Book Presentation ”Figurations and Sensations of the Unseen” and Guest Lecture by Birgit Meyer

25 November, 2019

On October 2nd and October 3rd, The Faculty of Theology of the University of Oslo (UiO) hosts a book presentation of Figurations and Sensations of the Unseen and a guest lecture by professor Birgit Meyer. The title of the guest lecture is ‘’Religion and/as heritage: Recycling the Christian Past of the Netherlands’’.

About the book presentation

Place and date: Oct 2, 2019, 10.15-11.30 a.m., Faculty Library, Domus Theologica, Blindernveien 9, Oslo.

Judaism, Christianity and Islam are often thought to privilege words over images, and even to be hostile towards portraying the divine. This book shows that in reality the situation is much more complex.

We are happy to be able to present and discuss this international and inter-disciplinary volume. There will be presentations from two of the international contributors to the book, professor Birgit Meyer, Utrecht and professor Yvonne Sherwood, Kent.
There will also be responses to the thematics of the volume by two colleagues at TF: professors Svein Aage Christoffersen and Ingvild Flaskerud.

Click here for the announcement at the UiO website.

Click here for more information about the book.

About the guest lecture

Place and date: Oct 2, 2019, 10.15-11.30 a.m., Faculty Library, Domus Theologica, Blindernveien 9, Oslo.

Across Northern Europe, Christianity is on the decline. Established churches, especially Protestant and Catholic, are losing members on a massive scale.

In the Netherlands, currently 49 percent of the population claims to be part of a religious group. In public debates, this development is often taken as an index of increasing personal freedom and a liberation from the straitjackets imposed by religion.

Click here to read the full introduction to the guest lecture.