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Andrew John Thomas is an Associate Professor at Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, specializing in religious pedagogy and the history of Christianity. He leads the Norwegian Religionspedagogisk Forskerforum, a key research network in religious education. His research focuses on religion in schools, textbook analysis, and critical race/postcolonial theory in education. Formerly a teacher and subject leader in upper secondary school, Thomas holds a doctorate from the University of Nottingham on 'holy fools' in Christian history.
Education Background: Doctorate (University of Nottingham), Master's in Augustine's philosophy of language, practical pedagogical education, former head of language/social studies at Malakoff High School.
Research Interests: Religious pedagogy, late antique Mediterranean religious history, citizenship education, and the role of student knowledge in schools. Current projects include a book on student knowledge and analyzing teacher education syllabi through postcolonial frameworks.
Publications: Over 30 articles and book chapters in journals like Nordisk tidsskrift for pedagogikk og kritikk and Prismet. Recent works address religion in textbooks, critical race theory in education, and comparative religious concepts (e.g., love in Simone Weil vs. Hannah Arendt).
Leadership: Board member of the Hans Nielsen Hauge Center, co-editor of Prismet, and chair of KRLE-oriented research networks.
