Professor (since 2000) : The study of Christian social practice / Diaconia
Chair: Nordhost project: Migration and Hospitality in a Nordic context (2017-2019)
Academic Interests
Theology, philosophy and the study of Christian Social Practice, Spatial interpretations and theories. Ecclesiology.
Phenomenology, ethics and practice. Migration and refugee studies.
Background
- Dean of the Faculty of Theology, University of Oslo, 2007-2014
- Honorary Professor, School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics, university of Kwazulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
- Editor-in-chief (since 2008) : Diaconia. Journal for the Study of Christian Social Practice. Göttingen, V&R
- Chair: Editorial Board for the series. Research in Contemporary Religion (RCR), V&R, Göttingen 2011-2016 Member of the board 2017 -
- President- International Academy of Practical Theology 2017-2019
- Series Editor: Religion, Resistance, Hospitalities (RRH), Routledge Publishers