Ninna Edgardh Curriculum Vitae (2015-07-24)

Home address: Samaritergränd 1, SE-753 19 Cell phone: +46 (0)733-130705 E-mail: [email protected] Work address: Teologiska institutionen, Uppsala universitet, Box 511, SE-751 20 Uppsala

Education and academic degrees . Professor in ecclesiology, especially social and diaconal studies, December 2011. . Ordained pastor in Church of , Diocese of Uppsala, January 2010. . Pastoral training at the Pastoral institute in Uppsala Aug.-Dec. 2009. . Training in leadership at 2008-2009, followed by a mentor-program 2009-2010. . Docent in ecclesiology, March 2008. . Pedagogical training for university teachers, Uppsala University 2001. . Doctor of Theology, Uppsala University (160 points in Swedish system, equivalent to 240 ECTS credits), 2001. . Master of Divinity, The Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University (160 points in Swedish system, equivalent to 240 ECTS credits). . Additional education at The Department of Journalism, Media and Communication, Stockholm University (passed 20 points in Swedish system, equivalent to 30 ECTS credits) 1982. . Exam from the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication, Stockholm University (80 points in Swedish system, equivalent to 120 ECTS credits) 1980. . Courses in culture, communication and literature, Stockholm University (40 points in Swedish system, equivalent to 60 ECTS credits) 1977 - 1978. . Exam from Upper Secondary School, Stockholm, 1974.

Current posts . Professor at Uppsala University, Dec. 2011. From January 1 2014 reduced to half time, in order to be combined with my other position as a pastor. . Pastor in the Church of Sweden, Uppsala.

Previous employments . University lecturer in ecclesiology, especially social and diaconal studies, Uppsala University (employment started May 2002 and was transferred to Uppsala University January 1, 2007, continuing to December 2011, when it was transformed into an employment as professor). . Guest researcher Centre for Gender Research, Uppsala University, half time 2004-07-01 – 2005-06-30. . Research administrator, teacher and researcher at The Uppsala Institute for Social and Diaconal Studies (transferred to Uppsala University 1 January 2007), 2002-2006. . Part-time employments as researcher at Uppsala University, 2001-2006. . PhD-studies and teaching at the Theological Faculty, Uppsala University, 1997-2001. . Part time work as advisory officer for the organization Women within the Church of Sweden, 1995- 1997. . Journalist (reporter in daily press, editor of magazines and books, free-lancer), 1980-1991. . Bookshop Assistant, Stockholm, 1974-1977.

University Management and Commissions . Member of the board for Centre for Research on Religion and Society (CRS) 2010-. . Director of the Centre for the Study of Religion and Society, theological faculty, Uppsala University, 2007- 2009. . Member of the editorial board for Diaconia. Journal for the Study of Christian Social Practice 2008-. (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht). . Editor of Uppsala Studies in Religion and Society, ACTA-series, Uppsala University, 2007-2012.

Doctoral committees . Torbjörn Axner’s defense 2014-05-23, Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University . Michael Hjelm’s defense 2011-10-25, Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University. . Jonas Ideström’s defense 2009-03-06, Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University. . Boel Hössjer Sundman’s defense 2006-03-31, Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University. . Mikael Mogren’s defense 2004-04-18, Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University.

Opponent at doctoral defenses . Opponent/Member of doctoral committee at Jette Bendixen Rønkildes defense 2014-11-21, Aarhus University, Denmark. . First Opponent at Merete Thomasen’s defense 2008-05-28, Faculty of Theology, Oslo University, Norway. . Opponent at Helena Inghammar’s defense 2006-01-13, University of .

Supervisor for doctoral students . Assistant supervisor for Gyrid Gunnes, Diakonhjemmet University College, Oslo, in her work “Doing diakonia in a sacred space in the welfare state - an empirical investigation of the church of Vår frue, Trondheim”. . Assistant supervisor for Maria Eckerdal in her work on the ecclesiology of Yngve Brilioth, 2010-. . Assistant supervisor for Doctor of Theology Jakob Tronêt, from 2010 and up to his defense October 17, 2014 of his dissertation on the ecumenical contribution of Max Thürian, . Assistant supervisor for Doctor of Theology Karin Oljelund, from February 1 2009 until her defense in September the same year of her dissertation on the ecclesiology in the worship manuals of Church of Sweden from 1942 and 1986. . Assistant supervisor for Doctor of Theology Agneta Lejdhamre, 2002-2006, ended before her defense in 2011.

