Knut-Willy Sæther
Institutt for religion og livssyn
Professor
Department of Religious Studies
Additional English version
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Research fields and topics
Philosophy of religion
Interdisciplinary studies: philosophy, aesthetics, theology, science-religion
Spirituality, ecospirituality, human-nature encounter, nature experiences, friluftsliv
Theory of science, philosophy of science
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-
Adjunct Professor, Norwegian School of Leadership and Theology, Oslo, 2020-
Adjunct Professor, NLA University College, Bergen, 2017-2023
Visiting Scholar, Princeton Theological Seminary, USA, 13 months, Aug 2012-Mar 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
Adjunct 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
Selected academic appointments and networks
Project Advisor, Spiritual Naturalism: Nature Spiritualities and Ecological Action Among the “Spiritual but not Religious" Granted by Templeton Foundation.
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
Member, Advisory Board, Scandinavian Journal for Leadership & Theology (SJLT), 2023-
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, Nature, aesthetics and ethics, Volda University College
Leader, research group, Religion og livssyn, Volda University College
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
NVA
Books
Views of Nature and Dualism: Rethinking Philosophical, Theological, and Religious Assumptions in the Anthropocene
Published 2023 by Knut-Willy Sæther,
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Studies in Science and Theology: Nature - and Beyond: Immanence and Transcendence in Science and Religion
Published 2022 by , , , Knut-Willy Sæther,
Publisher: Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute for Systematic Theology
Møter og mangfold: Religion og kultur i historie, samtid og skole
Published 2022 by Hildegunn Valen Kleive, Jonas Gamborg Lillebø, Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Studies in Science and Theology: Nature - and Beyond
Published 2020 by Knut-Willy Sæther, , , ,
Publisher: Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Rom og sted: Religionfaglige og interdisiplinære bidrag
Published 2020 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Anders Aschim
Publisher: Cappelen Damm Akademisk
The Grace of Being Fallible in Philosophy, Theology, and Religion
Published 2020 by Knut-Willy Sæther,
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Issues in Science and Theology: Nature - and Beyond Transcendence and Immanence in Science and Theology
Published 2020 by , , , Knut-Willy Sæther,
Publisher: Springer
Studies in Science and Theology: Are We Special?
Yearbook of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology 2017-2018
Published 2018 by Knut-Willy Sæther, , ,
Publisher: Rosch-Buch Druckerei
Issues in Science and Theology: Are We Special?
Published 2017 by , , , Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Springer
Naturens skjønnhet: En studie av forholdet mellom estetikk, teologi og naturvitenskap
Published 2017 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Cappelen Damm Akademisk
Studies in Science and Theology: Yearbook of the European Society for the Study of Science and Theology
Published 2016 by , , , Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Martin-Luther-University, Halle-Wittenberg
Issues in Science and Religion: Do Emotions Shape the World?
Published 2016 by , , , Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Springer
Trinitarisk tro og tenkning. Festskrift til Svein Rise
Published 2015 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Gunnar Innerdal
Publisher: Portal forlag
Pentekostale perspektiver
Published 2015 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Karl Inge Tangen
Publisher: Fagbokforlaget
Issues in Science and Theology: What is Life?
