Werner G. Jeanrond

Professor emeritus - Fagseksjonen
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Email w.g.jeanrond@teologi.uio.no
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Visiting address Blindernveien 9 Domus Theologica 0371 Oslo
Postal address Postboks 1023 Blindern 0315 Oslo

Academic interests

Christian theology in a global age; the question of God; theology as a relational discipline; theology of love; reasons to hope; faith in multicultural contexts; ecclesiology; political theology; religion, transcendence and transformation.

Courses taught

Employment History

  • Professor of Systematic Theology (Dogmatics), University of Oslo (2018-)
  • Master of St Benet’s Hall and Professor of Theology, University of Oxford (2012-18)
  • Professor of Divinity, University of Glasgow (2008-12)
  • Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Lund (1995-2007)
  • Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Fellow of Trinity College Dublin (1981-94)

International Lectures

  • Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Chicago, Regensburg, Riga, Uppsala, Gothenburg, Glasgow, Copenhagen, and at the Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel
  • Research Fellowship (full time) at the Danish Institute for Advanced Studies
    in the Humanities (2002-3)
  • Invited lectures at many universities throughout Europe, North America, and Asia
  • Fulbright Fellowship at the University of Chicago (1979-81)
  • Member of the Swedish Royal Society of Letters, Lund (1995)
  • Member of Vetenskapssocieteten at Lund (1995)
  • Special Lectures:
    • Waldenström Lectures, Stockholm School of Theology 1993
    • Wesley Lectures, Methodist College Gothenburg 1996
    • Donellan Lectures, Trinity College Dublin 2001
    • Robertson Lecture, University of Glasgow 2004
    • Aquinas Lecture, Strathclyde University Glasgow 2010
    • Gonzaga Lecture, Glasgow 2011
    • Hulsean Sermon, University of Cambridge 2016
    • Croall Lectures, University of Edinburgh 2017
    • Candlemas Lecture, Boston College 2019

Editorial Appointments 

Hermathena (1988-)

CONCILIUM. Member of the Board of Directors (1991-2001); Member of the Scientific Committee (2001-)

Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift (1994-2008), editor 1997-2002; 2005

Journal of the American Academy of Religion (1994-98)

Biblical Interpretation (1991-2011)

The Scottish Journal of Theology (2001-05)

Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie (2009-)

Dinbilimleri-Turkish Journal of Religious Studies (2009-)

Irish Theological Quarterly (2011-)

Theological Studies (2015-)

Appointments

  • Elected member of the Swedish Research Council (2001-3)
  • Elected member of the Nordic Research Council for the Humanities (2001-3)
Tags: Systematic Theology

