Research and teaching

I research on the intersection of classics, patristics, politics, philosophy and theology. I have taught undergraduate courses and tutored on related topics.

My DPhil (doctorate) is in Theology and Religion at Christ Church, the University of Oxford. I also hold a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Oslo, a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Theology from Oxford, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics.

Publications

‘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 (2026). 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.