Research and teaching

I earned my DPhil (PhD) from Christ Church, the University of Oxford, in 2026. In my thesis I examine and develop Alasdair MacIntyre’s account of civic friendship in critical conversation with Plato, Aristotle, and Augustine. Parts of the thesis have thus far been published or is forthcoming in Modern Theology, Classical Journal, Polis, and Augustinian Studies. I continue to research on the intersection of classics, patristics, politics, philosophy and theology. I have taught undergraduate courses and tutored on topics in theology and PPE.

I also hold a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Oslo, a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Theology from Wycliffe Hall, the University of Oxford, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics.

Publications

‘Augustine’s Inclination to Politics’. Augustinian Studies (forthcoming).

‘Property, Sharing, and Friendship and Aristotle’s Political Theory’. Polis: The Journal for Ancient Greek and Political Thought (forthcoming).

‘The Friendship Maxim in Plato’s Republic’. Classical Journal (forthcoming).

‘On the Distinction Between Scripture and Tradition’. Journal of Reformed Theology (forthcoming).

‘Friendship in the New Political Theologies’. Modern Theology 42:3 (2026): 686-707. Open access.

‘The Realisation of I-we’. The Heythrop Journal 63:6 (2022): 1124-1139. Open access.

‘The Emergence of I’. Journal for Continental Philosophy of Religion 3:1 (2021): 90-111. Open access.

‘Social Exclusion Reduces Happiness by Creating Expectations of Future Rejection’, co-authored with Hallgeir Sjåstad, Ming Zhang & Roy Baumeister. Self and Identity 1:25 (2020): 116-125.

Jeg vil dø: Et essay om dødsønske og dødshjelp, mennesket og dets samfunn, co-authored with Randi D. Espegren Masvie (Oslo: Frekk Forlag, 2019). 

‘The Ethical Dilemma of Youth Politics’. Journal of Practical Ethics 5:2 (2017): 114-121. Open access.