MF CASR

The MF CASR brown bag lunches are back! We start on the 3th of February.

The brown bag lunches are a relaxed and quick way to learn and discuss the latest research and ideas of top religion researchers. 13 minutes screen free presentation, 13 minutes Q&A. We are in the MF library on Tuesdays.

Here is the spring program:

MF CASR Lunch – Spring 2026 | MF vitenskapelig høyskole for teologi, religion og samfunn MF CASR is pleased to announce our lineup of Tuesday Lunch Talks for the coming spring.

MF CASR's exciting spring brownbag lunch schedule is out:
https://mf.no/en/node/7594
Be ready for the start on February 3rd, with Vidar Haanes presenting his research on "In search of Zion: Millennial Hopes and Immigration to America."
MF CASR's brownbag lunches happen both in person at MF's library on Tuesdays at 11:30, and we are even back on Zoom for those who cannot join us on campus.

MF CASR Lunch – Spring 2026 | MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society MF CASR is pleased to announce our lineup of Tuesday Lunch Talks for the coming spring.

PhD opportunity at UiT

https://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/280736/stipendiat-i-religionsvitenskap-urfolksstudier?fbclid=IwY2xjawLI_WRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHupDpG6CNtJWlwq39AQ7S0-DcTZQllGTEnuemXmoXgVeQW5KVOJZrUF9F1fu_aem_snPueAaG3A_WhpWqLQjn2A

Stipendiat i religionsvitenskap/urfolksstudier (280736) | UiT Norges arktiske universitet Stillingstittel: Stipendiat i religionsvitenskap/urfolksstudier (280736), Arbeidsgiver: UiT Norges arktiske universitet, Søknadsfrist: mandag 15. september 2025

What kind of thing is “religion”?

Join philosopher Kevin Schilbrack and scholars from across disciplines for a two-day workshop at MF:

What Is “Religion” in Religious Discrimination?
Social Ontology, Categorization, and Politicized Religious Othering

🗓️ Sept 22–23 Oslo | MF Norwegian School of Theology

A seminar-style event with short talks and big questions—how is “religion” mobilized, politicized, and entangled with other categories of identity?

Part of Schilbrack’s Global Fellow visit.
🔗 https://mf.no/seminar/mf-casr/mf-casr-international-workshop-kevin-schilbrack

To register, click here: https://nettskjema.no/a/531044 #/page/1

Did you miss out on one of the MF CASR Lunch Talks?

Most of the MF CASR Lunch Talks taking place between March 2021 and June 2022 are now available online. You can access them on YouTube or your favorite podcast distributor; click through for links!

https://www.mf.no/en/mf-casr/news/mf-casr-lunch-talks-youtube-and-podcasts

Check out our recording of our March 31 talk with Lena Salaymeh, co-sponsored by Critical Islamic Studies: "What Is Critique in Islamic Studies?" This was a powerful and engaging event!

Lena Salaymeh: What is Critique in Islamic Studies? (Critical Islamic Studies/MF CASR, March, 2022) Speaker: Lena Salaymeh (British Academy Global Professor in the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies, Oxford University) Discussants: Junaid Quadri (Asso...

The recording from Tuesday's MF CASR Annual Lecture, featuring Achille Mbembe, is now online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32H-2eWRWW4

If you missed seeing Professor Mbembe in person, this is a chance to catch up on what was a dynamic and stimulating talk.

2022 MF CASR Annual Lecture with Achille Mbembe (31 May, 2022) RESTITUTION, REPARATION AND THE CAPACITY FOR TRUTHAny restitution, if it is to be authentic, must be enacted on the basis of a corresponding recognition of t...