Bio

My research interests include religion, youth and education. I have specialized in religious education and religious didactics, and I am interested in controversial issues, citizenship, diversity, prejudice, racism, and politics. 

I completed a PhD in Religious Studies at the University of Stavanger (2010), as part of a larger international project, "Religion in Education - a Contribution to Dialogue or a Factor of Conflict in Transforming Societies in European Countries" (REDCo), funded by the EU 6th Framework Program. From 2012-2017 I was part of the European project "Religion and Dialogue in Modern Societies" (ReDi), working on how Norwegian schools dealt with the terrorist attack that hit Norway on July 22, 2011. 

In 2018-2021, I led the research project "School as Opportunity", funded by the Research Council of Norway, focusing on how religious and ethnic prejudices are perceived and used among young people in diverse societies, and on the role of education in preventing hate speech and discrimination. I currently lead the research group “Researching and teaching controversial topics”at UiB.

Since 2019, I have been chair of the board of the international research school Religion, Values, Society (RVS), funded by the Research Council of Norway, and academic advisor to the Holberg Prize School Program (2019-2023). 

For more than twenty years, I have worked with religious studies and teacher education, and have developed and taught at all levels of higher education. I have also supervised several master's and doctoral projects.

My publications include articles, chapters and edited books and journals. From 2018-2021 I was one of three editors of the journal DIN - tidsskrift for religion og kultur. 

Selected publications

Lippe, Marie von der (ed.). 2021. Fordommer i skolen: demokratiforståelse og forebyggende tiltak. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. https://www.idunn.no/doi/book/10.18261/9788215037417-2021

Ipgrave, Julia, Knauth, Thorsten, Körs, Anna, Vieregge, Dörthe & Marie von der Lippe (eds.). 2018. Religion and Dialogue in the City. Case Studies on Interreligious Encounter in Urban Community and Education. Münster: Waxmann Verlag. 

Lippe, Marie von der & Sissel Undheim (eds.) 2017. Religion i skolen. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. 

Lippe, Marie von der Lippe. 2019. Teaching Controversial Issues in RE: The Case of Ritual Circumcision. British Journal of Religious Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/01416200.2019.1638227 

Anker, Trine & Marie von der Lippe. 2019. Religion and conflicts: formatting religion in school. In Mjaaland, Marius (ed.). Formatting religion: Politics, Media, Education and Law. London: Routledge. 

Kittelmann, Karin Flensner & Marie von der Lippe. 2019. Being safe from what and safe for whom? A critical discussion of the conceptual metaphor of safe space. Intercultural Education, 2019:1, https://doi.org/10.1080/14675986.2019.1540102. 

Lippe, Marie von der. 2018. The right to be exempted: A discussion of the relationship between religion, law and education in Norwegian public schools. In Rydving, Håkan & Stefan Olsson (eds.). Religion, law and justice: Seven essays, p. 145–172. Oslo: Novus Forlag og Institutt for sammenlignende kulturstudier. 

Anker, Trine & Marie von der Lippe. 2015. Når terror ties ihjel. En diskusjon om 22. juli og demokratisk medborgerskap i skolen. Norsk pedagogisk tidsskrift 2015 (2), 85–96.

 

Academic anthology/Conference proceedings

• Anker, Trine; der, Marie Lippe, von; Sæle, Christian (2025). Kontroversielle tema i utdanning - hva står på spill?. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Tsakos, Alexandros (2025). The Archangel Michael Beyond Orthodoxies History, Politics and Popular Culture. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2021). Fordommer i skolen : Gruppekonstruksjoner utenforskap og inkludering. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Ipgrave, Julia; Knauth, Thorsten et al. (2018). Religion and dialogue in the city: case studies on interreligious encounter in urban community and education. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Undheim, Sissel (2017). Religion i skolen : didaktiske perspektiver på religions- og livssynsfaget. (external link)

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

• Anker, Trine; der, Marie Lippe, von; Sæle, Christian (2025). Introduksjon. Kontroversielle tema i utdanning - hva står på spill?. (external link)
• Anker, Trine; der, Marie Lippe, von (2025). «Da kjente jeg at jeg begynte å svette litt selv». Læreres møte med kontroversielle tema i skolen. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Jørgensen, Camilla Stabel (2025). Playing with the dragon: Michaelmas celebrations in Steiner schools. (external link)
• Andersen, Ida Vikøren; Eide, Mari Lund; Hoff, Hild Elisabeth et al. (2025). «Jeg ville ikke gått i fengsel for det, liksom»: Utforskende undervisning om sivil ulydighet som kontroversielt tema. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Tsakos, Alexandros (2025). Introduction. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2021). Fordommer i skolen. (external link)
• Anker, Trine; der, Marie Lippe, von (2019). Salient or silenced. How religion and terrorism are formatted in school. (external link)
• Ipgrave, Julia; Knauth, Thorsten; Kors, Anna et al. (2018). Introduction. (external link)
• Ipgrave, Julia; der, Marie Lippe, von (2018). Interreligious Dialogue and Engagement in the City. (external link)
• Anker, Trine; der, Marie Lippe, von (2018). Controversial issues in Religious Education: How Teachers Deal with Terrorism in their Teaching. (external link)
• Anker, Trine; der, Marie Lippe, von; Undheim, Sissel (2018). Ungdom og religion : tradisjon, nyskaping og individuelle valg. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2018). The Right to be Exempted: A Discussion of the Relationship between Religion, Law and Education in Norwegian Public Schools. (external link)
• Anker, Trine; der, Marie Lippe, von (2018). Coming to Terms with Terrorism? A Case Study on how Schools are Dealing with the Terror Attacks of 22 July in Oslo and at Utøya. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Undheim, Sissel (2017). Hva skal vi med et felles religionsfag i skolen?. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Undheim, Sissel (2017). Hva skal vi med et felles religionsfag i skolen?. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2017). Fritak for hvem og fra hva?. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2012). Young people's talk about religion and diversity : a qualitative study of Norwegian students aged 13-15. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2009). Scenes from a classroom : video analysis of classroom interaction in religious education in Norway. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2009). Hermeneutic video analysis in ethnographic research. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2009). The French situation from a Norwegian point of vi. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2008). To believe or not to believe : young people's perceptions and experiences of religion and religious education in Norway. (external link)
• Lippe, Marie von der; Omdahl, Tore; Snoek, Lina (2003). Innledning. (external link)
• Lippe, Marie von der (2003). Tre forklaringsmodeller. (external link)

