Ole Vinther

Doctoral Research Fellow - Fagseksjonen
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Email ole.vinther@teologi.uio.no
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Visiting address Blindernveien 9 Domus Theologica 0371 Oslo
Postal address Postboks 1023 Blindern 0315 Oslo

Academic interests

My primary academic interests are Church history and practical theology. I work with Christianity in late antique Greco-Roman culture and society, with the Christianisation of the Roman Empire and with homiletics, rhetoric and communication. The theme for my PhD-project is the function and role of Christian preaching in a larger historical and societal perspective. I focus on the Church father Gregory of Nazianzus (329-390) and his sermons/orations, and I am especially interested in meaning-making, the shaping of culture and worldview and in homiletical strategies.

Background

Education:

  • 2020: Master in Practical Theology, University of Oslo.
  • 2016: Master in Strategic Management and Economics (MBA), University of Tromsø.
  • 2009: The Pastoral Seminary in Aarhus.
  • 2009: Cand.theol. or Master in theology, Aarhus University.

Work experience:

  • 2024 - : Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Oslo.
  • 2018 - 2024: Pastor in Gudum-Fabjerg, The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Denmark.
  • 2009 - 2018: Pastor in Snåsa, The Church of Norway.
Tags: Church History, Early Christianity, Patristics, Ancient Religion and Culture, Practical Theology, Homiletics

Publications

  • Vinther, Ole (2022). Imagination and Narratives in Preaching: Homiletical Illustrations as an Alternative Mode of Experience, Knowledge and Understanding. International Journal of Homiletics. ISSN 2366-7958. 5(1), p. 117–138. doi: 10.21827/ijh.5.1.117-138.

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  • Vinther, Ole (2015). Barna og det gudstjenestefeirende fellesskapet. Hvordan skape en større arena for barns deltakelse i gudstjenestelivet? Prismet. ISSN 0032-8847. 66(3), p. 147–154. doi: 10.5617/pri.4533.
  • Vinther, Ole (2015). Menighetsutvikling og menighetskultur. Tidsskrift for Praktisk Teologi (TPT). ISSN 1893-4773. 32(2), p. 72–81. doi: 10.48626/tpt.v32i2.5182.
  • Vinther, Ole (2010). Tro og fornuft – konflikt eller kontinuitet? Relationen mellem tro og fornuft hos Radical Orthodoxy og Martin Luther. Dansk Tidsskrift for Teologi og Kirke. ISSN 1903-6523. 37(2), p. 53–70.
  • Vinther, Ole (2008). Mentorskab som en kirkelig udfordring. Præsteforeningens blad. ISSN 0106-6218. 98(41), p. 930–939.

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