Hans Austnaberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 6220570 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hans Austnaberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hans |
| FAMILY NAME | Austnaberg |
| SIGNATURE | AUSTNABERG H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Theology and Social Sciences, VID Specialized University Stavanger Norway |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9307-6770 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Healing Requires Faith”
Building on a fieldwork consisting of interviews and participant observation with those designated mpiandry (shepherds) in the Malagasy Lutheran Church, this article investigates the place of faith in their faith-healing practices. It is an empirical contribution where the shepherds’ understandings of faith are explored. The theoretical lenses for analysis and discussion are based on lived theology as an interpretative approach to the shepherds’ …
Power in Context
The aim of this article is to investigate the power dynamics at play in open and announced healing practices in Norway and Madagascar. The main research question is: What characterizes the power dynamics at play in healing practices in Norway and Madagascar? We analyzed empirical material by using a power theoretical approach to describe the exercise of power. Through a study in two different ecclesial and cultural contexts, we indicate the (il)l…
Engaging Norwegian Youth in Mission
A reform of Christian education began in Norway in 2004 covering all those baptised in the Church of Norway from birth to 18. Mission is a significant dimension in the Plan for Christian Education but, despite the many projects initiated by congregations, relatively few deal with mission. The empirical material underpinning this article is a close study of four congregations’ projects on mission and youth aged from 14 to 18. Projects with good ex…
Baptism in the Zionist Churches of Africa
African Initiatives in Christianity (AICs) are the fastest-growing expression of Christianity on the African continent today. In this article, A. F. Walls’ famous “indigenising” and “pilgrim” principles are applied to the practice of baptism in Zionist churches. Its research question asks if the indigenising principle has taken over completely to the loss of the pilgrim principle, or if the two stand in a complementary and dialectical relationshi…
Planarbeid i trosopplæring som ressurs for menigheten?
All congregations in the Church of Norway have to make their own local plan for Christian education, according to a National curriculum. In this article we are following six congregations in their working process, and we are asking how the congregation can learn from the process for congregational planning in general. As theoretical perspectives we use Van Gelder’s technical and cultural changes and Senge’s five disciplines of learning organizati…
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Planarbeid i trosopplæring som ressurs for menigheten?
All congregations in the Church of Norway have to make their own local plan for Christian education, according to a National curriculum. In this article we are following six congregations in their working process, and we are asking how the congregation can learn from the process for congregational planning in general. As theoretical perspectives we use Van Gelder’s technical and cultural changes and Senge’s five disciplines of learning organizati…
Baptism in the Zionist Churches of Africa
African Initiatives in Christianity (AICs) are the fastest-growing expression of Christianity on the African continent today. In this article, A. F. Walls’ famous “indigenising” and “pilgrim” principles are applied to the practice of baptism in Zionist churches. Its research question asks if the indigenising principle has taken over completely to the loss of the pilgrim principle, or if the two stand in a complementary and dialectical relationshi…
Engaging Norwegian Youth in Mission
A reform of Christian education began in Norway in 2004 covering all those baptised in the Church of Norway from birth to 18. Mission is a significant dimension in the Plan for Christian Education but, despite the many projects initiated by congregations, relatively few deal with mission. The empirical material underpinning this article is a close study of four congregations’ projects on mission and youth aged from 14 to 18. Projects with good ex…
Power in Context
The aim of this article is to investigate the power dynamics at play in open and announced healing practices in Norway and Madagascar. The main research question is: What characterizes the power dynamics at play in healing practices in Norway and Madagascar? We analyzed empirical material by using a power theoretical approach to describe the exercise of power. Through a study in two different ecclesial and cultural contexts, we indicate the (il)l…
Healing Requires Faith”
Building on a fieldwork consisting of interviews and participant observation with those designated mpiandry (shepherds) in the Malagasy Lutheran Church, this article investigates the place of faith in their faith-healing practices. It is an empirical contribution where the shepherds’ understandings of faith are explored. The theoretical lenses for analysis and discussion are based on lived theology as an interpretative approach to the shepherds’ …
Religion, Society, and Development (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Christian Theology and Mission (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Empirical research (2 works)