Knut-Willy Sæther
Institutt for religion og livssyn
Professor
Department of Religious Studies
Additional English version
See also Knut-Willy Sæther's webpage at Weebly here.
Education
PhD/Dr.art., Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Faculty of humanities, 2005.
MA/Cand.philol. University of Oslo, University of Bergen and NLA University College, Bergen.
BA/Cand.mag. University of Bergen.
Employments
Professor, Volda University College, 2017-
Affiliated Professor, Norwegian School of Leadership and Theology, Oslo, 2020-
Affiliated Professor, NLA University College, Bergen, 2017-2023
Visiting Scholar, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA, 13 months, Aug 2012 - April 2016
Visiting Scholar, Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, Berkeley, USA, Nov 2015
Visiting Scholar, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, USA, Dec 2016
Associate Professor, Volda University College, 2008-2017
Associate Professor, NLA University College, 2007-2017
Associate Professor, University of Stavanger, 2006-2007
Research Scholar (PhD-student), NTNU / Nesna University College (Nord University), 2000-2002
Rector, Danielsen Senior High School, Bergen 1998-2006
Assistant Professor, Nesna University College (Nord University), 1997-1998
Lecturer, Danielsen Senior High School, 1996-1997
Academic appointments and networks
Project Advisor, Spiritual Naturalism: Nature Spiritualities and Ecological Action Among the “Spiritual
but not Religious" Granted by Templeton Foundation.
Member, Advisory Board, Scandinavian Journal for Leadership & Theology (SJLT), 2023-
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science. 2023-
Member, The Academic Comittee at the Chair of Science, Technology, and Religion, Comillas Universidad Pontifica, Madrid, 2023-
Board member, European Society for the Study of Science and Theology (ESSSAT), 2022-
Vice-President, ESSSAT, for ECSTXIX i Ålesund, mai 2022
Chief-editor, scientific series, Religionsfag Profil
Scientific Program Officer, The European Society for the Study in Science and Theology (ESSSAT), 2010-2018
Co-editor, Studies in Science and Theology og Issues in Science and Theology (Springer), 2010 – 2018
Deputy member, PhD-programme Volda University College / Molde University College.
Member, Academic Council for Theology and Religion in Norway, 2019-
Leader, research group, Religion og livssyn, Volda University College
Leader, research group, Nature, aesthetics and ethics, Volda University College
Member, American Academy of Religion (AAR)
Board member, Interim board, Fjordkonferansen, 2011-2012
Board member, Norwegian School of Leadership and Theology, Oslo. 2008-2012. Deputy member from 2012-
Research fields
Philosophy of religion
Interdisciplinary studies: philosophy, religion, aesthetics, theology, natural science.
Views of nature, human-nature encounter, nature experiences, friluftsliv
Theory of science, philosophy of science
Personal webpage
www.knutwillysaether.weebly.com
Research
CRIStin
Books
Views of Nature and Dualism: Rethinking Philosophical, Theological, and Religious Assumptions in the Anthropocene [ISBN 978-3-031-42901-9] 324s.
Published 2023 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Thomas John Hastings
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Studies in Science and Theology: Nature - and Beyond: Immanence and Transcendence in Science and Religion [ISBN 978-3-00-065699-6] 422s.
Published 2022 by Michael Fuller, Dirk Evers, Anne Runehov, Knut-Willy Sæther, Bernard Michollet
Møter og mangfold: Religion og kultur i historie, samtid og skole [ISBN 978-82-02-75389-4] 287s.
Published 2022 by Hildegunn Valen Kleive, Jonas Gamborg Lillebø, Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Rom og sted: Religionfaglige og interdisiplinære bidrag [ISBN 978-82-02-69675-7]
Published 2020 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Anders Aschim
Publisher: Cappelen Damm Akademisk
The Grace of Being Fallible in Philosophy, Theology, and Religion [ISBN 978-3-030-55915-1] 153s.
Published 2020 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Thomas John Hastings
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Studies in Science and Theology: Nature - and Beyond [ISBN 978-3-00-065699-6] 422s.
