The amount of people who do not identify with a religious tradition is growing across the world, including the Nordic countries.
In this symposium, scholars present some Nordic findings from an international study that considers the impact of nonreligion in the areas of the environment, migration, health, public debates, and culture.
We have examined who the nonreligious are and which role nonreligion plays in the ways people interact with nature, migration policies and refugee reception, burial rituals, public debates, and pop culture. Our focus is how the approaches and interests of the nonreligious challenge existing and taken-for-granted practices and cultures.
The symposium is open and will take place on June 6-7 in Auditorium 3, Eilert Sundts Hus, University of Oslo. Welcome!
Program
Thursday |
June 6 |
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| 09:00 - 10:15 |
Lori Beaman: |
Why understanding Nonreligion is important |
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10:15 - 11:30 |
Sivert Skålvoll Urstad: |
Results from the Nonreligion survey in Norway |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Short recess | |
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11:45 - 13:00 |
Kati Niemelä: |
Religion and non-religion in nature experiences among Finns |
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13:00 - 13:30 |
Lunch | |
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13:30 - 14:45 |
Netta Marie Rønningen: |
Nonreligious experiences in nature among Norwegians |
| 14:45 - 16:00 | Margit Warburg: |
Burial rituals in the forest: Nonreligion and funeral traditions |
Friday |
June 7 |
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09:00 - 10:15 |
Inger Furseth: |
Nonreligion at refugee reception centers in Norway |
| 10:15 - 11:30 | Mia Lövheim |
Freedom of speech and the boundaries of (non)religion: Swedish press on the burnings of the Qur'an |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Lunch |
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| 12:00 - 13:15 | Stian Skandsen: |
Debates on nonreligion among secular Muslims in Norway |
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13:15 - 14:30 |
Evelina Lundmark: |
Banal (Non)Religion: Secular imaginaries in contemporary Nordic pop culture |