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Jason Lepojärvi PhD in Theology (defense in 2015) Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki

Junior Research Fellow in Theology St Benet’s Hall, Oxford University (2014–)

Address: Roger Dudman Way, Castle Mill F 275 OX1 1GD, United Kingdom Tel. +44 753 992 9851 E-mail Helsinki: [email protected] E-mail Oxford: [email protected]

Personal Information • Name Jason Daavid Lepojärvi • Place and Date of Birth Kemi, Finland: 3 July 1980

Academic Degrees • PhD in Theology (Spring 2015), University of Helsinki Diss.: “God is Love but Love is Not God: Studies on C. S. Lewis’s Theology of Love” Exams: Excellent • Master’s in Theology (including degree in Pedagogics) (2008), University of Helsinki Thesis (132 pages): “Imago Dei: Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body” (laudatur) Exams: Excellent

Current Positions • Junior Research Fellow, St Benet’s Hall, Oxford University (2014–) • Member of Finnish Graduate School of Theology (2010–)

Previous Positions • Visiting DPhil Candidate, Oriel College, Department of Theology, Oxford University (2012–2013) • PhD Candidate in Theology, Faculty of Theology (Systematic Theology), University of Helsinki (2009–)

Most Important Scientific Positions of Trust • President of the Oxford University C. S. Lewis Society, 2012–2013 • Member of Editorial Board, The Journal of Inklings Studies (Oxford), 2013– • Member of Religion and Society (RELSOC), research body lead by Prof. Risto Saarinen, University of Helsinki, 2012–

Other Positions of Trust • Referee (peer-reviewer) for Teologinen aikakauskirja (A Finnish Theological Journal), 2013– • Referee (peer-reviewer) for Fafnir – Nordic Journal for Science Fiction and Fantasy Research, 2014– • Financial (co-)overseer for the C. S. Lewis Memorial Project (21.–22.11.2013) together with Prof. Alister McGrath and Prof. Michael Ward.

Previous Academic Positions • Seminar assistant for Prof. Risto Saarinen, Ecumenical Theology, University of Helsinki (2012–2013) • Seminar assistant for Prof. Olli-Pekka Vainio, Systematic Theology, University of Helsinki (2011)

Freelance Activities • Editor-in-Chief and columnist for Hyvejohtajuus (Virtuos Leadership) (www.hyvejohtajuus.fi), a popular leadership blog in Finnish (2008–2013).

Memberships in Academic Societies • American Academy of Religion (AAR) • Oxford University C. S. Lewis Society

PLENARY PRESENTATIONS AND OTHER INVITED PRESENTATIONS • “C. S. Lewis’s Concept of Love.” Keynote lecture. Love Among the Inklings, Regent’s Park College, Oxford, January 2016 (booked). • “The Theology of the Body.” Keynote lecture. A Study Day on Love, Kansanlähetysopisto, Ryttylä, Finland, November 2015 (booked). • “C. S. Lewis’s Famous Disagreement with St Augustine.” Guest lecture. Life of the Mind Lecture Series, George Fox University, Oregon, April 2015 (booked). • “Agape versus Eros: The Meaning of Love.” Guest lecture. University of British Columbia, Canada, March 2015 (booked). • “Worship, Veneration, or Idolatry?” Keynote lecture. Annual Conference of the Danish C. S. Lewis Society, Odense, Denmark, November 2014. • “The Virgin Mary: C. S. Lewis’s Theological Blind Spot?”. Keynote lecture. International Congress on J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, CEO San Pablo University, Madrid, Spain, February 2014. • “C. S. Lewis’s Theology of Love”. Guest lecture. Grandpont House: Inklings of Truth Series, Oxford, UK, April 2013. • “Can One Love Too Much?”. Keynote lecture. A Study Day: Love and Desire in the Church, St. Benet’s Hall, University of Oxford, UK, February 2013. • “Love in Excess? C. S. Lewis’s Theology of Love”. Keynote lecture. The 25th Anniversary Lecture of The Theological Institute of Finland, University of Helsinki, Finland, January 2013. • “Is Love Selfish? C. S. Lewis’s Disagreement with Anders Nygren”. Plenary presentation. Annual Conference of the Finnish Bible Institute, Kauniainen, Finland, January 2013. • “Response to Dr. Michael Ward on Planet Narnia”. Annual Conference of The Finnish Bible Institute, Kauniainen, Finland, January 2013. • “What is the Difference between Worship, Venertion, and Idolatry?”. Guest lecture. The Marion E. Wade Center, Wheaton College, Illinois, USA, November 2012. • “Pagan Hangover? C. S. Lewis and St. Augustine in Debate”. Guest lecture. The New York C. S. Lewis Society, New York, USA, November 2012. • “Does Eros Aim at Happiness?”. Guest lecture. The Oxford University C. S. Lewis Society, Oxford, UK, October 2012. • “What Is the Difference Between Worship and Idolatry? C. S. Lewis’s Theology of Love”. Guest lecture. The Oxford University C. S. Lewis Society, Oxford, UK, March 2012. • “A Friend’s Death: St. Augustine and C. S. Lewis in Dialogue”. Guest lecture. The Oxford University C. S. Lewis Society, Oxford, UK, March 2011.