Published 2020 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Michael Fuller, Dirk Evers, Anne Runehov, Bernard Michollet
Issues in Science and Theology: Nature - and Beyond Transcendence and Immanence in Science and Theology [ISBN 978-3-030-31182-7] 280s.
Published 2020 by Michael Fuller, Dirk Evers, Anne Runehov, Knut-Willy Sæther, Bernard Michollet
Publisher: Springer
Studies in Science and Theology: Are We Special? Yearbook of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology 2017-2018 [ISBN 978-3-00-058578-4] 257s.
Published 2018 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Dirk Evers, Michael Fuller, Anne Runehov
Naturens skjønnhet: En studie av forholdet mellom estetikk, teologi og naturvitenskap [ISBN 9788202566418] 250s.
Published 2017 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Issues in Science and Theology: Are We Special? [ISBN 978-3-319-62123-4] 306s.
Published 2017 by Michael Fuller, Dirk Evers, Anne Runehov, Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Springer
Studies in Science and Theology: Yearbook of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology [ISBN 978-3-00-051976-5] 269s.
Published 2016 by Dirk Evers, Michael Fuller, Anne Runehov, Knut-Willy Sæther
Issues in Science and Religion: Do Emotions Shape the World? [ISBN 978-3-319-26767-8] 305s.
Published 2016 by Dirk Evers, Michael Fuller, Anne Runehov, Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Springer
Trinitarisk tro og tenkning. Festskrift til Svein Rise [ISBN 978-82-8314-065-1] 257s.
Published 2015 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Gunnar Innerdal
Publisher: Portal forlag
Issues in Science and Theology: What is Life? [ISBN 978-3-319-17406-8] 207s.
Published 2015 by Dirk Evers, Michael Fuller, Antje Jackelén, Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Springer
Pentekostale perspektiver [ISBN 978-82-450-1859-2] 258s.
Published 2015 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Karl Inge Tangen
Publisher: Fagbokforlaget
Det mangfaldige kvalitetsomgrepet. Fjordantologien 2013 [ISBN 978-82-8285-078-0] 435s.
Published 2014 by Jørgen Amdam, Øyvind Helgesen, Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Forlag1
Skjønnhet og tilbedelse [ISBN 978-82-321-0210-5] 246s.
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Svein Rise
Publisher: Akademika forlag
Kristen Spiritualitet. Perspektiver, tradisjoner og uttrykksformer [ISBN 978-82-321-0150-4] 258s.
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Akademika forlag
En bok om Gud. Gudstanken i brytningen mellom det moderne og det postmoderne [ISBN 978-82-519-2840-3]
Published 2011 by Svein Rise, Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Tapir Akademisk Forlag
Traces of God. Exploring John Polkinghorne on Theology and Science [ISBN 978-82-519-2657-7] 248s.
Published 2011 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Tapir Akademisk Forlag
Scientific articles and book chapters
Creative wellbeing in nature
Published 2024 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Helga Synnevåg Løvoll, Dag Erik Wold
Three moods of approaching friluftsliv and their relationships with sustainability
Published 2024 by Helga Synnevåg Løvoll, Knut-Willy Sæther, Gunvor Marie Dyrdal
Navigating the In-Between: Exploring Interdisciplinarity, the Humanities, and the Role of Philosophy of Religion
Published 2024 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Approaching religious fatalism in cancer screening education
Published 2024 by Thea Beate Brevik, Knut-Willy Sæther
Seeing Nature as a Whole: Ecospirituality and the Human-Nature Relationship
Published 2023 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Attending to the Human-Nature Relationship: Approaches, Contexts,and Challenges
