Worldviews in research on religion, values and society
November 6 and 7, 2025, Oslo
In recent years, “worldview” has been proposed as a comparative concept and a foundational analytical category in religious studies, with relevance for many other fields. In this year’s RVS fall course, we will discuss different approaches to the worldview concept and religious practices of “worldmaking” or “realmaking”:
- We will explore how the concept of worldview can be operationalized both in contrast to and alongside the concept of “religion”.
- We will consider how polarization between worldviews can be a source of divisions, but also a catalyst for creative and alternative worldbuilding.
We will approach these themes through introductions to central contributors to the field, and through presentations of current research projects.
The course is hosted by NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology and University of Stavanger (UiS). Course chairs are professor Anja Kirsch (NTNU) and associate professor Ingrid Løland (UiS). Course campus is MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society in Oslo.
A more detailed program will be published closer to summer. Registration deadline will be September 1st. Short paper deadline October 1st.
Deadline to register will be September 1.
Deadline to upload short paper will be October 1.