Commissions from the Church of Sweden . Expert in the Church of Sweden response to the Faith and Order document The Church – towards a common vision, April 2015. . Expert in the committee for the revision of the worship manual of Church of Sweden, 2006-2012. . Expert in a Church of Sweden consultation of folk church theology, October 2010. . Expert in the Church of Sweden response on the Faith and Order document The Nature and Mission of the Church, 2009. . Expert in the construction of a platform for the social political work of Church of Sweden, 2008.

Research projects Ongoing . The Impact of Religion. Challenges for Society, Law and Democracy. Centre of Excellence at Uppsala University (Swedish Research Council). Co-initiator and co-writer of application, former member of the board, former theme leader, researcher.

Completed . Gudstjänst i förändring [Worship in change] (Church of Sweden). Individual project. Researcher. 2008- 2010. . Welfare and Values in Europe (European Commission). Member of the working group that prepared the application. Member of the international coordination group organizing the work of 24 researchers in twelve countries, a special responsibility for organizing the gender analysis. Researcher in the Swedish case study, 2006-2008. . Welfare and Religion in a European Perspective (Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation). Co- author of application, member of the international group coordinating the work of researchers in eight countries, coordinator of the gender aspects of the project, researcher in the Swedish case study, co- editor and co-author of final reports, 2003-2007. . From State Church to Free Folk Church” (Humanistisk Samhälsvetenskapliga Forskningsrådet), researcher, co-author of final report, 1999-2003. . Church and Gender – understandings of church and gender in women’s experimental forms of worship. (Swedish Research Council, PhD-project), 1997-1998. . Welfare and Religion in a Global Perspective: Theoretical and Methodological Exchange Across the North-South Divide (National Research Foundation of South Africa, Swedish Research Council and Swedish International Development Agency), researcher, 2006-2010. . Projekt Teo – människovärde, identitet och funktionshinder ur ett livsåskådningsperspektiv (The Swedish Inheritance Fund Commission), supervisor of researcher. . Sy för livet – Svenska kyrkans syföreningar 1844-2004 (Church of Sweden), 2003-2004, member of steering group and supervisor of researcher. . Ordinationens teologi och terminologi. Ett studieprojekt om auktoriserade riter och ordningar i de nordiska kyrkorna Joint Committee for Nordic research councils for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOS-H), 2002-2003, co-author of final report. . Gudstjänst och relevans (Church of Sweden), co-author of application, member of steering-group, researcher.

Conference organizer . Workshop for gender researchers in Religious studies: ”Separation och integration i forskning om genus och religion - erfarenheter, strategier och visioner”[Separation and integration in research on gender and religion – experiences, strategies, visions] , Swedish Research Council. Stockholm, September 21-22, 2006. [with TD Hanna Stenström]. . Symposium ”Kyrkan som vetenskap” [The Academic Study of the Church], June 10, 2009, Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University. [with TD Boel Hössjer Sundman]. . About 20 internal working conferences with the international research groups (15-35 participants) within the research projects Welfare and Religion in a European Perspective and Welfare and Values in Europe, 2002-2009 [within the work of the international coordination groups for these projects]. . Co-organiser of the external final conferences of these projects Välfärdens utmaningar. Kyrka, frivillighet och stat i samverkan [The Challenges of Welfare. Church, Voluntary Sector and State in Cooperation], March 31– April 1 2008, Uppsala University (100 participants) and Welfare and Values in Europe. Transitions related to Religion, Minorities and Gender. An International Research Conference at Uppsala University, March 26-28, 2009 (150 participants). . Researching Ecclesial Bodies - Symposium on the Challenges of Particularity and Coherence in Ecclesiology, Uppsala University 26-27 October 2015. Chair of the organizing committee.

Guest lectures at Universities outside of Sweden . Diakonhjemmet University College, Oslo, Norway. “A female face of the church? Liturgy and diaconal practice in a Nordic context”. Lecture at PhD course Diakonia, values and professional practice at, March 28, 2014. . Oslo University. ”Kön, religion och värdekonflikt” [Gender, Religion and Value Conflicts] September 2007. . University of Copenhagen ”Könsperspektiv i omsorgs- och välfärdspraxis” [Gender perspectives in the Practice of Welfare and Social Care] January 2006.

Membership in Academic Societies . Societas Liturgica 2013 . European Society for Women in Theological Research 1996-. . North American Academy of Liturgy 2009-. . Leitourgia – Nordic Network for Liturgical Exchange 2005- (chair 2014).