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 / Nord University (former Nesna University College), 2000-2002
Rector, Danielsen Senior High School, Bergen 1998-2006
Assistant Professor, Nord University (former Nesna University College), 1997-1998
Research fields
Philosophy of religion
Interdisciplinary studies: philosophy, aesthetics, theology, science-religion
Views of nature, human-nature encounter, nature experiences, friluftsliv
Theory of science, philosophy of science
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, May 2022
Chief-editor, 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-
Current teaching courses (PhD, MA, BA)
Theory of science / philosophy of science, Cultural Encounter, Spirituality
Supervision PhD and MA students
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
Boklansering: Kreativ wellbeing
Published 2025 by Wenche Torrissen, Helga Synnevåg Løvoll, Knut-Willy Sæther, Siv Therese Måseidvåg Gamlem, Dag Erik Wold, Raul Grau-Ruiz, Marianne Hustvedt, Gunvor Marie Dyrdal, Vibeke Preus, Borghild Otelie Aasebøstøl, Soile Päivikki Hämäläinen, Eleanor Sophia Dodson, Wenke Mork Rogne, Anita Salomonsen, Ann Iren Jamtøy
Fallibilism, virtues, and Pentecostal epistemology
Published 2025 by Knut-Willy Sæther
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