Jan-Olav Henriksen, dr.philos. & dr. theol.
Professor
Systematic Theology
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Presentation
Henriksen is professor of systematic theology, and teaches and does research in all areas of that discipline, although his main subject is Philosophy of religion. He has supervised almost 30 doctoral students for their PhD, and has presently 7 PhD-students under supervision, in addition to master students. His present research topic focuses on different dimensions in the relationship between God and human experience, as well as on religion interpreted from a pragmaticist angle. He also holds a keen interest in the conditions for religion in a post-secular society.
Selected publications
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- Henriksen, J.-O. (2017). Å ødelegge seg selv : om religionens og moralens mørke sider. Skapelsesnåde. Festskrift til Svein Aage Christoffersen, s. 213 - 227. Novus Forlag. ISBN: 978-82-7099-880-7
- Henriksen, J.-O. & Sandnes, K. O. (2016). Jesus as healer : a Gospel for the body. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. ISBN: 9780802873316
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2016). Everyday Religion as Orientation and Transformation: a Challenge to Theology. Nordic Journal of Religion and Society, 29(1), s. 36 - 51. ISSN: 0809-7291
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2016). God in Martin Luther. Religion: Oxford Research Encyclopedias, s. 1 - 22. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780199340378
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2016). God revealed through human agency – Divine agency and embodied practices of faith, hope, and love. Neue Zeitschrift Für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie, 58(4), s. 453 - 472. ISSN: 0028-3517
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2016). Mangfold og tvetydighet : aktuelle blikk på religion. Portal forlag. ISBN: 978-82-8314-074-3
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2015). A new basis for natural religion? Recent explanations of religion and their challenges to contemporary philosophy of religion. Neue Zeitschrift Für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie, 57(4), s. 464 - 482. ISSN: 0028-3517
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2014). Life, love, and hope : God and human experience. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. ISBN: 978-0-8028-7149-7
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2014). Struggling with change: The predicament of evolution and change for religious traditions. Neue Zeitschrift Für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie, 19(4), s. 441 - 453. ISSN: 0028-3517
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2014). The Role of Experience in the Assessment of Human Nature. Theology and Science, 12(4), s. 324 - 337. ISSN: 1474-6700
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2014). Challenges to the Traditional Christian Concept of History. Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science, 49(4), s. 855 - 874. ISSN: 0591-2385
- Henriksen, J.-O. & Pabst, K. (2013). Uventet og ubedt. Universitetsforlaget. ISBN: 978-82-15-02155-3
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2013). Relating God and the self : dynamic interplay. Ashgate. ISBN: 978-1-4094-6548-5
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2013). Revelation between cognitive science of religion and dialectical theology. Theology and Science, 11(4), s. 356 - 369. ISSN: 1474-6700
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2013). Distinct, unique, or separate? : challenges to theological anthropology and soteriology in light of human evolution. Studia Theologica - Nordic Journal of Theology, 67(2), s. 166 - 183. ISSN: 0039-338X
- (2012). Crisis and change : religion, ethics and theology under late modern conditions. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN: 9781443837491
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2011). Finitude and theological anthropology : an interdisciplinary exploration into theological dimensions of finitude. Peeters Publishers. ISBN: 978-90-429-2458-1
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2011). Religion : mellom troens isolasjon og uvitenhetens forakt. Cappelen Damm Høyskoleforlaget. ISBN: 978-82-7634-911-5
- Christoffersen, S. A. & Henriksen, J.-O. (2010). Religionens livstolkning. Innføring i kristendommens religionsfilosofi. Universitetsforlaget. ISBN: 978-82-15-01749-5
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2010). Eros and/as desire - a theological affirmation : Paul Tillich read in the light of Jean-Luc Marion's The Erotic Phenomenon. Modern Theology, 26(2), s. 220 - 242. ISSN: 0266-7177
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2009). Menneskesyn : historisk arv og fortsat aktualitet. Klim. ISBN: 9788779555754
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2009). Desire, gift, and recognition : Christology and postmodern philosophy. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. ISBN: 9780802863713
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2007). Teologi i dag : samvittighet og selvkritikk. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN: 9788245006179
- (2005). Mykere kristendom? Sørlandsreligion i endring. Fagbokforlaget. Search in Cristin...