Published 2015 by , , , Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Springer
Det mangfaldige kvalitetsomgrepet. Fjordantologien 2013
Published 2014 by Jørgen Amdam, Øyvind Helgesen, Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Forlag1
Kristen Spiritualitet. Perspektiver, tradisjoner og uttrykksformer
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Akademika forlag
Skjønnhet og tilbedelse
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Svein Rise
Publisher: Akademika forlag
En bok om Gud. Gudstanken i brytningen mellom det moderne og det postmoderne
Published 2011 by Svein Rise, Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Tapir Akademisk Forlag
Traces of God. Exploring John Polkinghorne on Theology and Science
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 , Knut-Willy Sæther
Når forskningskulturer møtes: Noen prinsipielle avklaringer
av interdisiplinær forskning
Published 2022 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Awe experiences, the sublime, and spiritual well-being in Arctic wilderness
Published 2022 by Helga Synnevåg Løvoll, Knut-Willy Sæther
Religiøs erfaring og språk: Et religionsfilosofisk bidrag til konstruktiv-kritisk realisme
Published 2021 by Knut-Willy Sæther
The apologetic fruitfulness of a revised natural theology
Published 2020 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Friluftsliv: Aesthetic and Psychological Experience of Wilderness Adventure
Published 2020 by , Helga Synnevåg Løvoll, Knut-Willy Sæther
Bidrag til en kristen forståelse av mennesket
Published 2020 by Gunnar Innerdal, Ståle Johannes Clemens 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,
Naturen som sted: En eksplorativ studie av økofilosofi, økoteologi og kristen økospiritualitet
Published 2020 by Knut-Willy Sæther
A Fallibilist Approach in the Age of COVID-19 and Climate Change
Published 2020 by , Knut-Willy Sæther
The Many Faces of Fallibilism: Exploring Fallibilism in Science, Philosophy, and Theology
Published 2020 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Komplekse rom og mangeartede steder: Religion og interdisiplinære kontekster
Published 2020 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Anders Aschim
Opplevelser av skjønnhet i fjellet
Published 2019 by Helga Synnevåg Løvoll, Knut-Willy Sæther,
Rationality in Play? A Philosophical Journey in the Current Landscape of Facts and Truth
Published 2018 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Aesthetics at the Intersection of Science and Theology
Published 2018 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Kristen tro og naturvitenskap: Noen grunnleggende avklaringer
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
Trinitarisk teologi og dialogen med naturvitenskap
Published 2015 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Foundationalisme eller koherentisme? : en kartlegging av John Polkinghornes epistemologiske tenkning
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
Kristen naturspiritualitet. To bidrag til forståelsen av menneskets forhold til skaperverket
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Красота природы в новом естественном богословии [Beauty of Nature in a Revised Natural Theology]
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Skjønnhetens gjenopprettelse: Introduksjon og presentasjon
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Svein Rise
Skjønnhet som epistemologisk utfordring for teologien
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Is Beauty Natural?
Published 2012 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Hypotesen om Guds eksistens : en vurdering av Richard Dawkins' vitenskapssyn
Published 2011 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Fortelling og gudslære: et bidrag til samtidens tale om Gud
Published 2011 by Svein Rise, Knut-Willy Sæther
Kosmos som Guds hage
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
Echoes of Eco-Discourses: Roundtable Discussion
Published 2025 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Ecospirituality: Towards a Dynamic Relational Holism
Published 2025 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Estetiske opplevelser i naturen – Friluftsliv som kontekst
Published 2025 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Kan naturopplevelser gjøre oss til bedre mennesker?
Published 2025 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Helga Synnevåg Løvoll
Fallibilism, virtues, and Pentecostal epistemology
Published 2025 by Knut-Willy Sæther
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, , Ann Iren Jamtøy
«Det harmonerer egentlig ikke med hva vi vet og hva vi gjør». En kvalitativ undersøkelse om hvordan lærere relaterer seg til klimakrisen
Published 2024 by , Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Høgskulen i Volda
Estetiske opplevelser i naturen – Friluftsliv som kontekst
Published 2024 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Bokslipp på NTNU i Ålesund – dialog om teknologi og religion
Published 2024 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Børge Sandnes
Space in interdiciplinary research
Published 2024 by Hildegunn Valen Kleive, Knut-Willy Sæther
Wonder and Well-being in Nature
Published 2023 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Human Encounter with Nature: Deep Experiences and the Importance of Place
Published 2023 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Kritisk realisme som utgangspunkt for teologisk forskning
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
Bærekraft drar svenske biskoper til Ålesund
Published 2022 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Forskningsnettverk og publiseringsstrategier
Published 2022 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Exploring narratives of awe-inspiring experiences in Arctic nature
Published 2022 by Helga Synnevåg Løvoll, Knut-Willy Sæther
Which reality? Eco-spirituality in the tension between dualism and monism
Published 2022 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Vi vil bli gode mot menneskenes jord
Published 2022 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Annik Magerholm Fet
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
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
Det blir litt mindre håpløst når du kan gjøre litt. En kvalitativ undersøkelse blant strandryddere på Nordvestlandet
Published 2021 by , Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Høgskulen i Volda
Tom McLeish, The Poetry and Music of Science: Comparing Creativity in Science and Art
Published 2021 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Å se naturen: Estetikk, etikk og bærekraft
Published 2021 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Why Us?
