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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

2026

  • Unstad, Lars; Jørgensen, Camilla Stabel. (2026) Utforskning av kristent mangfold og kristen estetikk – gjennom ulike kilder og metoder.
    Non-fiction chapter
  • Unstad, Lars; Jørgensen, Camilla Stabel. (2026) Disciplinary Learning in Norwegian Religious Education From a Plurality of Perspectives—Individual Convictions and Academic Conventions.
    Academic chapter

2025

  • Almås, Aslaug Grov; Unstad, Lars; Eliassen, Veslamøy; Klaveness, Caroline. (2025) Periodisk evaluering av grunnskolelærerutdanning GLU ved Universitetet i Sørøst- Norge. Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge/Universitetet i Søraust-Noreg
    Working paper
  • Unstad, Lars; Jørgensen, Camilla Stabel. (2025) Critical Disciplinary Literacy and Positioning in Religious Education.
    Academic chapter
  • Jørgensen, Camilla Stabel; Freathy, Rob; Unstad, Lars; Andreassen, Øyvind Soltun. (2025) Uenighet som ressurs i KRLE-faget. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis
  • Unstad, Lars. (2025) Kristendom: tro, lære og praksis. Cappelen Damm Akademisk
    Non-fiction monograph

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

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 science 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
    Doctoral thesis

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

2012

  • Unstad, Lars. (2012) Trenger vi private grunnskoler bygd på livssyn?. Prismet
    Professional article

2011

  • Unstad, Lars. (2011) Alle vet at Mariam bruker hijab, men hvem skal fortelle lærerstudentene hvorfor Mariam bruker hijab?. Utdanning
    Professional article

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 science 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. (2022) Fagspesifikk literacy og posisjonering i grunnskolens religions- og livssynsfag – Et bidrag til en kritisk fagspesifikk literacy. 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. (2011) Alle vet at Mariam bruker hijab, men hvem skal fortelle lærerstudentene hvorfor Mariam bruker hijab?. Utdanning
    Professional article
  • Unstad, Lars. (2012) Trenger vi private grunnskoler bygd på livssyn?. Prismet
    Professional article
  • Unstad, Lars. (2022) Hvordan skal vi forstå, og hva gjør vi med kjerneelementene i KRLE og Religion og etikk?. Prismet
    Academic article

Books

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

Part of book/report

  • Unstad, Lars; Jørgensen, Camilla Stabel. (2026) Utforskning av kristent mangfold og kristen estetikk – gjennom ulike kilder og metoder.
    Non-fiction chapter
  • Unstad, Lars; Jørgensen, Camilla Stabel. (2026) Disciplinary Learning in Norwegian Religious Education From a Plurality of Perspectives—Individual Convictions and Academic Conventions.
    Academic chapter
  • Unstad, Lars; Jørgensen, Camilla Stabel. (2025) Critical Disciplinary Literacy and Positioning in Religious Education.
    Academic chapter
  • Unstad, Lars. (2014) I skyggen av storesøster? Om kirkelig mangfold i RLE-undervisningen.
    Academic chapter
  • Jørgensen, Camilla Stabel; Unstad, Lars. (2024) Lived Religion in the Graveyard Critical Disciplinary Literacy in Tasks for Pupils on Religious Education Excursions.
    Academic chapter

Report

  • Almås, Aslaug Grov; Unstad, Lars; Eliassen, Veslamøy; Klaveness, Caroline. (2025) Periodisk evaluering av grunnskolelærerutdanning GLU ved Universitetet i Sørøst- Norge. Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge/Universitetet i Søraust-Noreg
    Working paper

Student thesis or dissertation

  • Jørgensen, Camilla Stabel; Freathy, Rob; Unstad, Lars; Andreassen, Øyvind Soltun. (2025) Uenighet som ressurs i KRLE-faget. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis
  • Unstad, Lars. (2021) Forstår du det du leser? En fagspesifikk tilnærming til lesing i religions- og livssynsfaget på ungdomstrinnet. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis

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

Kristendom Tro, lære og praksis

Hva vil det si å ha en kristen tro i dag, og hva kan det bety for livet til den enkelte? Denne innføringsboka om kristendom skrevet for lærerstudenter følger kristen tro gjennom uka, gjennom året og gjennom livet.

2026

  • Conference lecture
    Unstad, Lars; Jørgensen, Camilla Stabel. (2026) Exploration of Christian diversity and Christian aesthetics through different sources and different methods . Nordic Conference on Religious Education (NCRE)
  • Conference lecture
    Unstad, Lars; Jørgensen, Camilla Stabel. (2026) Critical Disciplinary Literacy and Positioning in RE. Nordic Conference on Religious Education (NCRE)
  • Conference lecture
    Unstad, Lars. (2026) Deep learning in religious education and social studies in Norway - A literature review. Nordic Conference on Religious Education (NCRE)
  • Conference lecture
    Unstad, Lars. (2026) Frikirkene i KRLE-faget - Fremdeles i skyggen av storesøster?. Felles vårseminar NoReFo og NFR

2025

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

2023

  • Conference lecture
    Unstad, Lars. (2023) Christian migrants to Norway - A journey of body and faith?. MIGREL International Conference 2023
  • Conference lecture
    Unstad, Lars. (2023) Religious Education and its Research with Empirical Methods. Design-Based Research in Religious Education. EuARe - Conference 2023 St Andrews

2022

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

2019

  • Conference lecture
    Unstad, Lars. (2019) Religious Education and student positioning. NCRE 2019
  • Conference lecture
    Unstad, Lars. (2019) Student positioning in Religious Education. Aurle 2019

2018

  • Conference lecture
    Unstad, Lars. (2018) Reading in religious education. EARLI SIG 19
  • Conference lecture
    Unstad, Lars. (2018) Subjective relevance in reading in religious education. Konferansepresentasjon. AULRE 2018

2017

  • Feature article
    Unstad, Lars. (2017) Rot hos flere enn katolikkene.

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