Academic interest/research areas
Church History, Modern Norwegian Church History, Nordic Protestantism, Pietism, Ecclesiology, Education and Religion
Education:
- 2004 - History, Volda college
- 2000 - University pedagogics, University of Oslo
- 1998 - Dr. theol., Faculty of Theology, University of Oslo
- 1992 - Recent Gothic Paleography, University of Oslo
- 1990 - Practical-theological seminar (PTS)
- 1990 - Cand. theol., Faculty of Theology (TF), University of Oslo (UiO)
Ordained to work as a priest 1990
Work experience:
- 2009 - Professor of Norwegian Church History, TF/UiO
- 2011-2014 - Professor II, University of Tromsø
- 2006-2009 - Associate professor (førsteamanuensis), TF/UiO
- 2005-2006 - Associate professor, TF/UiO
- 2004-2005 - Dean of The Northern Norway Educational Centre of Practical Theology, Tromsø (KUN)
- 2003-2004 - Associate professor, TF/UiO
- 2003 - Administrative head, Program for religious studies, UiO
- 2001-2004 - Project head, educational project ”Liturgy and everyday life” for priest, Hamar diocese, PTS
- 1999-2003 - Associate professor, TF/UiO
- 1998-1999 - Associate professor, TF/UiO
- 1997 - Engaged at PTS
- 1995-1997 - Scholarship, Norwegian Research Council/TF
- 1994-1995 - Assistant professor (substitute), TF/UiO
- 1992-1994 - Scholarship, Church history, Norwegian Research Council
Books/dissertations:
- “Folkekirke nå”. Co-editor together with Stephanie Dietrich; Beate Fagerli & Vidar Leif Haanes. Verbum Akademisk, Oslo, 2015.
- “Teologi og modernitet. Universitetsteologien i det 20. hundreåret”. Co-editor together with Tarald Rasmussen. Unipub forlag, Oslo, 2011.
- “I dialog. Norsk kyrkjeakademi 1956-2006”. Tapir, Trondheim, 2006.
- “Nyare norsk kristendomshistorie”. Fagbokforlaget, Bergen, 2005.
- “Illustrert norsk kristendomshistorie”. Together with Per Halse. Fagbokforlaget, Bergen 2002.
- “…en Kraft og et Salt i Menigheden”. Ein studie av dei såkalla “johnsonske prestane i siste halvpart av 1800-talet i Noreg. Unipub forlag, Oslo, 2000 (Doctoral dissertation).
- “…midt i den norske kirke”. Det praktisk-teologiske seminar gjennom 150 år, 1848-1998. Det praktisk-teologiske seminars skriftserie nr. 3, Oslo, 1998.