Inger Furseth is Professor of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo, Norway, and adjunct professor at KIFO Centre for Church Research, Norway. Some of her books include A Comparative Study of Social and Religious Movements in Norway, 1780s-1905 (2002), From Quest for Truth to Being Oneself (2006), and An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion (2006, co-author). She was the director of the research program, The Role of Religion in the Public Sphere: A Comparative Study of the Five Nordic Countries 1998-2008 (NOREL 2009-2014).

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Changing Religious Landscapes in the Nordic Countries.- 3 Religion and State: Complexity in Change.- 4. Religion on the Political Agenda.- 5. Religion and the Media: Continuity, Complexity, and Mediatization.- 6. Faith and Worldview Communities and Their Leaders – Inward or Outward Looking?.- 7. Secularization, Deprivatization or Religious Complexity?.

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Inger Furseth is Professor of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo, Norway, and adjunct professor at KIFO Centre for Church Research, Norway. Some of her books include A Comparative Study of Social and Religious Movements in Norway, 1780s-1905 (2002), From Quest for Truth to Being Oneself (2006), and An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion (2006, co-author). She was the director of the research program, The Role of Religion in the Public Sphere: A Comparative Study of the Five Nordic Countries 1998-2008 (NOREL 2009-2014).

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Changing Religious Landscapes in the Nordic Countries.- 3 Religion and State: Complexity in Change.- 4. Religion on the Political Agenda.- 5. Religion and the Media: Continuity, Complexity, and Mediatization.- 6. Faith and Worldview Communities and Their Leaders – Inward or Outward Looking?.- 7. Secularization, Deprivatization or Religious Complexity?.

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Inger Furseth is Professor of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo, Norway, and adjunct professor at KIFO Centre for Church Research, Norway. Some of her books include A Comparative Study of Social and Religious Movements in Norway, 1780s-1905 (2002), From Quest for Truth to Being Oneself (2006), and An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion (2006, co-author). She was the director of the research program, The Role of Religion in the Public Sphere: A Comparative Study of the Five Nordic Countries 1998-2008 (NOREL 2009-2014).

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Changing Religious Landscapes in the Nordic Countries.- 3 Religion and State: Complexity in Change.- 4. Religion on the Political Agenda.- 5. Religion and the Media: Continuity, Complexity, and Mediatization.- 6. Faith and Worldview Communities and Their Leaders – Inward or Outward Looking?.- 7. Secularization, Deprivatization or Religious Complexity?.

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