

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Religionsosiologisk vårseminar
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 11:00 am – Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm (+02:00)
- **Event Description**: Faith, fasting and fitness: Religion and self-optimisation.

There are many examples, from prosperity gospels to yoga, of religious practice being motivated by a wish to become a better version of oneself and achieve success in life. This phenomenon seems to be finding new forms in a context of information overload and distrust in core social institutions, where some young people seek out religion or spirituality in an attempt to improve health or self-control. Is religious self-improvement merely a symptom of individualism, or could it also serve social functions such as strengthening collective identities?

To answer these and other questions, we have invited researchers who have written about the relationship between self-optimisation, self-development and religion in different countries and contexts, to talk about their findings.

Program

11.15 – Information and introductions

11.30 – Commitment and signalling through religious practice: examples from fasting, veiling, and beards

    Ozan Aksoy, University of Oxford

12.15 – Lunch

13.00 – Self-optimization - a misunderstood attempt to take control of life?

    Ole Jacob Madsen, University of Oslo

13:45 – No God, No Guru, Just Growth: Acem and the secularisation of salvation

    Margrethe Løøv, NLA University College

14:00 - Coffee break

14:30 - Faith as an amplifier: How religiosity boosts meaning in life

    Tatjana Schnell, MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society

15.15 – Closing comments and discussions

16.00 – Event ends.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oslo/religionsosiologisk-vårseminar/200029783466547
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Oslo
- **state**: OS
- **country**: Norway
- **location**: Gydas vei 4, 0302 Oslo, Norway
- **lat**: 59.93286
- **long**: 10.71358
- **full address**: Gydas vei 4, 0302 Oslo, Norway, Gydas vei 4, 0363 Oslo, Norge, Oslo, Norway

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- **organizer**: MF vitenskapelig høyskole (https://allevents.in/org/mf-vitenskapelig-høyskole/12647777)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 06 May, 2026 at 11:00 am (+02:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Gydas vei 4, 0302 Oslo, Norway, Gydas vei 4, 0363 Oslo, Norge, Oslo, Norway
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** MF vitenskapelig høyskole
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** health-wellness
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