Published 2023 by Thomas John Hastings, Knut-Willy Sæther
Awe experiences, the sublime, and spiritual well-being in Arctic wilderness
Published 2022 by Helga Synnevåg Løvoll, Knut-Willy Sæther
Når forskningskulturer møtes: Noen prinsipielle avklaringer av interdisiplinær forskning
Published 2022 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Religiøs erfaring og språk: Et religionsfilosofisk bidrag til konstruktiv-kritisk realisme
Published 2021 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Friluftsliv: Aesthetic and Psychological Experience of Wilderness Adventure
Published 2020 by Mark Graves, Helga Synnevåg Løvoll, Knut-Willy Sæther
The apologetic fruitfulness of a revised natural theology
Published 2020 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Naturen som sted: En eksplorativ studie av økofilosofi, økoteologi og kristen økospiritualitet
Published 2020 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Komplekse rom og mangeartede steder: Religion og interdisiplinære kontekster
Published 2020 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Anders Aschim
The Many Faces of Fallibilism: Exploring Fallibilism in Science, Philosophy, and Theology
Published 2020 by Knut-Willy Sæther
A Fallibilist Approach in the Age of COVID-19 and Climate Change
Published 2020 by Thomas John Hastings, Knut-Willy Sæther
Bidrag til en kristen forståelse av mennesket
Published 2020 by Gunnar Innerdal, Ståle Johannes Kristiansen, Kim Larsen, May Bente Stuart Matre, Svein Rise, Peder Kvaale Solberg, Knut-Willy Sæther
Feeling at Home in the Wilderness: Environmental Conditions, Well-Being & Aesthetic Experience
Published 2020 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Helga Synnevåg Løvoll, Mark Graves
Opplevelser av skjønnhet i fjellet
Published 2019 by Helga Synnevåg Løvoll, Knut-Willy Sæther, Mark Graves
Kristen tro og naturvitenskap: Noen grunnleggende avklaringer
Published 2018 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Aesthetics at the Intersection of Science and Theology
Published 2018 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Rationality in Play? A Philosophical Journey in the Current Landscape of Facts and Truth
Published 2018 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Philosophy of Religion as Serious Talk About God
Published 2016 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Science and Religion Being Moved by Aesthetics
Published 2016 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Foundationalisme eller koherentisme? : en kartlegging av John Polkinghornes epistemologiske tenkning
Published 2015 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Trinitarisk teologi og dialogen med naturvitenskap
Published 2015 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Historiske og nåtidige bidrag til pentekostal teologi og spiritualitet : en innledning
Published 2015 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Karl Inge Tangen
Pentekostal teologi og naturvitenskap: Amos Yongs bidrag til pentekostal interdisiplinær dialog
Published 2015 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Det mangfaldige kvalitetsomgrepet
Published 2014 by Jørgen Amdam, Øyvind Helgesen, Knut-Willy Sæther
Красота природы в новом естественном богословии [Beauty of Nature in a Revised Natural Theology]
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Skjønnhet som epistemologisk utfordring for teologien
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Skjønnhetens gjenopprettelse: Introduksjon og presentasjon
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Svein Rise
Kristen naturspiritualitet. To bidrag til forståelsen av menneskets forhold til skaperverket
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Is Beauty Natural?
