Christian Lomsdalen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1084090 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christian Lomsdalen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christian |
| FAMILY NAME | Lomsdalen |
| SIGNATURE | LOMSDALEN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bergen |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-2662-5848 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Mellom fellesskap og fritak
School worship services remain widespread in Norwegian primary schools, mainly organized by the Church of Norway and focused on Christmas. A national survey of 555 teachers shows that 78% of schools conduct such events, with high student participation. However, the right to exemption is actively used—most frequently by Muslim students, followed by those from the Norwegian Humanist Association and Jehovah’s Witnesses. The findings reveal major var…
Kommentar til Løland
Jeg ønsker først å uttrykke min takknemlighet til Ole Jakob Løland for en grundig og tankevekkende artikkel om skolegudstjenester som religionspolitisk fenomen (Løland, s. 289-306, 2025). Det er verdifullt med slike innsiktsfulle analyser, som tydeliggjør viktige utfordringer og muligheter med dagens praksis i vårt pluralistiske samfunn. Selv om våre konklusjoner og perspektiver på noen punkter er ulike, setter jeg stor pris på redegjørelsen fra …
The right to opt out
As societies become increasingly diverse, questions arise about how the state can accommodate cultural and religious plurality while safeguarding fundamental human rights, such as freedom of religion and the right to education. Despite contextual variations, many states and education systems are affected by common supranational processes and face many of the same legislative challenges in drawing boundaries between what is considered religion and…
The Right to Be Exempted on Religious Grounds in Icelandic Basic Education
This article examines Iceland's scheme for educational exemptions based on religion, life philosophies, or personal convictions, comparing it with the schemes used in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Despite curricular reforms promoting inclusivity, Christian favouritism persists in Icelandic schools, often embedded in traditions classified as cultural rather than religious. The requirement for "valid arguments" in Iceland's exemption process raises …
Fritak på religiøst grunnlag – en endringsmelding
Since 2005, pupils and their guardians in Norwegian primary schools have had the right to be exempted from activities that they experience as problematic from their own outlook on life or that they experience as an exercise of someone else's outlook on life. In 2015, Bengt-Ove Andreassen called for a similar right in upper secondary school in an academic discussion with Njål Høstmælingen, in Prismet. With the new Education Act, which is valid fro…
Islam, Kjønn, og Fritaksproblematikk i Skolen
Spørsmålet om muslimske kvinner og jenters deltakelse i skolens svømmeundervisning og i svømming i offentlige svømmehaller er en debatt som foregår parallelt i flere land og med mange ulike perspektiver og argumenter knyttet til migrasjon, integrering og nasjonale verdier. Debatten handler om det som skjer både i og utenfor skolene. I denne artikkelen vil jeg se på det som skjer i skolene knyttet til kjønnsdelt svømmeundervisning. Jeg presenterer…
Fritak og religiøse spenninger i skolen
The right to be exempted in Norwegian basic education means that pupils can avoid participating in educational school activities that are perceived as practicing or adhering to another religion or another worldview, or which on the basis of their own religion or worldview are perceived as problematic. The right to exemption constitutes a paradox in several ways, and there is very little information on how it is practiced at school. In this articl…
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Fritak og religiøse spenninger i skolen
The right to be exempted in Norwegian basic education means that pupils can avoid participating in educational school activities that are perceived as practicing or adhering to another religion or another worldview, or which on the basis of their own religion or worldview are perceived as problematic. The right to exemption constitutes a paradox in several ways, and there is very little information on how it is practiced at school. In this articl…
Islam, Kjønn, og Fritaksproblematikk i Skolen
Spørsmålet om muslimske kvinner og jenters deltakelse i skolens svømmeundervisning og i svømming i offentlige svømmehaller er en debatt som foregår parallelt i flere land og med mange ulike perspektiver og argumenter knyttet til migrasjon, integrering og nasjonale verdier. Debatten handler om det som skjer både i og utenfor skolene. I denne artikkelen vil jeg se på det som skjer i skolene knyttet til kjønnsdelt svømmeundervisning. Jeg presenterer…
Fritak på religiøst grunnlag – en endringsmelding
Since 2005, pupils and their guardians in Norwegian primary schools have had the right to be exempted from activities that they experience as problematic from their own outlook on life or that they experience as an exercise of someone else's outlook on life. In 2015, Bengt-Ove Andreassen called for a similar right in upper secondary school in an academic discussion with Njål Høstmælingen, in Prismet. With the new Education Act, which is valid fro…
Mellom fellesskap og fritak
School worship services remain widespread in Norwegian primary schools, mainly organized by the Church of Norway and focused on Christmas. A national survey of 555 teachers shows that 78% of schools conduct such events, with high student participation. However, the right to exemption is actively used—most frequently by Muslim students, followed by those from the Norwegian Humanist Association and Jehovah’s Witnesses. The findings reveal major var…
Kommentar til Løland
Jeg ønsker først å uttrykke min takknemlighet til Ole Jakob Løland for en grundig og tankevekkende artikkel om skolegudstjenester som religionspolitisk fenomen (Løland, s. 289-306, 2025). Det er verdifullt med slike innsiktsfulle analyser, som tydeliggjør viktige utfordringer og muligheter med dagens praksis i vårt pluralistiske samfunn. Selv om våre konklusjoner og perspektiver på noen punkter er ulike, setter jeg stor pris på redegjørelsen fra …
The right to opt out
As societies become increasingly diverse, questions arise about how the state can accommodate cultural and religious plurality while safeguarding fundamental human rights, such as freedom of religion and the right to education. Despite contextual variations, many states and education systems are affected by common supranational processes and face many of the same legislative challenges in drawing boundaries between what is considered religion and…
The Right to Be Exempted on Religious Grounds in Icelandic Basic Education
This article examines Iceland's scheme for educational exemptions based on religion, life philosophies, or personal convictions, comparing it with the schemes used in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Despite curricular reforms promoting inclusivity, Christian favouritism persists in Icelandic schools, often embedded in traditions classified as cultural rather than religious. The requirement for "valid arguments" in Iceland's exemption process raises …
Religious Education and Schools (7 works) · Religion, Theology, and Education (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Humanities (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (2 works) · Religious Freedom and Discrimination (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Art (1 work)