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Lars Unstad

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Lars Unstad

Associate Professor of religion and worldviews didactics
Department of Teacher Education
Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences

lars.unstad@ntnu.no
+4773412066 +4748262437 E.C. Dahls gate 10, 313, Kalvskinnet
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About

Teaching
I mainly teach about the Christian religion in the RE subject for primary and lower secondary teacher education students.

Research
My research interests are reading and literacy in RE and Christian diversity in society, school and education.

Competencies

  • Basic skills - reading
  • Christian denominations
  • Christian faith
  • Disciplinary literacy
  • Disciplinary reading
  • Educational design research
  • Evangelical Christianity
  • History of Christianity
  • Literacy
  • Private schools
  • RE subject

Research

  • NTNU RE Research Group

Publications

  • Chronological
  • By category
  • All publications registered in NVA

2025

  • Unstad, Lars; Jørgensen, Camilla Stabel. (2025) Critical Disciplinary Literacy and Positioning in Religious Education | SpringerLink.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Unstad, Lars. (2025) Kristendom: tro, lære og praksis. Cappelen Damm Akademisk Cappelen Damm Akademisk
    Non-fiction book

2024

  • Jørgensen, Camilla Stabel; Unstad, Lars. (2024) Lived Religion in the Graveyard Critical Disciplinary Literacy in Tasks for Pupils on Religious Education Excursions.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2023

  • Unstad, Lars. (2023) RE-spectare – se en gang til. Et lesedidaktisk redskap utviklet for KRLE og Religion og etikk (RE). Religion og livssyn : Tidsskrift for religionslærerforeningen i Norge
    Popular scientific article

2022

  • Unstad, Lars. (2022) Fagspesifikk literacy og posisjonering i grunnskolens religions- og livssynsfag – Et bidrag til en kritisk fagspesifikk literacy. Nordidactica
    Academic article
  • Unstad, Lars. (2022) Hvordan skal vi forstå, og hva gjør vi med kjerneelementene i KRLE og Religion og etikk?. Prismet
    Academic article

2021

  • Unstad, Lars. (2021) Forstår du det du leser? En fagspesifikk tilnærming til lesing i religions- og livssynsfaget på ungdomstrinnet. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral dissertation

2020

  • Unstad, Lars; Fjørtoft, Henning. (2020) Texts, readers, and positions: Developing a conceptual tool for teaching disciplinary reading in religious education. Learning and Instruction
    Academic article
  • Unstad, Lars; Jørgensen, Camilla Stabel; Fjørtoft, Henning. (2020) Lesing og skriving i religions-og livssynsfaget i den norske grunnskolen. En kartlegging av forskningsfeltet 2005-2018. Nordidactica
    Academic article
  • Unstad, Lars; Fjørtoft, Henning. (2020) Disciplinary literacy in religious education: the role and relevance of reading. British Journal of Religious Education
    Academic article

2014

  • Unstad, Lars. (2014) I skyggen av storesøster? Om kirkelig mangfold i RLE-undervisningen.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

2012

  • Unstad, Lars. (2012) Trenger vi private grunnskoler bygd på livssyn?. Prismet
    Article in business/trade/industry journal

2011

  • Unstad, Lars. (2011) Alle vet at Mariam bruker hijab, men hvem skal fortelle lærerstudentene hvorfor Mariam bruker hijab?. Utdanning
    Article in business/trade/industry journal

