Hallgeir Elstad

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.