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PETERSEN ESBEN

Organization
School of Theology Assistant Professor
Research Fields, Keywords
Mission Studies, Religious Studies, history of ideas, church history, Japanese Christianity
Teaching and Research Fields
グルンドヴィッヒの「能動的」「社会的」キリスト教を重視する哲学に影響を受け、学生の個性を引き出すことを重要視している。私の講義は、教育者としての私自身の姿勢を反映しており、生徒が自分自身の精神、理想、世界観を発見することで個性を伸ばすことを目指している。これはグルンドヴィッヒの教えの基礎であり、私の教育学的アプローチの基本的な側面でもある。私は、全ての人が学習意欲を持っており、その意欲を引き出すことが教師の責任であると確信している。ルソーが提唱したように、学習は本のページの中だけにとどまるものではなく、各人の自然な傾向に沿ったものであるべきだと、私は固く信じている。キリスト教についても同じことが言えると思う。現在まで, 日本と世界の両方の文脈の中キリスト教信仰に関わる問題を研究してきています。
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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

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

Career 【 display / non-display

  • 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 -

  • Affiliation:Institute of Anthropology, Nanshan University
    Title:Type II 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: Teaching the Swiss and German Youth about Japan: Missionary Juvenile Literature and its Role in Transcultural Education at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
    Journal name: Theology Studies  vol.72  (p.85 - 105)
    Date of publication: 2025.03
    Author(s): Petersen Esben

    Type of publication: Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)

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  • Title: <i>Church Space and the Capital in Pre-war Japan</i>
    Journal name: JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES  vol.51  (1)  (p.115 - 118)
    Date of publication: 2024
    Author(s): Petersen, E; Washington, GL

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

    DOI: 10.3390/rel13111090
    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)

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Books 【 display / non-display

  • Title: The New Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions
    Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
    Date of publication: 2025.01
    Author(s): Edited by Matthew D. McMullen & Joylon Baraka Thomas

    Area of responsibility: "Christian Mission Archives" p. 501-505
    Authorship:Contributor

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  • Title: まいにちドイツ語 9月
    Publisher: NHKテキスト
    Date of publication: 2024.08

    Area of responsibility: NHK publishing
    Authorship:Contributor

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  • Title: まいにちドイツ語 8月
    Publisher: NHKテキスト
    Date of publication: 2024.07
    Author(s): 田原憲和

    Area of responsibility: Verliebt in Norddeutschland
    Authorship:Joint author

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  • Title: まいにちドイツ語 7月
    Publisher: NHKテキスト
    Date of publication: 2024.06
    Author(s): 田原憲和

    Area of responsibility: Verliebt in Norddeutschland

  • Title: まいにちドイツ語 6月
    Publisher: NHKテキスト
    Date of publication: 2024.05
    Author(s): 田原憲和

    Area of responsibility: Verliebt in Norddeutschland
    Authorship:Joint author

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  • Title:年間アップデート「Japanese Religions」
    Journal name:NCC宗教研究所ニュースレター  vol.57  (p.1 - 2)
    Date of publication:2024.12
    Author(s):ペーターセン エスベン

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  • Language:English
    Title:Review: Garrett L. Washington, Church Space and the Capital in Pre-war Japan
    Journal name:Japanese Journal of Religious Studies  vol.51  (1)  (p.115 - 118)
    Date of publication:2024.10

    Type of publication:Book review, literature introduction, etc.

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  • 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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  • Language:Japanese
    Title:「パワースポット」とそのジタル化:最近の動向を振り返る
    Journal name:NCC宗教研究所ニュースレター  vol.54  (1)  (p.1 - 2)
    Date of publication:2023.07
    Author(s):ペーターセン エスベン

    Type of publication:Rapid communication, short report, research note, etc. (bulletin of university, research institution)

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Awards 【 display / non-display

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

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Presentations 【 display / non-display

  • Conference name:JAWS/ AJJ Joint Conference 2025
    Presentation date:2025.04.05
    Title:Mobile Powerspots and the Transformation of Ritual Behaviour During COVID-19
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)

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  • Language:English
    Presentation date:2025.03.26
    Title:Karl Ludvig Reichelt: Missionary or Pilgrim. His Legacy and Relecance
    Presentation type:Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech

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  • Language:English
    Conference name:Areapagos: East Meets West
    Presentation date:2025.03.23
    Title:NCC Center for the Study of Japanese Religions; 66 Years of Interreligious Encounter in an Ecumenical Context
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (invited, special)

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  • Language:Japanese
    Conference name:プロジェクト人魚第 5回研究会(アジア遊学;北欧とファシズム)
    Presentation date:2024.09.02
    Title:ユートピア, ​ デンマークの夢​: 賀川時彦とデンマーク訪問 1925年
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)

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  • 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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Academic Contribution 【 display / non-display

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

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