Publications from MF reserachers
Through books, book chapters, and scholarly articles, researchers at MF contribute to new knowledge and academic dialogue, both nationally and internationally. Here is a selection of publications from recent times.
Books
Torkel Brekke
Antisemitism and Social Democracy
The Case Study of Norway
Jan-Olav Henriksen
Kjærlighetens skapende kraft
Jan-Olav Henriksen
Theology in Dark Times. Critical Conversations with Hannah Arendt’s Work in the Anthropocene.
Sturla Stålsett, Steinar Ims and Gyrid Gunnes (red.)
Kirkeasyl - hva nå?: kristenretten 1000 år og ansvaret for flyktninger i dag
Kristian Bjørkdahl, Janicke Heldal and Terje Rasmussen (red.)
Forestillinger om demokrati: En norsk topografi
Book chapters
John Kaufman
Chapter 1-5 i Kristendommens historie: Fra lokal bevegelse til global religion by Helje Kringlebotn Sødal (red.), Kenneth Fløistad Ellefsen, John Kaufman and Brandt Klawitter.
Heid Leganger-Krogstad
The chapter Bibeldidaktikk i Kirkedidaktikk: Grunnlagsspørsmål i kirkelig undervisning by Asbjørn G. Håkonseth (red.)
Tollef Graff Hugo and Otfried Czaika
Separate chapters in Philosophising with Rocks: Henrik Steffens and the Anthropocene by Benedikt Jager and Marius Timmann Mjaaland (red.)
Karl Olav Sandnes
The chapter Paul as an ancient Moralist, illustrated by the Virtue of Πίστις i Virtus et Humanitas: Bridging Virtues and Values of Greco-Roman, Jewish, and Christian Paidei by Gabriella Gelardini, Kåre S. Fuglseth, Per Jarle Bekken (red.)
Scholarly articles
Marion Grau
The article Constructive Climate Anger (CCA) as A Mode of Thriving i journalen Philosophy, Theology and the Sciences
Fredrik Saxegaard, Kirsten Donskov Felter, Tone Stangeland Kaufman, Jonas Ideström and Lars Johan Danbolt
The article Becoming Clergy: How Agency and Identity are Afforded to Novice Professionals Through Traditional and Ritual Practices i journalen Professions and Professionalism
More articles from Research
Writing and teaching Contested History
Published: 17. July 2026
As competing memories meet official narratives in the classroom, the question becomes not only what history is taught, but whose stories are told.
An Overlooked Part of Europe’s Intellectual History
Published: 24. April 2026
A central part of Europe’s intellectual history has long been overlooked, says Doctoral Research Fellow Zeshan Ullah Qureshi.
– Europe has not only imagined Islam. It has read, translated, and interpreted the Qurʾān for nearly a thousand years.
What Makes Engagement Truly Meaningful?
Published: 30. March 2026
Volunteering is often celebrated as a force that strengthens communities, nurtures solidarity, and fills societal gaps. But what actually happens to individuals when they begin volunteering?
'From the River to the Sea'. Religion and Politics in the Middle East, Past and Present
Published: 27. March 2026
After Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 and the subsequent warfare between Israel and Hamas, the expression “From the River to the Sea” has been frequently used, debated, and condemned by various sides of the conflict, as well as internationally.