MF Norwegian School of Theology

MF Norwegian School of Theology
Norwegian School of Theology (MF)
Det teologiske Menighetsfakultet
Motto In Principio Erat Verbum
Established 1907
Type Private
Rector Prof. dr. theol. Vidar L. Haanes
Admin. staff 100
Students 1100
Location Oslo, Norway
Affiliations The Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions; IMHE; the Nordic University Association
Website www.mf.no

The Norwegian School of Theology (formerly the Free Faculty of Theology) (Norwegian: Det teologiske Menighetsfakultet) (MF), is a private, independent, accredited Norwegian specialised university. The school is located at Majorstuen, Oslo.

The main goal of the institution is to educate and train ministers, pastors, Christian educators (catechists), deacons, teachers and researchers for Church, School and Society.

The school offers degrees on an undergraduate level, on a postgraduate level and on a postgraduate research (PhD) level.

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History

MF was founded in 1907 by a body of people (Norwegian academics, politicians, clergy and lay people) wanting to build the education and research on the Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions.

The main reason for the establishing of the School was an appointment to a professoriate at the Faculty of Theology at University of Oslo. The Chair of Systematic Theology was vacant after the death of Professor Fredrik Petersen in 1903, and in 1906 the liberal theologian Johannes Ording was appointed to the Chair. Ording was appointed after a lengthy debate which almost led to a crisis in the Government of Norway. It was not supported by the other leading professors at the faculty, and Professor Sigurd Odland at the Faculty of Theology and the Minister of Church Affairs Christian Knudsen in the Government left their positions following the appointment.

Notable people in the society and the Church gathering around Professor Odland then took steps to found an independent institution training the clergy. The founding charter was signed October 16, 1907, and the School was opened in the autumn of 1908 with only 8 students (a number that increased to 14 before the end of the first term). The earliest teachers were Sigurd Odland (New Testament), Edvard Sverdrup (Church history), Peter Hognestad (Old Testament), Ole Hallesby (Systematic theology). From 1919 the members of academic staff was granted the right to call themselves professors.

The School grew steadily, and in 1913 MF was given the right to offer exams in Theology, and also in Practical Theology from 1925. The School expanded in 1967 and an institute of Christian Studies was founded giving a minor, major and a masters degree in Christian Studies. 1977 the school started to train Christian Educators (catechists).

A major step was the right to award the doctoral degree in 1990. The School was the first private school given the right to do this, and in 2005 the school was accredited as a specialized university institution by the Norwegian authorities.

Beginning in 1907 as a confessional school it today is an ecumenical inclusive school offering education specific to a number of denominations (Lutheran, Methodist, Catholic, Salvation Army and Pentecostal).

Academics

MF is Norway’s largest school of theology and enrolls approximately 900 students from both Norway and other countries.

MF Norwegian School of Theology awards the following degrees: bachelor, master, candidatus/a theologiae and Ph.D.

It offers the following programmes of study that results in the mentioned degrees:

  • At undergraduate level
    • Introductory Studies in Christianity and Religious and Ethical Education (1 year),
    • Introductory Studies in Social Studies (1 year),
    • Introductory Studies in Cross-cultural Communication (1 year),
    • Bachelor of Arts, specializing in Christianity and Religious and Ethical Education (3 years),
    • Bachelor of Arts, specializing in Religion and Society (3 years),
    • Bachelor of Arts, specializing in Youth Ministry (3 years),
    • Bachelor of Arts, specializing in Social Studies (3 years),
    • Bachelor of Theology (3 years).
  • At postgraduate level
    • Master of Arts in Religious Education (1 ½ years, part-time studies),
    • Master of Arts in Religion, Society and Global Issues (2 years, offered in English),
    • Master of Theology (2 years, offered in English) specializing in Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal or Methodist theology.
    • Master of Theology (5 years, one-tier),
    • Master of Philosophy in Religious Education (2 years),
    • Master of Philosophy in Educational Ministry (2 years),
    • Master of Philosophy in Diaconal Ministry (2 years),
    • Master of Practical Theology,
    • Master of Christian Clinical Counseling,
    • Professional Degree in Theology and Ministry (6 years, leading to the cand.theol.-degree),
    • Professional Teaching Degree in Religious Education and Social Studies lektor/adjunkt.
  • At PhD level
    • Philosophiae doctor in Theology (3 ½ years),
    • Philosophiae doctor in Religious Education (3 ½ years).

Notable alumni and faculty staff

Alumni

Politicians

Kjell Magne Bondevik, Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, Torild Skogsholm, Helen Bjørnøy.

Musicians

Bjørn Eidsvåg, Morten Harket

Authors

Jan Kjærstad, Ole Hallesby

Clergy

Faculty Staff

Emeriti

Old Testament Theology

  • Prof. Corinna Körting
  • Prof. Karl William Weyde
  • Associate prof. dr. Hanne Løland
  • Ass. prof. Andrew Wergeland, Hebrew

New Testament Theology

  • Prof. Hans Kvalbein
  • Prof. Karl Olav Sandnes
  • Prof. Reidar Hvalvik
  • Associate prof. dr. Geir Otto Holmås
  • Ass.prof. Hanne B. S. Tveito
  • Ass. prof. Glenn Wehus, Greek

Church History

  • Prof. Oskar Skarsaune
  • Prof. Bernt T. Oftestad
  • Prof. Vidar L. Haanes
  • Associate prof. Jan Schumacher
  • Associate prof. dr. Kristin Norseth

Systematic Theology

  • Prof. Jan-Olav Henriksen, Philosophy of Religion
  • Prof. Harald Hegstad, Dogmatics and Practical Ecclesiology
  • Prof. Gunnar H. Heiene, Ethics
  • Prof. Kjell Olav Sannes, Dogmatics
  • Prof. Peder Gravem, Christian and Religious Studies (KRL),
  • Prof. Svein Olaf Thorbjørnsen, Secular Ethics
  • Adjunct Prof. dr. Else-Britt Nilsen, Catholic Theology
  • Adjunct Prof. dr. Greg Reichberg, Moral Philosophy

Religious Studies

  • Associate prof. dr. Liv Ingeborg Lied
  • Associate prof. Arild Romarheim
  • Ass. prof. Ann Midttun

Social Sciences and Religious Education

  • Prof. Sverre D. Mogstad, Religious Education
  • Prof. Geir Afdal, Religious Education
  • Prof. dr. Heid Leganger-Krogstad, Religious Education
  • Associate prof. dr. Kjetil Fretheim, Social Science
  • Associate prof. dr. Lars Laird Eriksen, Social Science
  • Adjunct Prof. dr. Håkon W. Lorentzen, Social Science
  • Adjunct Prof. dr. Inger Furseth, Sociology of Religion
  • Prof. Leif Gunnar Engedal, Psychology of Religion
  • Associate Prof. dr. Lars Johan Danbolt, Psychology of Religion

Practical Theology and Missiology

  • Prof. Tormod Engelsviken, Missiology
  • Associate prof. dr. Roar Fotland, Missiology
  • Adjunct prof. dr. Knud Jørgensen, Missiology
  • Ass. prof. Astrid Sandsmark, Youth Ministry
  • Ass. prof. Tron Fagermoen, Diaconia
  • Ass. prof. Sjur Isaksen, Pastoral Counseling
  • Dir. ministry div. Fredrik Saxegaard
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