SHORT PRESENTATIONS (PAPERS) • “Jesus and Mary: Worship and Veneration According to C. S. Lewis”. Annual Conference of The Biblical Institute of Finland, Kauniainen, Finland, January 2012 • “Utopia Reconsidered: Two Levels of Perfection in Society”. Biennial Conference of the European Society for Philosophy of Religion, Merton College, Oxford, UK, August 2010 • “A Friend’s Death: C. S. Lewis and St. Augustine in Dialogue”. Symposium: Love and Death, Dying and Empathy, University of Heidelberg, Germany, June 2010

INVITED PRESENTATIONS FOR NON-ACADEMIC AUDIENCES For the sake of brevity only the most recent: • “The Difference Between Worship and Idolatry.” Guest lecture. Pentecostal Church of Porvoo, Finland, January 2015. • “Man and Woman He Created Them.” Keynote lecture. Annual Philosophy Day, Lapua, Finland, August 2014. • “The Body as the Image of God.” Guest lecture. Mikaelinseurakunta, Turku, Finland, June 2014.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE University level • The History and Doctrine of the Reformation, Oxford University (2015) • Seminar assistant for Prof. Werner Jeanrond, Systematic Theology, Oxford University (2014– 2015) • The Theological Imagination of C. S. Lewis, Oxford University (several times: 2014–2015) • C. S. Lewis and the Theology of Love, Abilene University, Oxford branch (3 times: 2014– 2015) • Introduction to Ethics and Philosophy, University of Helsinki (3 times: 2009–2012) • C. S. Lewis and the Theology of Love, University of Helsinki (3 times: 2010–2013) • The Oxford Movement and Beyond (online-course together with Dr. Ian Ker on the thought of modern British religious intellectuals), The International University of Rioja (UNIR), Spain (2013) • Seminar assistant for Prof. Risto Saarinen, Ecumenical Theology, University of Helsinki (2012–2013) • Seminar assistant for Prof. Olli-Pekka Vainio, Systematic Theology, University of Helsinki (2011)

Other • I have a degree in Pedagogics (2008) and have taught various courses in religion, philosophy, and ethics in high schools.

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS • Religion and Society (RELSOC), International Mobility Grant, 4.000 EUR (2015) • Religion and Society (RELSOC), International Mobility Grant, 5.000 EUR (2014) • Karl Schlecht Award, University of Heidelberg, 5.000 EUR (2013) • Eino Jutikkala Foundation, 26.000 EUR (2012–2013) • Emil Aaltonen Foundation, International Mobility Grant, 5.000 EUR (2013) • Religion and Society (RELSOC), International Mobility Grant, 5.000 EUR (2013) • Emil Aaltonen Foundation, 21.000 EUR, 3 years (2009–2012) • Junor Research Fellowship, St Benet’s Hall, Oxford University, 1 year (2014) • PhD Completion Grant, Faculty of Theology, Univ. of Helsinki, 3 months (2013) • Chancellor’s Travel Grant, Univ. of Helsinki, 1.400 EUR, 3 years (2010–2013) • Graduate School Travel Grant, Univ. of Helsinki, 600–800 EUR, 3 years (2010–2013)

JOURNAL ARTICLES (REFEREE), ORIGINAL RESEARCH • “Praeparatio Evangelica or Daemonica? C. S. Lewis and Anders Nygren on Sehnsucht.” Harvard Theological Review. Accepted for publication (2015). • “Worship, Veneration, and Idolatry: Observations from C. S Lewis.” Religious Studies, FirstView Article (November 2014), pp. 1–20. • “A Friend’s Death: C. S. Lewis’ Disagreement with St. Augustine.” Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal (Wipf and Stock, 2012), pp. 67–80. • “Does Eros Seek Happiness? A Critical Study of C. S. Lewis’s Reply to Anders Nygren.” Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie, vol. 53 (2011), pp. 208–224. • “Utopia Reconsidered: Two Levels of Perfection in Society.” Theology Today (Princeton), vol. 86 (2011), pp. 174–180. • “C. S. Lewis and ‘the Nygren Debate’.” The Chronicle of the Oxford University C. S. Lewis Society (since 2011 called The Journal of Inklings Studies), vol. 7 (2010), pp. 25– 42.

SCIENTIFIC BOOKS (MONOGRAPHS) • Ruumis Jumalan kuvana: Johdatus Johannes Paavali II:n ruumiin teologiaan (Catholic Information Centre: Helsinki, 2012), 132 pages. [The Body as the Image of God: An Introduction to Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body] Book home page and reviews in Finnish.