Published 2021 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Den norske Pinsebevegelsens møte med spørsmålet om likekjønnet ekteskap
Published 2020 by Guro Lovise Bjørnevik, Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Høgskulen i Volda
Tverrfaglighet og studiet av forholdet mellom religion og kultur
Published 2020 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Naturen som rom: Økofilosofi, økoteologi og kristen økospiritualitet
Published 2019 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Fra Sinai til Slogen: En vandring i fjellets teologi og filosofi
Published 2019 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Kristendom og kvantefysikk - enten eller?
Published 2019 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Individualisme og fellesskap som utfordringer i dagens samfunn: Noen kulturanalytiske perspektiver
Published 2019 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Undringen i naturen
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
Friluftsliv: Estetiske og psykologiske opplevelser i naturen
Published 2018 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Helga Synnevåg Løvoll
Opplevelser av skjønnhet i vinterfjellet
Published 2018 by Helga Synnevåg Løvoll, 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
Experiences of beauty in extreme outdoor wilderness
Published 2018 by Helga Synnevåg Løvoll, Knut-Willy Sæther,
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
Friluftsliv: Aesthetic and psychological experience of wilderness adventure
Published 2018 by Knut-Willy Sæther, , Helga Synnevåg Løvoll
Episk natur
Published 2017 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Urørt natur? - Noen filosofiske perspektiver
Published 2017 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Opplevelsen av naturens skjønnhet
Published 2017 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
Experiences of Nature: Wonder, beauty, and the sublime
Published 2016 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Formidlingens kunst - religionsdidaktiske refleksjoner
Published 2016 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Å vokse opp med to kulturer. En kvalitativ undersøkelse om hvordan muslimske jenter på Vestlandet i Norge erfarer det å leve med to ulike kulturer
Published 2015 by , Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Høgskulen i Volda
Science and Religion Being Moved by Aesthetics
Published 2015 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Pentecostal Theology and Spirituality - A Scandinavian Perspective
Published 2015 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Tro og vitenskap - til gjensidig berikelse
Published 2015 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Sykepleieres erfaringer med religion og livssyn i psykiatrisk avdeling
Published 2014 by , Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Høgskulen i Volda
Frå helgingsrørsle til marknadsrørsle? Endringar i den norske pinserørsla sidan 1977
Published 2014 by , Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Høgskulen i Volda
Amos Yong, The Spirit of Creation: Modern Science and Divine Action in the Pentecostal-Charismatic Imagination
Published 2014 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Skjønnhet og tilbedelse
Published 2014 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Does the Emotion of Beauty Shape Science and Theology?
Published 2014 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Kristen spiritualitet - mangfold og kompleksitet. En introduksjon
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Nature and Wonder
Published 2013 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Building Bridges Between Theology and Science
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
Theology and Science – bottom up?
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
Wonder, Science, and Faith
Published 2012 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Beauty of Nature
Published 2012 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
En vurdering av Charles Pinnocks Spirit in creation
Published 2011 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Evolusjon og kristen skapertro
Published 2011 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Natur og spiritualitet
Published 2011 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Skjønnhet og nyskapelse
Published 2011 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Omvend meg
Published 2011 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Beauty of Nature in a Revised Natural Theology
Published 2011 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Bibelen og naturvitenskapen
Published 2010 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Fjellets magi
Published 2010 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Forutsetninger og normativitet i forskningen
Published 2010 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Vitenskap og vitenskapelig metode i forskningsetisk lys
Published 2010 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Between Foundationalism and Coherentism
Published 2010 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Is Beauty Natural?
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
Traces of God
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
Kristen skapertro og naturvitenskap - et bidrag til dialog mellom kristen skapertro og naturvitenskap i skolen
Published 2006 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Science and Religion in Schools
Published 2006 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
Published 2005 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Publisher: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
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
Published 2005 by Knut-Willy Sæther, Sigurd Bergmann
Publisher: NTNU-trykk
John Polkinghornes forståelse av teologiens rasjonalitet
Published 2002 by Knut-Willy Sæther
Teologi og naturvitenskap, hvem vet hva?
Published 1998 by Knut-Willy Sæther