Field of work
Research, teaching, and dissemination in the intersections between religion, media, and social and cultural power.
Courses taught
Religion and worldview education, Christianity; theories, methodology, and research ethics in the study of religion(s), pedagogy of religion and worldview education.
Research areas
Theories and method(s) in the study of religion(s)
Religion, media and social and cultural power
Religion and video games, film, and music
Norse-oriented Neopaganism (Heathenry, Asatru)
Viking enthusiasm, contemporary uses of Vikings and the Norse past
Catholicism and Charismatic Christianity in the 20th and 21st centuries
Research groups
Back to Blood: Pursuing a Future from the Norse Past
(Research Council of Norway grant 301273, University of Stavanger in collaboration with Linköping University)
Religion and life interpretation (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences)
Research and Teaching on Controversial Topics (University of Bergen)
- MGBPE401, Pedagogy and pupil-related skills, module 4 - The research-informed, innovative and ethically conscious teacher, 24/25
- MGUKR101, CREE 1, module 1 - Religions, worldviews and subject didactics, 24/25
- MGUKR131, CREE 1, module 1 - Knowledge of Christianity, Religion, Philosophies of life and Ethics, 24/25
- MGUKR301, CREE 2, module 1 - Holy Scriptures, Secularization and Religious Diversity, 24/25
- MGUKR401, CREE 2, module 2 - Religion, Philosophy and Subject Curriculum, 24/25
- MGUKR550, CREE 3, emne 4 - Master's thesis, 24/25
- MGUPE201, Pedagogy and pupil-related skills, module 2 – The teacher and the pupil in diverse learning environments, 24/25
Publications
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What Fun Can Help Us See: Some Empirical Examples
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Aesthetically Enchanted Nature Engagements in God of War and Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice: Introducing ViPEAs and the DaGr Religion Spectrum
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"Back to Blood: Pursuing a Future from the Norse Past - noen sentrale forskningsresultater"
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"ViPEAs between 'Norse' and 'Nature': Using the Dark Green/Gray Religion Scale to Make Sense of Enchanted Biospheres in Norse-inspired Video Games"
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Liquefying Norse-inspired religion at Midgardsblot: Locating, ludifying, losing, and longing at a Viking-themed metal (and Nordic neofolk) music festival in Norway