REMINDER: Course Applications

This is a friendly reminder to students of all ages and levels to apply to courses for the autumn term. Many courses are held in the vernacular tongue, but some are held in English – please see the individual links below.

In Sweden, the term application closes on the 15th of April, so does the Oslo application.

Lund has multiple online classes, mostly in Swedish but some are held in English: click here to access a full list of the courses available. A course in the History of the Holocaust is also held, click here to access the page, and Judiska kulturella reaktioner på förintelsen. Courses in yiddisch language and culture such as:

Jiddisch: Nybörjarkurs I, 15 hp (YIDD10)

Jiddisch: Nybörjarkurs II, 15 hp (YIDD20)

Jiddisch: Den moderna judiska kulturen och Sholem Aleichems berättarkonst, 15 hp (YIDC01)

Jiddisch: Grundkurs 1 för lärare, 15 hp (YIDA01)

Jiddischgrammatik i fokus, 7,5 hp (YIDC09)

Jiddisch: Kandidatkurs, 30 hp (YIDK01)

Gävle, and Linköping have introductory courses in religious studies, click on the respective name for more information. Uppsala has a master’s programme on the topic.

Outside of that, Uppsala has multiple courses, linked below.

Från Kafka till Cohen – moderna judiska identiteter, 7,5 hp (5RT009)

Judendom och politik, 7,5 hp (5RG115)

Tidig judisk och kristen kultur i det heliga landet, 7,5 hp (5RG308)

Judisk-kristna relationer under senantiken, 7,5 hp (5RG317)

Apokalyptik i Bibeln och idag, 7,5 hp (5RG316)

Religioner i världen I, 15 hp (5RG023)

Kulturbärande religioner, 7,5 hp (5AA021)

Fördjupningskurs i religionsvetenskap, 30 hp (5RG060)

Psaltaren genom tiderna, 7,5 hp (5RG314)

Jesus i sin samtida judiska kontext, 15 hp (5RG301)

Flyktingar och migranter i globalt historiskt perspektiv, 7,5 hp (5HA765)

Förintelsens historia och historiografi, 7,5 hp (5HG016)

Umeå has a course about Changing Judaism, click here to read more.

Sweden also has Paideia, the European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden, offering a one year programme. Please click here to read more.

Please visit University Admissions to find out more or Antagning.se for courses in Swedish.

Oslo has multiple courses, please see the links below:

TFO1012 – Modern Jewish History and Culture – Case Studies – Universitetet i Oslo

TFO1011 – Judaism and Jewish History – Universitetet i Oslo

RRE4206 – Ritual in Early Judaism, Christianity and Islam – Universitetet i Oslo

TFO1013 – Identity, Ethics and Intercultural Competence – Universitetet i Oslo

TFF4006 – Interreligious Child Ethics: Care for Children in an Adult World – Universitetet i Oslo

Copenhagen, Oslo, and Lund also offer the unique Masters’ programme Religious Roots of Europe – a two year study of inter-religious, late antique history where one can focus on Jewish history. It is held in English and mostly on zoom, read more on Copenhagen’s website, Lund’s website, Oslo’s website , or the programme’s own.7

Copenhagen opens for applications 1st of May and closes 1st of June for courses running from July to December. A programme in Religious Studies is offered only in Danish, click here to access.

At Åbo Akademi, you can study both in Swedish and Finnish – please read more here.

If you know of any universities in the nordic region offering courses or programmes in Jewish Studies not mentioned above, please reach out to Desirée Lind, de1304li@lu.se.

LUND: Lunch with Jewish Studies

On April 7, at 12.00-13.00 we will meet for lunch with Jewish Studies (you bring your own lunch). This time, we meet at SOL, and all students and staff of any Jewish-related topics (including students of Modern Hebrew and Yiddish) are most welcome. Please email Desirée Lind de1304li@lu.se for more details.

April 7, at 12.00-13.00. You bring your own lunch! This time, we meet at SOL.

LUND: Conference: Moving Beyond the Document: Nostra Aetate’s Legacy and Interreligious Understanding

On April 23rd 2025, Centre for Theology and Religious Studies invites you for a conference that will mark the beginning of a series of interreligious dialogue series dedicated to commemorating 60 years of Nostra Aetate. The conference will focus upon: a historical overview of Nostra Aetate; an evaluation of its reception today; and an encounter with themes such as “coexistence,” “multiculturalism,” and “difference,” with an eye towards case studies in Sweden. Importantly, our intention is to give voice to Christian, Jewish, Muslim and secular perspectives through facilitated dialogue and exchange.

Read more and sign up by clicking here

Read more on Nostra Aetate here, on Britannica, or on Wikipedia.

Please sign up by latest 15th of April to join us on the 23rd of April. See the link above for more information.

Synagoga and Ecclesia in Our Time (2015), sculpture by Joshua Koffman at the Jesuit-run Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, commemorating Nostra aetate.

[PÅMINNELSE]: LUND: Föredrag

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“Glöm oss inte – berätta för världen om oss!” är ett föredrag av Barbro Posner. Med utgångspunkt från sin bok, “Vi måste göra något – Om Förintelsens Ögonvittnen i Malmö” berättar hon son barn till överlevande från Auschwitz och Bergen-Belsen, om den grupp överlevande som bestämde sig för att vittna om Förintelsens fasor.

LUX:B240 | 31 MARS 2025, KL. 19:00 HELGONAVÄGEN 3, LUND

LUND: Föredrag

“Glöm oss inte – berätta för världen om oss!” är ett föredrag av Barbro Posner. Med utgångspunkt från sin bok, “Vi måste göra något – Om Förintelsens Ögonvittnen i Malmö” berättar hon son barn till överlevande från Auschwitz och Bergen-Belsen, om den grupp överlevande som bestämde sig för att vittna om Förintelsens fasor.

LUX:B240 | 31 MARS 2025, KL. 19:00 HELGONAVÄGEN 3, LUND

BERGEN: PhD position

The Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion in the University of Bergen invites applications for a PhD position in the Study of Religion focusing on ancient religions commencing 01.01.2026, or as agreed upon. The position is for a fixed-term period of four years.

The PhD position is earmarked for a PhD project on strong, individual commitment in ancient Jewish apocalyptic and prophetic literature in the Hebrew Bible and Second Temple era and visionary-prophetic models and ideals of commitment. 

The position is the first set of positions advertised for the RADHEART project. In addition to this and another PhD position, three postdoctoral positions will also be advertised. The PhD candidates will thus become a part of a closely collaborating research group that works on individual commitment in radical ancient religion, as well as a large and dynamic research environment at the department focusing on the ancient world. The PhD candidates will get the chance to interact with top scholars in the field and travel on conferences and research stays.

Click here to find out more and apply on the University of Bergen website.

[REMINDER] LUND: Visit by Rabbi

On Monday 17th of March, CTR is visited by Rabbi Joe Charnes from Temple Aaron in Colorado, USA. He has an abiding interst in Jewish-Christian comparative theological relations, and especially in the first century writer of many New Testament texts, Paul. His current work includes a commentary on the Beatitudes.

LUX:C337 | 17th of MARCH 2025, . 17:15, HELGONAVÄGEN 3, LUND.

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LUND: Visit by Rabbi

On Monday 17th of March, CTR is visited by Rabbi Joe Charnes from Temple Aaron in Colorado, USA. He has an abiding interst in Jewish-Christian comparative theological relations, and especially in the first century writer of many New Testament texts, Paul. His current work includes a commentary on the Beatitudes.

LUX:C337 | 17th of MARCH 2025, . 17:15, HELGONAVÄGEN 3, LUND.