• Creation as deconstruction in Cusanus, Luther, and Hamann 

      Alfsvåg, Knut (Chapter, 2022)
      A pre-modern understanding of God as Creator implies that phenomena in the world are real because they participate in God. This was challenged through Duns Scotus’s and William Ockham’s concept of univocity, according to ...
    • Demokrati i kirke og menighet. Kap. 5 

      Grimstad, Frank (Chapter, 2021)
      This chapter discusses democracy in the context of the church means and its consequences for governance and leadership. The chapter looks at historical and current assessments of the understanding of church democracy and ...
    • Divine Presence: An Introduction to Christian Theology 

      Alfsvåg, Knut (Book, 2021)
      Theology should be at home both in the academy and in the church. This book takes such dual affiliation seriously and lets the two different contexts illuminate each other. It explores how we should understand theology ...
    • Forskningsperspektiver på kirke og menighet som organisasjon. Kap. 4 

      Askeland, Harald (Chapter, 2021)
      Understanding churches as organizations inevitably means borrowing models and premises from organizational theory (OT). This chapter outlines the basic assumptions underlying dominant perspectives in OT, enhancing the ...
    • Institusjonelle rammer for kirkelig ledelse. Kap. 6 

      Grimstad, Frank (Chapter, 2021)
      Management can hardly be understood irrespective of the context in which it unfolds. This is also the case with ecclesiastical leadership. Nevertheless, the management literature has rarely incorporated how different aspects ...
    • Introduksjon til kirkelig organisering og ledelse. Et verdibasert og praksisorientert perspektiv. Kap. 1 

      Sirris, Stephen; Askeland, Harald (Chapter, 2021)
      This chapter introduces the subject matter of this book – church organizing and leadership – and key concepts. The book’s point of departure is recent reforms in the Church of Norway as well as broader cultural and societal ...
    • Kirken som organisme og organisasjon. Ekklesiologiske og organisasjonsteoretiske perspektiver på kirken som felleskap. Kap. 2 

      Sirris, Stephen; Askeland, Harald (Chapter, 2021)
      Due to the complexity of its functions, the church can be understood in various disciplines which offer different perspectives, concepts and metaphors. This chapter explores how theology and organizational sociology ...
    • Kirkevergens lederrolle. Kap. 10 

      Askeland, Harald; Fiske, Mildrid; Mjånes, Åslaug Styve (Chapter, 2021)
      A central and specific aspect of the Church of Norway is its legally grounded democratic structure of autonomous local congregations. This local congregational organization complements the traditional synodal and/or episcopal ...
    • Ledelse – generelle og kirkelige perspektiver. Kap. 7 

      Askeland, Harald (Chapter, 2021)
      The chapter introduces the field of management and leadership theory in general, outlining how the central terms and perspectives have evolved. At the same time, this chapter gives special emphasis to theories underlining ...
    • Lederskapets kirkelighet. En integrert modell for verdibevisst kirkelig ledelse. Kap. 8 

      Askeland, Harald (Chapter, 2021)
      The chapter argues that in order to develop an understanding of the specific nature of church management and leadership, there is a need for reconceptualizing the relationship of these terms. Through an elaboration of ...
    • Personalkonflikter i kirkens arbeidsmiljø som en ledelsesutfordring. Kap. 11 

      Sirris, Stephen; Grimstad, Frank (Chapter, 2021)
      The perception that conflicts are unavoidable and natural derives from paradoxical developments in modern work life, with increasing cooperation, democratization, and individual specialization. This chapter asks: How have ...
    • Roller, identitet og ledelse i praksis. Kap. 9 

      Sirris, Stephen; Askeland, Harald (Chapter, 2021)
      Roles denote external expectations towards a social position, while identity refers to self-understanding. This chapter links these concepts with a research tradition emphasising a practice approach to leadership. We provide ...
    • Utviklingstrekk i organisering og ledelse i Den norske kirke. Kap. 3 

      Sirris, Stephen; Askeland, Harald; Grimstad, Frank (Chapter, 2021)
      This chapter provides an account of central aspects in the modern development of organization and leadership in the Church of Norway. By narrating the growth of organizational, managerial and professional dimensions embedded ...