Nordic Christianity in Dialogue

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

Nordic Lutheranism has often emphasized the value of creation. In the theological imagination of Niels Henrik Gregersen, this long tradition has produced new and unexpected fruits, reaching from Danish public theology to the mysteries of deep incarnation. The present volume studies this rich imagination from critical and constructive perspectives.

• 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