Marlene Ringgaard Lorensen

Primary fields of research

Homiletics/theology, history and practice of preaching, contextual theology, dialogue philosophy, 'other-wise homiletics', ethnographic ecclesiology, refugees' encounter with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark, European preaching practices in light of the refugee situation, authorship of Mikhail Bakhtin in relation to preaching, practical theology, praxis theories.

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Employment

2018 - Associate Professor in Practical Theology, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen.

2013 - 2018: Professor in Practical Theology with special obligations in the field of homiletics, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen.

 2012 - 2013: Visiting Scholar, Duke University Divinity School, Preceptor in MA course: Introduction to Christian Preaching.

 Sept-Oct. 2012: Research Assistant, Faculty of Theology, University Of Copenhagen.

Feb.-June 2012: External lecturer at the Department of Systematic Theology, University of Copenhagen teaching.

2006- June 2012: Ph.D. fellow at the Department of Systematic Theology, University of Copenhagen. Financed by the Danish Research Council for Culture and Communication.   

Education

• 2006- June 2012: Ph.D. fellow at the Department of Systematic Theology, University of Copenhagen.               
• 2000 - June 2005: Candidata theologiae, University of Copenhagen.    
• 1997 - June 2000: Bachelor in Theology, University of Copenhagen.    
• 1992-1995: Upper secondary school leaving examination, Fredericia Gymnasium.

 Studies abroad

• 2002-2003: Vanderbilt University Divinity School, Nashville, Tennesse.
• 1995-1996: l'Université de la Sorbonne Paris. Cours de langue et de civilisation francaises.   
• 1991-1992: Millbrook Highschool, New York. Rotary exchange student.

 Academical posts and activities

• Member of the board of Societas Homiletica
• Co-editor of the International Journal of Homiletics. 
• Head of continuing and further education at Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen.
• 2009-2011: Elect Member of the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Homiletics.
• Co-planning and facilitating the Academy of Homiletics’ Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, Dec. 1^st-3^rd 2011.
• Co-planning and facilitating the Academy of Homiletics’ Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, Nov. 18^th-20^th 2010 (in affiliation with the Society of Biblical Literature).
• 2011- 2013: Member of the redaction group at Religionspædagogisk Forlag (RPF),Frederiksberg
• 2011:   Co-planning seminar on “The Theology of Preaching” at Copenhagen University, Oct. 5^th-6^th.
• 2008:   Co-planning and facilitating the Societas Homiletica’s bi-annual conference in Copenhagen, June 2008.

 Conference paper presentations

•  Listening to the Voices. Refugees as Co-authors of Practical Theology" Keynote lecture at the British and Irish Association of Practical Theology's Conferencen in collaboration with Ass. Prof. Gitte Buch-Hansen July 13th 2017.
• "Paradoxical Hope in the Promise of Preaching" Keynote lecture at Societas Homiletica Bi-annual conference, Stellenbosch, Southafrica. March 16th. 2016.
• “Touched by the Words – Corporeality and Liturgical Practices in the Johannine Jesus’ Speeches. A polyphonic performance for three voices”
  Joint presentation in collaboration with Professor Bent Flemming Nielsen and Professor Gitte Buch-Hansen at the session: Biblical Interpretation and Pastoral Theology at the Society of Biblical Literature Conference in Chicago, IL. Nov.17^th 2012.

•  “The ‘Word of God’ in Carnivalized Preaching - Reconsidering the Call to Preaching from a Bakhtinian Perspective”. In: Papers of the Academy of Homiletics 44th. Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA., Nov. 2010.

• “Preaching as Dialogical Monologue: In Conversation with Mikhail M. Bakhtin and Other­wise Homiletics”. In: Papers of the Academy of Homiletics 43th. Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, Dec. 2009.

• “In Search of Preaching – Does Scripture Make a Difference? - Homiletics in the Tension Field between Orality and Literacy”. In: Working Papers of the Societas Homiletica’s bi-annual meeting, København, June 2008.

• “How the Word becomes Flesh and Dwells among Us: A ‘New Homiletic’ approach to
  ‘Advent Analogy’” In: Papers of the Academy of Homiletics 39th. Annual Meeting, Memphis, TN, Dec. 2004. 
  

 Languages

• English: Level A
• French: Level A
• German: Level B
• Latin: Level A
• Greek: Level A
• Hebrew: Level C

 Civil status

Born March 2^nd 1975 in Fredericia. Married with Peter Lorensen. Mother of Lukas, Freja and Markus. 

Current research

1) Theology, history and praxis of Homiletics    

2) Ethnographic ecclesiology including empirical study of the encounter between refugees and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark. Part of the research project: Consumed identities. Ritualized food and the Negotiation of National Identity in the Danish Majority Church and the research project: Reassembling Democracy. Ritual as Cultural Resource in collaboration with Prof. mso, Gitte Buch-Hansen, KU. REDO is financed by the Norwegian Research Council.      

 i samarbejde med Prof.mso. Gitte Buch-Hansen 

Teaching

Primary teacher and advisor at the homiletical compact courses on The Theology and Practice of Preaching:

 January 20. - 31st. 2014:
PREACHING BETWEEN BIBLICAL TEXTS
AND CONTEMPORARY CO-AUTHORS
The Faculty of Theology, Copenhagen

August 18. – 29th. 2014:
PREACHING AS A LTURGICAL-AESTHETICAL EVENT
Theological Pedagogical Center, Løgumkloster

January 5.-16^th2015:
THEOLOGY OF PREACHING: REASON, ALTERITY AND FOOLISHNESS
The Faculty of Theology, Copenhagen

August 17. – 28th. 2015:
WRITING RETREAT IN REGARD OF MASTERS THESIS PAPER
Theological Pedagogical Center, Løgumkloster

Knowledge of languages

Dansk, engelsk, fransk, tysk, græsk, latin, hebraisk