About MF
MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society is a Specialized University in Oslo.
MF was founded in 1907 as the Faculty of Theology. In 2018, we changed our name to MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society.
MF is a private, independent educational institution engaged in research and education in theology, religion, and social sciences, with a particular focus on the intersection of religion and society.
MF offers a range of study programs at the Ph.D., master's, and bachelor's levels. Students are trained for professions in the church, school, and society.
MF has approximately 120 employees, 1300 students, and around 50 in the doctoral program.
MF is an independent, value-based Specialized University college where academic freedom, critical thinking, and democratic participation are emphasized.
Research
The research at MF is diverse and covers areas such as theology and interdisciplinary studies of religion and society.
Opening hours
Summer 2024
Special opening hours 17. June - 11. August:
Monday - Friday: 09.00 - 15.00
Saturday - Sunday: Closed
Library summer opening hours
Regular opening hours from 12. August.
Main entrance and reception:
Monday- Friday: 08.00 - 21.00
Saturday: 09.00 - 17.00
Sunday: Closed
Library and reading room:
Monday- Friday: 09.00 - 20.00
Saturday: 10.00 - 15.00
Sunday: Closed
Opening hours during Christmas and the New Years weekend 24/25
Main door and reception:
Friday 13.12: 08.00 - 21.00
Saturday 14.12: Closed
Monday 16.12 - Friday 20.12: 08.00 - 16.00
Saturday 21.12 - Saturday 4.1.2025: Closed
Library and learning center:
Friday 13.12: 09.00 - 16.00
Saturday 14.12: Closed
Monday 16.12 - Friday 20.12: 09.00 - 16.00
Saturday 21.12 - Saturday 4.1.2025: Closed
Student reception on 3rd floor:
Friday 13.12: 10.00 - 14.00
Saturday 14.12 - Saturday 4.1.2025: Closed
News
A New Collaboration with MF L-MaSDR
MF L-MaSDR is delighted learn that the lab’s Research Associate Dr. Dan Batovici has won the €1.2M FWF START 2024 Award by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF).
INTERSECT Research Group Celebrates 6 Successful Years
INTERSECT marks the end of the project with a panel discussion where samples from the project are presented and discussed. The panel discussion is followed by a reception with food.
ERC-project DEChriM to hold concluding conference in Rome
For the last several years, MF CASR fellow Victor Ghica has led the ERC project "Deconstructing Early Christian Metanarratives" (DEChriM).
Candida Moss to give MF CASR Annual Lecture for 2024
Candida Moss, Professor at Birmingham University, will deliver the MF CASR Annual Lecture entitled "Limits and Invisible Labor: Early Christian History in the Shadows of Erasure," on Thursday, October 10.