Nordic Christianity in Dialogue

Bo Kristian Holm is Professor MSO of Systematic Theology at Aarhus University (Denmark).Else-Marie Wiberg Pedersen is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Aarhus University (Denmark).Mikkel Gabriel Christoffersen is Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at University of Copenhagen (Denmark).

• Introduction: Theology Into the World—Editors’ Introduction by Else Marie Wiberg Pedersen (University of Aarhus, Denmark), Bo Kristian Holm (University of Aarhus, Denmark), and Mikkel Gabriel Christoffersen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)Part 1: Theology, Method, Science1: The Why and How of Theological Communication—An Appreciative Interpretation of Gregersen’s Methods for Theology by Jan-Olav Henriksen (MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Norway)2: Seven Models of the Theological Reception of Extra-Theological Theory by Günter Thomas (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)3: Physics, Theology and Reality—Hermeneutic Reflections on the Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics in Dialogue with Niels Henrik Gregersen by Dirk Evers (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany)4: Science, Climate Change and Theology by Jakob Wolf (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)Part 2: Scandinavian Creation Theology 5: Experiences of Resonance and the Theology of Creation—Hartmut Rosa and N.F.S. Grundtvig by Hans Raun Iversen (University of Copenhagen)6: Living with Resonance and Dissonance—An Invitation to Counter Distrust in Society by Elisabeth Gerle (University of Lund, Sweden)7: Rediscovering a Compassionate Diaconia—A Dialogue with Niels Henrik Gregersen, K.E. Løgstrup, Bernhard Waldenfels, and the 50+ Group by Trygve Wyller (University of Oslo, Norway)8: Make Peace with Nature? On the Relevance of K.E. Løgstrup’s Philosophy for Contemporary Life by Svein Aage Christoffersen (University of Oslo, Norway)Part 3: Deep Incarnation9: “Creatures First”—Deep Incarnation, Wide Ascension, and Indigenous Insights by Allen G. Jorgenson (Martin Luther University College, Canada)10: Deep Incarnation Revisited from a Gender Perspective—Incorporating the Other by Else Marie Wiberg Pedersen (University of Aarhus, Denmark)11: Reflections on Deep Incarnation and Time by Christopher Southgate (University of Exeter, GB)12: At Home in Copernicus’ Cosmos? by Ted Peters (Lutheran Theological Seminary and Graduate Theological Union, USA)Part 4: Theology in Society13: How to Win by Losing—Kenotic Protestantism, Cultural Influence and Secularization by Derek Nelson (Wabash College, USA)14: Sociology and Theology in Dialogue in the Study of Nordic Churches by Marie Vejrup Nielsen (University of Aarhus, Denmark)15: Value Education 2.0—Revisiting K.E. Løgstrup’s Analysis of the Relation Between the Phenomena and Ideology as Sources for Teaching Democracy by Johanna Gustafsson Lundberg (University of Lund)16: Reconciliation as Public Theology by Hans Vium Mikkelsen (Centre for Education and Research, ELCD, Denmark)17: On the Role of Creation and Sin in the Formation of the Nordic Welfare State by Bo Kristian Holm (University of Aarhus, Denmark)Epilogue: Deep and Wide—A Theological Portrait of Niels Henrik Gregersen by Mikkel Gabriel Christoffersen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)About the Authors