Latest academic publications
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- Henriksen, J.-O. (2021). A Religious Symbol for a Sustainable Practice? Hope Cathedral from a Pragmatist Perspective. Eco-Theology: Essays in Honor of Sigurd Bergmann, s. 217 - 231. Brill Academic Publishers. ISBN: 978-3-657-76036-7
- Sandnes, K. O. & Henriksen, J.-O. (2020). Resurrection : Texts and Interpretation, Experience and Theology. Pickwick Publications. ISBN: 9781532695872
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2020). An animal in need of wisdom : Theological anthropology and the origins of humility and wisdom. Theology and Evolutionary Anthropology : Dialogues in Wisdom, Humility and Grace, s. 142 - 159. Routledge. ISBN: 9780367221805
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2020). Representation and Ultimacy : Christian Religion as Unfinished Business. LIT Verlag. ISBN: 978-3-643-91168-1
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2020). The Reformer in the Eyes of a Critic : Nietzsche’s Perception and Presentation of Luther. The Reformation of Philosophy, s. 119 - 129. Mohr Siebeck. ISBN: 9783161592188
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2020). Religion og konflikt – må det henge sammen?. Verdier i konflikt: Etikk i et mangfoldig samfunn, s. 57 - 71. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISBN: 9788202675295
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2020). Religion as the Other Source of the Modern Western World : Habermas’s Contribution to the Contemporary Role of Religion. Nordic Journal of Religion and Society, 33(2), s. 114 - 125. ISSN: 0809-7291
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2020). Religions, the contemporary paradox : on understanding religions as practice and why it matters. Between Closeness and Evil. A Festschrift for Arne Johan Vetlesen, s. 309 - 331. Scandinavian Academic Press. ISBN: 978-82-304-0268-9
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2020). Embodied, relational, desiring, vulnerable – Reconsidering Imago Dei. Neue Zeitschrift Für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie, 62(3), s. 267 - 294. ISSN: 0028-3517
- Henriksen, J.-O. (2020). Violence, Shame, and Moral Agency – An Exploration of Krista K. Thomason’s Position. De Ethica, 6(1), s. 23 - 34. ISSN: 2001-8819
Education and professional practice
0 | Div.kortere og lengre forskningsopphold Tyskland (1985-86, 1988, 1990), Storbritannia (2000, 2015, 2017-18), USA (Princeton, 1999,2001,2003, 2005) og Nederland (2017) |
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1982 | Cand. theol. MF |
1984 - 1985 | Sivilarbeider og konsulent i Mellomkirkelig Råd for Den norske kirke. |
1984 | Mag. art. i filosofi UiO |
1987 - 1990 | NAVF-stipendiat |
1990 - 1991 | Førstelektor MF |
1990 | Dr. theol. UiO |
1991 - 1994 | Dosent og professor i systematisk teologi ved distriktshøyskolen i Volda |
1994 - present | Professor i systematisk teologi ved Menighetsfakultetet , fra 2002 med særlig vekt på religionsfilosofi |
2000 | Alan Richardson Fellow, University of Durham, UK |
2002 | Dr. philos. UiO |
2002 - present | Professor i religion med vekt på religion i det postindustrielle samfunnet ved Universitetet i Agder |
2006 - present | Forsker ved Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton, New Jersey 2006-07 og 2012-13. |
2009 - 2012 | Leder for den tverrinsitusjonelle Forskerskolen Religion Values Society |
2013 - 2017 | Forskningsdekan MF |
2017 - 2018 | Gjesteforsker, St Benets Hall, Oxford University, UK |
Positions
1991 - 1998 | Medlem i Komiteen for Internasjonale spørsmål under Mellomkirkelig råd |
1998 - 2004 | Styremedlem Institutt for sjelesorg, Modum Bad |
1999 - 2003 | Leder Teologisk Nemnd under Mellomkirkelig Råd |
2005 - 2009 | Editor in Chief Studia Theologica - Nordic Journal of Theology |
2005 - 2007 | Medlem i LWF Task force on Marriage, Family and Human Sexuality |
2006 - 2010 | Medlem i Den norske kirkes lærenemnd |
2007 - 2012 | Medlem Arts and Humanities Research Council Steering Commmitte Religion and Society, UK |
2010 - 2019 | Member of the editorial board Studia Theologica - Nordic Journal of Theology |
2011 - present | Member, Advisory Board of Dialog - A Journal of Theology (US) |
2012 - present | Medlem, Bispemøtets teologiske råd |
2013 - 2017 | Medlem i Forskningsutvalget i UHR |
2013 - 2017 | Forskningsdekan, Menighetsfakultetet |
2013 | Co-Editor, Nordic Studies in Theologiy (LIT Verlag) - |
2014 | Co-Editor, Religion, Theology and the Sciences (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht) - |