024 1:08 PM

    Befriending the North Wind – Children, Moral Agency, and the Good Death is about the moral lives of children and their agency in decisions about death.

  • Laura Nasrallah new honorary doctor Dec. 14, 2023 9:18 PM

    The University Board has decided to appoint Laura Nasrallah to honorary doctor at the University of Oslo (UiO) in 2024. Nasrallah is Professor of New Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School, and she was suggested as new honorary doctor by the Faculty of Theology, UiO.