MF CASR

MF CASR's exciting spring brownbag lunch schedule is out:
https://mf.no/en/node/7594
Be ready for the start on February 3rd, with Vidar Haanes presenting his research on "In search of Zion: Millennial Hopes and Immigration to America."
MF CASR's brownbag lunches happen both in person at MF's library on Tuesdays at 11:30, and we are even back on Zoom for those who cannot join us on campus.

MF CASR Lunch – Spring 2026 | MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society MF CASR is pleased to announce our lineup of Tuesday Lunch Talks for the coming spring.

PhD opportunity at UiT

https://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/280736/stipendiat-i-religionsvitenskap-urfolksstudier?fbclid=IwY2xjawLI_WRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHupDpG6CNtJWlwq39AQ7S0-DcTZQllGTEnuemXmoXgVeQW5KVOJZrUF9F1fu_aem_snPueAaG3A_WhpWqLQjn2A

Stipendiat i religionsvitenskap/urfolksstudier (280736) | UiT Norges arktiske universitet Stillingstittel: Stipendiat i religionsvitenskap/urfolksstudier (280736), Arbeidsgiver: UiT Norges arktiske universitet, Søknadsfrist: mandag 15. september 2025

What kind of thing is “religion”?

Join philosopher Kevin Schilbrack and scholars from across disciplines for a two-day workshop at MF:

What Is “Religion” in Religious Discrimination?
Social Ontology, Categorization, and Politicized Religious Othering

🗓️ Sept 22–23 Oslo | MF Norwegian School of Theology

A seminar-style event with short talks and big questions—how is “religion” mobilized, politicized, and entangled with other categories of identity?

Part of Schilbrack’s Global Fellow visit.
🔗 https://mf.no/seminar/mf-casr/mf-casr-international-workshop-kevin-schilbrack

To register, click here: https://nettskjema.no/a/531044 #/page/1

Check out our recording of our March 31 talk with Lena Salaymeh, co-sponsored by Critical Islamic Studies: "What Is Critique in Islamic Studies?" This was a powerful and engaging event!

Lena Salaymeh: What is Critique in Islamic Studies? (Critical Islamic Studies/MF CASR, March, 2022) Speaker: Lena Salaymeh (British Academy Global Professor in the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, Oxford University) Discussants: Junaid Quadri (Asso...