New blog

I will keep this blog up, and readable, but I have now decided to move my blog to substack. So feel free to go to The Lutheran Neoplatonist.

Reconciliation in Christ

Below is an English version of my sermon on the 9th of January. It is based on parts of my PhD thesis. According to Matthew 3:13-17, Christ was baptised by a reluctant John the Baptist “to fulfil all righteousness” (3:15). And He fulfilled this through death, by giving His life for us. And un Romans

Theurgy and embodiment

In this post, I aim to show a difference between a Pagan and a Christian approach to Neoplatonic theurgy, as I have worked on in my PhD project at Durham University. Attempting to develop a liturgical metaphysic, I have argued that liturgy should be understood as theurgy (Gk. theourgía).[1] Theurgy is a term from Neoplatonic

Jesus is the light of the world!

This is a translation of the sermon I would have delivered this Sunday if I didn’t have a cold. (Don’t worry, I tested for COVID, the result was negative.) I would have had a service of light with the kids in my confirmation class. In the Church of Norway it is common to have a