Published 2012 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Kosmos som Guds hage
Published 2011 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Fortelling og gudslære: et bidrag til samtidens tale om Gud
Published 2011 by Svein Rise, Knut-Willy Sæther
Hypotesen om Guds eksistens : en vurdering av Richard Dawkins' vitenskapssyn
Published 2011 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Skaperverket som kosmisk danningsprosjekt
Published 2010 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Tro som søker forståelse
Published 2007 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Kristen skapertro - i troens og fornuftens verden
Published 2006 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Other works
Symposium - "Nature, Aesthetics, and Ethics"
Published 2024 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Estetiske opplevelser i naturen – Friluftsliv som kontekst
Published 2024 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Space in interdiciplinary research
Published 2024 by Hildegunn Valen Kleive, Knut-Willy Sæther
Bokslipp på NTNU i Ålesund – dialog om teknologi og religion
Published 2024 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Børge Sandnes
Religiøs politisk kultur i regional kontekst gjennom det lange 1800-tallet
Published 2024 by Morten Øveraas, Knut-Willy Sæther
Research Symposium "Nature, aesthetics, and ethics"
Published 2023 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Kritisk realisme som utgangspunkt for teologisk forskning
Published 2023 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Human Encounter with Nature: Deep Experiences and the Importance of Place
Published 2023 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Wonder and Well-being in Nature
Published 2023 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Hans-Günter Heimbrock og Jörg Persch (red.): Eco-Theology: Essays in Honor of Sigurd Bergmann
Published 2023 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Guest-editor, Volume on Sustainable Leadership - Scandinavian Journal of Leadership and Theology
Published 2023 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Religiøs kultur i regional kontekst gjennom det lange 1800-talet
Published 2023 by Knut-Willy Sæther
The therapeutic mobilities of Pilgrimage Walking: A study of the health impacts of walking the Norwegian St. Olav Way. Administrator for og medlem i bedømmelseskomité PhD,
Published 2022 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Research Symposium, "Views of Nature and Dualism", Princeton Theological Seminary, NJ, USA
Published 2022 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Ansvarlig redaktør for Religionsfag Profil, vitenskapelig serie, Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
Published 2022 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Exploring narratives of awe-inspiring experiences in Arctic nature
Published 2022 by Helga Synnevåg Løvoll, Knut-Willy Sæther
Forskningsnettverk og publiseringsstrategier
Published 2022 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Creative wellbeing in wilderness: "The moment you almost lose your breath, get touched and feel that things are just as they should and should be"
Published 2022 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Bærekraft drar svenske biskoper til Ålesund
Published 2022 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Vi vil bli gode mot menneskenes jord
Published 2022 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Annik Magerholm Fet
International Research symposium: Nature, aesthetics and ethics, Ålesund, Norway. May 8-9.
Published 2022 by Knut-Willy Sæther
European Conference in Science and Theology (ECSTXIX) in Ålesund, Norway, May 4-8.
Published 2022 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Eco-spirituality and nature: The role of aesthetic experiences in eco-spirituality for a sustainable interaction with nature
Published 2022 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Å se naturen: Natursyn, estetikk og etikk
Published 2022 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Which reality? Eco-spirituality in the tension between dualism and monism
Published 2022 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Why Us?
Published 2021 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Å se naturen: Estetikk, etikk og bærekraft
Published 2021 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Tom McLeish, The Poetry and Music of Science: Comparing Creativity in Science and Art
Published 2021 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Tverrfaglighet og studiet av forholdet mellom religion og kultur
Published 2020 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Forskningskonferansen: "Kulturmøter og interkulturell kommunikasjon"
Published 2020 by Knut-Willy Sæther
"Space/Place": Religionsfaglige, filosofiske og teologiske perspektiver
Published 2019 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Naturen som rom: Økofilosofi, økoteologi og kristen økospiritualitet
Published 2019 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Undringen i naturen
Published 2019 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Kristendom og kvantefysikk - enten eller?
Published 2019 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Fra Sinai til Slogen: En vandring i fjellets teologi og filosofi
Published 2019 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Individualisme og fellesskap som utfordringer i dagens samfunn: Noen kulturanalytiske perspektiver
Published 2019 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Healings as Signs of the Kingdom - and the Science-Relgion Debate
Published 2019 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Karl Inge Tangen
Opplevelser av skjønnhet i vinterfjellet
Published 2018 by Helga Synnevåg Løvoll, Knut-Willy Sæther, Mark Graves
Skreddersydde barn? Bioteknologi - helsegevinst eller etisk dilemma?