NON-REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES In Finnish • “Eros ja onnellisuus: C. S. Lewisin erimielisyys luterilaisen Anders Nygrenin kanssa”, in Perusta: The Journal of The Finnish Bible Institute (October 2013). [Eros and happiness: C. S. Lewis’s disagreement with the Lutheran theologian Anders Nygren] • “Mikä on palvonnan ja idolatrian ero? C. S. Lewisin rakkauden teologiaa”, in Perusta: The Journal of The Finnish Bible Institute (3/2012), pp. 158–68. [What is the difference between worship and idolatry? C. S. Lewis’s theology of love.]

BOOK REVIEWS • “Mere Theology and ‘Jacksploitation’”, review of Will Vaus’s book Mere Theology: A Guide to the Thought of C. S. Lewis (InterVarsity Press 2004), in The Journal of Inklings Studies, Oxford, Vol. 1 (March 2012).

TRANSLATIONS • Alexandre Havard, Virtuous Leadership (Scepter: New York, 2007) from English to Finnish, Hyvejohtajuus (Providentia, 2009). 172 pages. Online-version here.

POPULAR PUBLICATIONS • Preface to the new Finnish edition of C. S. Lewis, Surprised by Joy (Kirjapaja, 2013: Ilon yllättämä). • Preface to the new Finnish edition of C. S. Lewis, The Four Loves (Kirjapaja, 2012: Neljä rakkautta). • Editor-in-Chief and columnist of Finland’s leading leadership website Hyvejohtajuus.fi (www.hyvejohtajuus.fi) (2008–2013). • Article series on the theology of art (2007–2008) and the theology of the body (2008–2009) in Etsijä, the magazine for theology students, University of Helsinki. • Youth maganize Dynamite’s columnist: popular article series on the theology of art (2007– 2008) and the theology of the body (2008–2009). • Student maganize Kyyhkynen’s (The Dove) columnist and graphic artist (2002–2003).

INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC CONFERENCES • The Vocation of the Laity, St Benet’s Hall, Oxford, May 2014. • C. S. Lewis in Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey, London, UK, November 2013. • Seminar on Ecumenical Recognition and Toleration of Otherness, KU, Leuven, Belgium, June 2013. • Annual Conference of the American Academy of Religion, Chicago, USA, November 2012. • International Conference for University Professors and Lecturers, Rome, Italy, June 2012. • Planning Meeting for the Research Program “Love and Death”, Heidelberg, Germany, June 2012. • Annual Conference of the American Academy of Religion, San Francisco, USA, November 2011. • International Conference for University Professors and Lecturers, Rome, Italy, June 2011. • Planning Meeting for the Research Program “Love and Death”, Heidelberg, Germany, May 2011. • Annual Conference of the American Academy of Religion, Atlanta, USA, November 2010. • Theological Conference at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, USA, November 2010.

MEDIA APPEARANCES In Finnish, Danish, Spanish Printed media • Interview in Keskiväylä (7.1.2015), Rakkaus kiinnostaa kaikkia • Interview in Uusimaa (5.1.2015), Rakkaus on yksi • Interview in Kristelig Dagblad (6.11.2014), Læs C. S. Lewis og ungdå at blive skilt • Interview in Anna (11.9.2014), Uskollinen eron jälkeenkin • Interview in Ilkka (24.8.2014), Kunnes kuolema meidät erottaa • Interview in Hyvä Sanoma (3/2014), Ystävyys kasvoi rakkaudeksi • Interview in Religion en Libertad (26.2.2014), Es luterano y asusta con textos de Juan Pablo II sobre sexo placentero • Interview in Anàlis Digital (24.2.2014), El investigator Jason Lepojarvi • Interview in Iltasanomat (19.11.2013), Luento huipentui kosintaan • Interview in Helsingin Sanomat (18.5.2013), Rakkaustieteilijä ei etsi helluntaiheilaa • Interview in Osviitta (Autum 2013), Rakkauden puolesta kahdella rintamalla • Interview [PDF] in Kirkko ja koti (22.5.2013), C. S. Lewis taisteli rakkauden puolesta kahdella rintamalla • Interview [PDF] in Kirkkosanomat (22.5.2013), Teologiaa pulliaisille ja ammattilaisille • Interview [PDF] in Henki & elämä (11.4.2013), C. S. Lewis taisteli rakkauden puolesta • Interview in Vantaan Lauri (23.1.2013), Oxfordin iloinen kristitty • Interview in Vantaan Lauri (28.1.2010), Oman elämänsä pyhiinvaeltaja • Interview in Sana (September 2005), Robinson Jason: Rukous on kristitylle tärkein juttu • Interview [PDF] in Näköala (1/2004), Kohtaamisia ja keskusteluja – Ketko tänään

Radio • Interview in RadioDei “Päivän vieras” (17.12.2013): Jouluvieraana Jason Lepojärvi • Interview in Yle “Horisontti” (21.7.2013): Romantiikan heinäkuu: C. S. Lewisissä kamppailivat äly ja romantiikka. • Interview in RadioDei “Ristitulta” (11.2.2012), Ratkaistaanko kirkollisvaaleissa herätysliikkeiden tulevaisuus?

TV • Contestant of the TV-show “” (Suomen Robinson), 2005.