Field of work
Study of Religion(s). Research, teaching, and dissemination in the intersections between religion, media, and social and cultural power.
Editor of the book series Contemporary Religion and Popular Culture (Palgrave Macmillan) with Professor Kees de Groot.
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
Catholicism and Charismatic Christianity in the 20th and 21st centuries
Norse-oriented Neopaganism (Heathenry, Asatru)
Viking enthusiasm, contemporary uses of Vikings and the Norse past
Religion, media and social and cultural power
Religion and video games, film, and music
Theories and method(s) in the study of religion(s)
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, 25/26
- MGUKR301, CREE 2, module 1 - Holy Scriptures, Secularization and Religious Diversity, 25/26
- MGUKR401, CREE 2, module 2 - Religion, Philosophy and Subject Curriculum, 25/26, subject responsible
- MGUKR501, CREE 3, module 1 - Theory of Science, Methodology and Research Ethics, 25/26
- MGUKR502, CREE 3, module 2 - Theory and Religious Sciences, 25/26