Journal publications

  • Unstad, Lars. (2023) RE-spectare – se en gang til. Et lesedidaktisk redskap utviklet for KRLE og Religion og etikk (RE). Religion og livssyn : Tidsskrift for religionslærerforeningen i Norge
    Popular scientific article
  • Unstad, Lars. (2022) Fagspesifikk literacy og posisjonering i grunnskolens religions- og livssynsfag – Et bidrag til en kritisk fagspesifikk literacy. Nordidactica
    Academic article
  • Unstad, Lars. (2022) Hvordan skal vi forstå, og hva gjør vi med kjerneelementene i KRLE og Religion og etikk?. Prismet
    Academic article
  • Unstad, Lars; Fjørtoft, Henning. (2020) Texts, readers, and positions: Developing a conceptual tool for teaching disciplinary reading in religious education. Learning and Instruction
    Academic article
  • Unstad, Lars; Jørgensen, Camilla Stabel; Fjørtoft, Henning. (2020) Lesing og skriving i religions-og livssynsfaget i den norske grunnskolen. En kartlegging av forskningsfeltet 2005-2018. Nordidactica
    Academic article
  • Unstad, Lars; Fjørtoft, Henning. (2020) Disciplinary literacy in religious education: the role and relevance of reading. British Journal of Religious Education
    Academic article
  • Unstad, Lars. (2012) Trenger vi private grunnskoler bygd på livssyn?. Prismet
    Article in business/trade/industry journal
  • Unstad, Lars. (2011) Alle vet at Mariam bruker hijab, men hvem skal fortelle lærerstudentene hvorfor Mariam bruker hijab?. Utdanning
    Article in business/trade/industry journal

Books

  • Unstad, Lars. (2025) Kristendom: tro, lære og praksis. Cappelen Damm Akademisk Cappelen Damm Akademisk
    Non-fiction book

Part of book/report

  • Unstad, Lars; Jørgensen, Camilla Stabel. (2025) Critical Disciplinary Literacy and Positioning in Religious Education | SpringerLink.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Jørgensen, Camilla Stabel; Unstad, Lars. (2024) Lived Religion in the Graveyard Critical Disciplinary Literacy in Tasks for Pupils on Religious Education Excursions.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Unstad, Lars. (2014) I skyggen av storesøster? Om kirkelig mangfold i RLE-undervisningen.
    Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Report

  • Unstad, Lars. (2021) Forstår du det du leser? En fagspesifikk tilnærming til lesing i religions- og livssynsfaget på ungdomstrinnet. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral dissertation

Teaching

Courses

  • MGLU2108 - Religion and philosophy in society and school (1-7)
  • MGLU2508 - Religion, worldview and philosophy in society and school (5-10)
  • MGLU1508 - Religion, worldviews and ethics in society and school

Outreach

2025

  • Academic lecture
    Unstad, Lars. (2025) The art of asking bold questions in religious education. AULRE/AREIAC Annual Conference 2025: “To Boldly Go” , Exeter 2025-06-25 - 2025-06-26

2023

  • Academic lecture
    Unstad, Lars. (2023) Christian migrants to Norway - A journey of body and faith?. MIGREL International Conference 2023 , VID Specialized University, Stavanger Campus 2023-06-14 - 2023-06-16
  • Academic lecture
    Unstad, Lars. (2023) Religious Education and its Research with Empirical Methods. Design-Based Research in Religious Education. EuARe - Conference 2023 St Andrews , University of St Andrews 2023-06-19 - 2023-06-23

2022

  • Academic lecture
    Unstad, Lars. (2022) To «learn how to learn». Core elements and disciplinary literacy in Norwegian religious education. Nordic Conference of Religious Education 2022 , Riga 2022-06-14 - 2022-06-18
  • Academic lecture
    Unstad, Lars. (2022) Norwegian RW teacher students’ view on their own experiences from RW in school. Earli SIG19 conference 2022 Dortmund , TU Dortmund University, Germany 2022-09-13 - 2022-09-15
  • Academic lecture
    Unstad, Lars. (2022) Disciplinary literacy and positioning in religious education - A contribution to critical literacy. Earli SIG19 conference 2022 Dortmund , TU Dortmund University, Germany 2022-09-13 - 2022-09-15

2019

  • Academic lecture
    Unstad, Lars. (2019) Religious Education and student positioning. NCRE 2019 , NTNU, Trondheim 2019-06-11 - 2019-06-14
  • Academic lecture
    Unstad, Lars. (2019) Student positioning in Religious Education. Aurle 2019 , Newman University, Birmingham 2019-05-09 - 2019-05-10

2018

  • Academic lecture
    Unstad, Lars. (2018) Reading in religious education. EARLI SIG 19 , University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu 2018-06-11 - 2018-06-13
  • Academic lecture
    Unstad, Lars. (2018) Subjective relevance in reading in religious education. Konferansepresentasjon. AULRE 2018 , Heythrop College, London 2018-05-10 - 2018-05-11

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