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Johanne Stubbe T Kristensen is an Associate Professor in the Section of Systematic Theology at the Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen. She founded and leads the Copenhagen Center for the Study of Paradoxes (2021-present) and previously served as Head of the Section for Systematic Theology (2015-2021), managing two research centers and over 30 scholars. Her interdisciplinary work bridges theology, philosophy of science, and contemporary societal challenges through critical engagement with paradoxes and foundational theological questions.
Education:
- PhD in Systematic Theology, University of Copenhagen (2009)
- Individual study with Prof. Dr. Gerhard Sauter, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (2004)
- Individual study with Prof. Dr. Gunther Wenz, Ludwig-Maximillians-Universität München (2000)
- Project Management Course, Mannaz (2015-2017)
Research Interests: Dr. Kristensen specializes in existential and societal paradoxes, theology-science dialogue, post-dialectical theology (focusing on Tillich and Pannenberg), and embodied contextual theologies including feminist, fat, and neurodiverse perspectives. Her doctrinal expertise spans theological anthropology, trinitarian theology, ecclesiology, and eschatology, examined through phenomenological and psychoanalytic lenses to address modern challenges in lifestyle, church practice, and social formation.
Publication Trends: Recent works (2023-2025) reveal three dominant trajectories: 1) Eschatological explorations of time, hope, and divine action in Pannenberg's theology; 2) Planetary theology addressing climate crisis through paradox studies; 3) Critical applications of post-dialectical frameworks to contemporary issues of faith, dignity, and transformation. Her scholarship consistently integrates psychoanalytic theory with systematic theology to analyze paradoxes in modern existence.
Academic Leadership: As PhD supervisor since 2015, she mentors doctoral candidates in systematic theology. Her administrative impact includes serving on the Faculty Management Team and Research Committee (2015-2021), developing university leadership practices, and advising gender research initiatives. She directs two major research hubs: the Copenhagen Center for the Study of Paradoxes and the Copenhagen Initiative for Paradoxes of Existence and Lifestyle.
Research Ecosystem: The Copenhagen Center for the Study of Paradoxes (2021) investigates paradox manifestations across existence/lifestyle, church/liturgy, and society/formation. Previously, her Section for Systematic Theology (2015-2021) housed two research centers with 20 core and 12 affiliated scholars, fostering interdisciplinary work on obesity/metabolic research and gender studies through university-wide platforms.
