University of Oslo Faculty of Theology
Master of Philosophy in Religion and Diversity: Conflict and Coexistence

Oslo, Norway

DEGREE TYPE

Master degree

DURATION

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

Jan 2025

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About: The Master of Philosophy in Religion and Diversity: Conflict and Coexistence focuses on understanding the role of religion in shaping social dynamics and promoting coexistence. This two-year program explores various religions and examines the impacts of diversity in contemporary societies, emphasizing critical thinking and analytical skills.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers in fields such as nonprofit organizations, government agencies, education, and interfaith dialogue. Potential roles include community organizers, policy analysts, educators, and researchers in religious and cultural studies.

Religions are part of complex societies, facing other faiths and intersecting differences based on gender, class and culture. Historically, religion has been a source of conflict in oppressive systems, confrontational identity politics and gender discrimination. But religion has also been and continues to be a resource for personal formation, resistance, and building coexistence. Theology may support conflict-oriented identity formation or foster dialogue and interaction across societal and religious divides.

Highlighting the interaction between experience, religious tradition and theological reflection, and including historical and contemporary perspectives, this two-year Master program offers a broad approach to diversity. The program investigates the connectedness between religious and other identities in pluralist societies. Lived experiences – for instance, with migration, conversion or gender discrimination – are part of the program’s analytical horizon.

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