Published 2018 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Det globale i det lokale: Om pinsevekkelsens dynamiske karakter
Published 2018 by Knut-Willy Sæther
La beauté de la nature: Un voyage d'exploration dans le domaine interdisciplinaire de l'esthétique, de la théologie et de la science
Published 2018 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Friluftsliv: Estetiske og psykologiske opplevelser i naturen
Published 2018 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Helga Synnevåg Løvoll
Experiences of beauty in extreme outdoor wilderness
Published 2018 by Helga Synnevåg Løvoll, Knut-Willy Sæther, Mark Graves
Friluftsliv: Aesthetic and psychological experience of wilderness adventure
Published 2018 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Mark Graves, Helga Synnevåg Løvoll
One World: Wrestling with dualism and fallibalism in intercultural contexts of modernity
Published 2017 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Episk natur
Published 2017 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Opplevelsen av naturens skjønnhet
Published 2017 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Urørt natur? - Noen filosofiske perspektiver
Published 2017 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Experiences of Nature: Wonder, beauty, and the sublime
Published 2016 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Beauty of Nature: An explorative journey in the interdisciplinary field of aesthetics, theology, and science
Published 2016 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Formidlingens kunst - religionsdidaktiske refleksjoner
Published 2016 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Pentecostal Theology and Spirituality - A Scandinavian Perspective
Published 2015 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Science and Religion Being Moved by Aesthetics
Published 2015 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Tro og vitenskap - til gjensidig berikelse
Published 2015 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Skjønnhet og tilbedelse
Published 2014 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Amos Yong, The Spirit of Creation: Modern Science and Divine Action in the Pentecostal-Charismatic Imagination
Published 2014 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Does the Emotion of Beauty Shape Science and Theology?
Published 2014 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Building Bridges Between Theology and Science
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Nature and Wonder
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Motbeviser evolusjonsteorien Gud?
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Bli lys - om skapertroens forhold til naturvitenskap
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Kristen spiritualitet - mangfold og kompleksitet. En introduksjon
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Steven R. Guthrie, Creator Spirit: The Holy Spirit and the Art of becoming Human
Published 2012 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Beauty of Nature
Published 2012 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Wonder, Science, and Faith
Published 2012 by Knut-Willy Sæther
How to Relate Science and Religion?
Published 2012 by Knut-Willy Sæther
An introduction to Norwegian Pentecostal Theology. Selected milestones and current challenges
Published 2012 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Beauty of Nature
Published 2012 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Theology and Science – bottom up?
Published 2012 by Knut-Willy Sæther
En vurdering av Charles Pinnocks Spirit in creation
Published 2011 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Natur og spiritualitet
Published 2011 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Skjønnhet og nyskapelse
Published 2011 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Evolusjon og kristen skapertro
Published 2011 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Beauty of Nature in a Revised Natural Theology
Published 2011 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Omvend meg
Published 2011 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Between Foundationalism and Coherentism
Published 2010 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Is Beauty Natural?
Published 2010 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Bibelen og naturvitenskapen
Published 2010 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Fjellets magi
Published 2010 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Vitenskap og vitenskapelig metode i forskningsetisk lys
Published 2010 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Forutsetninger og normativitet i forskningen
Published 2010 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Religion og Darwin
Published 2009 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Guds handling i verden Konflikt eller dialog mellom teologi og naturvitenskap?
Published 2009 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Naturens forståelighet og finstemthet
Published 2008 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Banalisering av religionsdebatten
Published 2007 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Intervention or interaction? God's action in the world - Theological and scientific challenges
Published 2007 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Traces of God
Published 2007 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Science and Religion in Schools
Published 2006 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Kristen skapertro og naturvitenskap - et bidrag til dialog mellom kristen skapertro og naturvitenskap i skolen
Published 2006 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Meeting report ?Einstein, God and Time" Ian Ramsey Centre / Science & Religion Forum . University of Oxford, Oxford, 12-15. sept. 2005
Published 2005 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Spor av Gud: John Polkinghornes forståelse av teologiens forhold til naturvitenskap med særlig henblikk på relasjonen mellom kristen skapertro og naturvitenskap i skolen [ISBN 8247171880] 313s.
Published 2005 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Spor av Gud. John Polkinghornes forståelse av teologiens forhold til naturvitenskap med særlig henblikk på relasjonen mellom kristen skapertro og naturvitenskap i skolen [ISBN 82-471-7188-0] 313s.
Published 2005 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Sigurd Bergmann
John Polkinghornes forståelse av teologiens rasjonalitet
Published 2002 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Teologi og naturvitenskap, hvem vet hva?
Published 1998 by Knut-Willy Sæther