Personnel Information

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PETERSEN ESBEN

Organization
School of Theology
Research Fields, Keywords
Religious Studies, Mission Studies, church history, Japanese Christianity, history of ideas, Mission Studies, Religious Studies, Intellectual History, Church History, Japanese Christianity
Syllabus information URL
https://syllabus.kwansei.ac.jp/uniasv2/UnSSOLoginControlFree?REQ_ACTION_DO=/AGA030PLS01Action.do?REQ_FUNCTION_JUMP_START_FLG=1&SLB_LINK_DISP_FLG=689&TCH_NO=240036&REQ_PRFR_FUNC_ID=AGA030
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Graduating School 【 display / non-display 】

  • Graduating School:Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
    Faculty:Faculty of Theology
    Course / Major:Department of Evangelical Theology

    Kind of school:University
    Date of graduation:2020.09
    Completion status:Graduated
    Country location code:Germany

  • Graduating School:University of Copenhagen
    Faculty:Institute for Cultural Studies
    Course / Major:Department of Religious Studies

    Kind of school:University
    Date of graduation:2012.12
    Completion status:Graduated
    Country location code:Denmark

  • Graduating School:University of Copenhagen
    Faculty:Institute for Cultural Studies
    Course / Major:Department of Religious Studies

    Kind of school:University
    Date of graduation:2008.07
    Completion status:Graduated
    Country location code:Denmark

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Degree 【 display / non-display 】

  • Degree name:Dr. Phil (Church History)
    Classified degree field:Church History
    Conferring institution:Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
    Acquisition way:Thesis
    Date of acquisition:2020.09

  • Degree name:Master of Arts (M.A)
    Classified degree field:Humanities & Social Sciences / Religious studies
    Conferring institution:University of Copenhagen
    Acquisition way:Thesis
    Date of acquisition:2012.12

  • Degree name:Bachelor of Arts
    Classified degree field:Humanities & Social Sciences / Religious studies
    Conferring institution:University of Copenhagen
    Acquisition way:Thesis
    Date of acquisition:2008.07

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Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • Affiliation:Kwansei Gakuin University
    Department:Faculty of Theology
    Title:Associate Professor (as old post name)
    Date:2024.04 -

  • Affiliation:Kwansei Gakuin University
    Department:Department of Theology
    Title:Assistant Professor
    Date:2024.04 -

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  • Affiliation:Ritsumeikan University
    Department:Language Education Center
    Title:Lecturer
    Date:2022.04 - 2024.03

  • Affiliation:Ritsumeikan University Language Education Center
    Title:Lecturer
    Date:2022.04 - 2024.03

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  • Affiliation:Nanzan University
    Department:Institute of Anthropology
    Title:Affiliated Researcher
    Date:2021.04 -

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Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

  • Research field:Humanities & Social Sciences / Religious studies

  • Research field:Others / Others
    Research keywords：Mission Studies

  • Research field:Others / Others
    Research keywords：Japanese Christianity

  • Research field:Humanities & Social Sciences / History of thought

  • Research field:Humanities & Social Sciences / European literature
    Research keywords：German culture and language

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Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Title: N.F.S. Grundtvig: A Forgotten Hero of Theology
    Journal name: The Japan Mission Journal  vol.77  (3)  (p.186 - 195)
    Date of publication: 2023.09
    Author(s): Esben Petersen

  • Title: N.F.S. Grundtvig: A Forgotten Hero of Theology
    Journal name: The Japan Mission Journal  vol.77  (3)  (p.186 - 195)
    Date of publication: 2023.09

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  • Language: English
    Title: Two Pacifists from Each Side of the War: Uchimura Kanzō and Leo Tolstoy
    Journal name: Japan Mission Journal  vol.77  (1)  (p.20 - 30)
    Date of publication: 2023.03
    Author(s): Esben Petersen

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

  • Title: Two Pacifists from Each Side of the War: Uchimura Kanzō and Leo Tolstoy
    Journal name: Japan Mission Journal  vol.77  (1)  (p.20 - 30)
    Date of publication: 2023.03
    Author(s): Esben Petersen

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  • Title: Negotiating Otherness? Mission Discourse of Difference among the Swiss and German Schooling Projects in 19th Century Japan
    Journal name: MDPI  vol.13  (11)  (p.1090 - )
    Date of publication: 2022.11
    Author(s): Religions

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rel13111090

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • Title: The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (4th edition)
    Publisher: Oxford University Press
    Date of publication: 2022.02
    Author(s): Andrew Louth Ed

    Area of responsibility: Church history
    Authorship：Contributor

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  • Language: English
    Title: The Early Swiss and German Mission in Japan: Paradoxes of Liberal Christianity
    Publisher: Chisokudo
    Date of publication: 2021.07
    Author(s): Esben Petersen

    Type of books: Scholarly book
    Authorship：Sole author

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MISC 【 display / non-display 】

  • Title:Review: Mark R. Mullins: Yasukuni Fundamentalism: Japanese Religions and the Politics of Restoration
    Journal name:Japanese Religions  vol.45  (1&2)  (p.149 - 151)
    Date of publication:2023.08

    Type of publication：Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (scientific journal)

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  • Title:Review: Seung Chul Kim: The Center is Everywhere: Christianity in Dialogue with Religion and Science
    Journal name:Japanese Religions  vol.45  (1&2)  (p.146 - 148)
    Date of publication:2023.08

    Type of publication：Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (scientific journal)

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Awards 【 display / non-display 】

  • Prize: Mark Bookman Prize
    Date awarded:2023.12
    Awarding organization：AJJ

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  • Prize: Mark Bookman Prize
    Date awarded:2020.12
    Award type:Award from Japanese society, conference, symposium, etc.
    Awarding organization：Anthropology for Japan in Japan (AJJ)
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • Conference name:AJJ (Antropology in Japan for Japan)
    Presentation date：2023.12.02
    Title:Supporting Individuals with Autism in Japan: A Personal Insight
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)

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  • Language:English
    Conference name:Asian Studies Conference Japan (ASCJ)
    Presentation date：2023.07.01
    Title:The Borderline Between Fake and Real: Christian Utopianism, Denmark and the Pursuit of Happiness
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)

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  • Conference name:プロジェクト人魚研究会64回
    Presentation date：2023.03.27
    Title:内村鑑三、レオ・トルストイと 日露戦争: 平和主義、キリスト教、国際的ネットワーク

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  • Conference name:International Association for Mission Studies (IAMS) 2022
    Presentation date：2022.07.09
    Title:"Sending Japanese Students Abroad or Not? And the Conflicting Nature of Religious Education"
    Presentation type:Symposium, workshop panel (public)

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  • Conference name:CISMOR Seminar no.2/2022
    Presentation date：2022.07.02
    Title:"The happiest land of them all" Uchimura Kanzō and how Denmark became a Role Model for Japan
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (invited, special)

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Academic Contribution 【 display / non-display 】

  • Title:Editor of Japanese Religions
    Activity type：Academic research

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