Publications

  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2024). Faith in a Troubled Church and a Fragmented World. Toronto Journal of Theology. ISSN 0826-9831. 40(1), p. 98–110. doi: 10.3138/tjt-2023-0047.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2024). Tro, makt och sårbarhet. In Nahnfeldt, Cecilia; Södling, Maria & Gustafsson Lundberg, Johanna (Ed.), Liv, tro och tolkning: En festskrift till Cristina Grenholm. Uppsala universitet. ISSN 9789151320151. p. 63–70.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2023). The Church in David Tracy's Theology. In Palfrey, Barnabas & Telser, Andreas (Ed.), Beyond the Analogical Imagination: The Theological and Cultural Vision of David Tracy. Cambridge University Press. ISSN 9781316519066. p. 192–207.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2023). Abuse, Cover-Up, and the Need for a Reform of Church and Theology. In Fleming, Daniel J.; Keenan, James F. & Zollner, Hans (Ed.), Doing Theology and Theological Ethics in the Face of the Abuse Crisis. Pickwick Publications. ISSN 9781666770100. p. 247–264. doi: https:/doi.org/10.55476/001c.72069.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2023). Framtiden: Teologiska motiv för oro och tillit. In Gustafsson Lundberg, Johanna & Nyman, Lovisa (Ed.), Tro, hopp och strävan: Gudsriket som tröst och motiv för handling. Verbum Forlag. ISSN 9789152639399. p. 109–124.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2023). Why and how should God save the world? Recherches de science religieuse. ISSN 0034-1258. 111(1), p. 105–118. doi: 10.3917/rsr.231.0105.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2022). Tro i och utanför kyrkan. In Grenholm, Cristina; Sarja, Karin & Wirén, Jakob (Ed.), För världens skull: En festskrift till ärkebiskop Antje Jackelén. Verbum Akademisk. ISSN 978-91-526-3922-1. p. 97–113.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2022). Christlicher Glaube zwischen Lehre und Liebe. Neue Zeitschrift Für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie. ISSN 0028-3517. 64(4), p. 351–362. doi: 10.1515/nzsth-2022-0023. Full text in Research Archive
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2021). Human hope and the reign of God. Dialog. ISSN 0012-2033. p. 1–7. doi: 10.1111/dial.12711. Full text in Research Archive
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2021). Hans Küng ville reformera både kyrka och teologi. In Tuvelius, Dag (Eds.), Vart är vi på väg? Kristen humanism 2022. Förbundet Kristen humanism. ISSN 9789198300864. p. 53–59.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2021). To Love God: Biblical Commandment and Theological Challenge. In Svenungsson, Jayne & Sigurdson, Ola (Ed.), Vänskap - Friendship: Festschrift för Arne Rasmusson. Spricka Förlag. ISSN 9789198634907. p. 535–556.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2021). Baptism and Church Growth in the Church of Norway. Teologisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 1893-0263. 10(3), p. 122–134. doi: 10.18261/issn.1893-0271-2021-03-02. Full text in Research Archive
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2021). David Tracy's THeology: A Brief Introduction. Doctrine & Life. ISSN 0012-446X. 71(7), p. 2–10.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2021). Theological Reflections on 'Christian' and 'Human' Love . In Fiddes, Paul S. (Eds.), Love as Common Ground: Essays on Love and Religion. Lexington Books. ISSN 9781793647801. p. 271–286.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2021). Hope in the Sacred Community. In Hass, Andrew W. (Eds.), Sacred Modes of Being in a Postsecular World. Cambridge University Press. ISSN 9781316517918. p. 112–121. doi: https:/doi.org/10.1017/9781009047944.006.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2021). Migration and Christian vocation in a global world, Contemporary Christian-Cultural Values: Migration Encounters in the Nordic Region. Routledge. ISSN 9780367495664. p. 47–60.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2020). Solus Christus: Ein Beitrag zur christlichen Eschatologie, Die Theologie Eberhard Jüngels: Kontexte, Themen, Perspektiven. Mohr Siebeck. ISSN 9783161593444. p. 225–233.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2020). Kärleken och dess centrala plats och utmaning inom kristen tro och liv. In Kamergrauzis, Normunds (Eds.), Tradition, rättvisa och döden Essäer om det begripliga. Katedralakademien. ISSN 9789151960562. p. 163–177.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2020). På väg mot en myndig kyrka. In Werkelid, Carl Otto (Eds.), Tidens tecken i Signum Katolsk idéorientering sedan 1920. Libris. ISSN 9789173878562. p. 209–218.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2020). Revelation and the Hermeneutics of Love . In Marion, Jean-Luc & Jacobs-Vandegeer, Christiaan (Ed.), The Enigma of Divine Revelation: Between Phenomenology and Comparative Theology. Springer Nature. ISSN 9783030281311. p. 133–150. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-28132-8_7.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2019). Förstår du hva du läser? In Abrahamsson, Clas; Stråhlman, Linus; Wikström, May & Wistbacka, Pian (Ed.), Lyssna, leva förstå. Festskrift til biskop Björn Vikström. . Fontana Media. ISSN 9789515508546. p. 29–36.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2019). Love and Hope. In Kärkkäinen, Pekka & Vainio, Olli-Pekka (Ed.), Apprehending Love: Theological and Philosophical Inquiries. Luther-Agricola Society. ISSN 9789527259122. p. 45–55.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2018). Kärlek och gudskunskap. In Blennberger, Erik; Bråkenhielm, Carl Reinhold & Jeffner, Anders (Ed.), Gudstro. Existentiella och intellektuella perspektiv. . Verbum Forlag. ISSN 9789152637487. p. 73–84.

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  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2020). Hoppets dynamik. Verbum Forlag. ISBN 9789152638309. 325 p.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2020). Reasons to Hope. Bloomsbury T&T Clark. ISBN 9780567668943. 236 p.

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  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2021). Asle Eikrem: God as Sacrificial Love: A Systematic Exploration of a Controversial Notion. Teologisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 1893-0263. p. 218–220.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2021). Anmeldelse av Stephen Okey, A Theology of Conversation: An Introduction to David Tracy. Theologische Revue. ISSN 0040-568X. 117. doi: 10.17879/thrv-2021-3415.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2021). Anmeldelse av Asle Eikrem, God as Sacrificial Love: A Systematic Exploration of a Controversial Notion. Teologisk Tidsskrift. ISSN 1893-0263. 10, p. 218–220. doi: 10.18261/issn.1893-0271-2021-04-06.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2021). Lovisa Nyman. Det konstruktiva beroendet: Feministisk teologi i ett individualistiskt samhälle. Lund: Lunds universitet 2020. Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift. ISSN 0039-6761. 97(1), p. 95–98. doi: 10.51619/stk.v97i1.22521.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2020). Martin Luthers betydelse: Tro, bön, konfessionalitet, universitet, kritik. In Mattebo, Lina (Eds.), Andakter i gryningen. Verbum Forlag. ISSN 9789152638361. p. 185–194.
  • Jeanrond, Werner G. (2018). Innenfor kjærlighetens horisont. Kirke og kultur. ISSN 0023-186X. p. 199–214. doi: 10.18261/issn.1504-3002-2018-03-02. Full text in Research Archive

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