Academic article

• Lomsdalen, Christian; der, Marie Lippe, von (2025). The right to opt out: a comparative analysis of exemption schemes in Scandinavian public schools and the impact of cultural bias. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2019). ”It ́s complicated”. Et historisk blikk på forholdet mellom religionsvitenskap og religions- og livssynsfagene i norsk skole. (external link)
• Flensner, Karin K; der, Marie Lippe, von (2019). Being safe from what and safe for whom? A critical discussion of the conceptual metaphor of ‘safe space’. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2019). Teaching controversial issues in RE: the case of ritual circumcision. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2017). "Fremragende undervisning" og kunsten å veilede.. (external link)
• Anker, Trine; der, Marie Lippe, von (2016). Tid for terror: Læreres håndtering av kontroversielle spørsmål i skolens religions- og livssynsundervisning. (external link)
• Anker, Trine; der, Marie Lippe, von (2015). Når terror ties i hjel : en diskusjon om 22. juli og demokratisk medborgerskap i skolen. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Skeie, Geir; Jozsa, Dan-Paul (2015). Youth as pilots of the future – A comparative Study of Norwegian students’ Views and Experiences with Religion in Education. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2013). Hvordan snakker ungdom om religion – og hvorfor snakker de sånn? En kvalitativ studie av ungdom i aldermen 13-15 år. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2011). Reality Can Bite: Perspectives of Young People on the Role of Religion in Their World. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2011). Young people's talk about religion and diversity: a qualitative study of Norwegian students aged 13-15. (external link)
• Lippe, Marie von der (1999). En ny folkebevegelse i Latin-Amerika?. (external link)

Lecture

• der, Marie Lippe, von; Steiner, Pål; Aarbakke, Ingvild et al. (2025). Hvordan undervise om konspirasjonsteorier? Kunnskap, kritisk og analytisk tenkning.. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Eide, Mari Lund (2024). Undervisning om kontroversielle tema. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Aarbakke, Ingvild; Lilleskare, Markus et al. (2024). Undervisning om konspirasjonsteorier - en utforskende tilnærming. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Lomsdalen, Christian (2024). Undervisning om kontroversielle spørsmål. (external link)
• Lomsdalen, Christian; der, Marie Lippe, von; Andersen, Ida Vikøren et al. (2023). Hvordan kan vi undervise om kontroversielle tema i ulike skolefag? Refleksjoner fra forskningsprosjekt. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Vogt, Kristoffer Chelsom; Ravneberg, Bodil Elise (2021). Bokbad på Litteraturhuset i Bergen: Kristoffer Vogt i samtale med redaktørene Marie von der Lippe og Bodil Ravneberg Fordommer i skolen: gruppekonstruksjoner, utenforskap og inkludering (2021). von der Lippe, M. (red.). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. Hvordan forstå fordommer? Om kontekstens betydning – i barnehage, skole og samfunn (2021). Bodil Ravneberg et.al. (red.). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Moldrheim, Solveig (2021). "En lærers bekjennelser". (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2021). Undervisning om kontroversielle spørsmål. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2021). Hvordan underviser man om kontroversielle spørsmål?. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2021). Undervisning i kontroversielle spørsmål. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Kverndokk, Kyrre; Andersen, Anne Lene et al. (2021). Verdien av å minnes 22. juli. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2021). Religion and public school. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2021). Undervisning om kontroversielle tema - et etter- og videreutdanningskurs for lærere. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2021). Hva er fordommer?. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Moldrheim, Solveig (2019). Undervisning om kontroversielle spørsmål. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2019). Forskningsmetoder i praksis. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Undheim, Sissel (2018). Religiøs, ateist, – eller noe midt i mellom?. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Undheim, Sissel; Lomsdalen, Christian (2017). Hva skal vi med religion og livssyn i skolen?. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2017). OMG! Ungdom og religion. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2017). Religion og ungdom(skultur). (external link)
• Anker, Trine; der, Marie Lippe, von (2014). 22. juli i klasserommet. (external link)

Academic lecture

• der, Marie Lippe, von; Flensner, Karin K (2025). Hvordan arbeide med kontroversielle spørsmål i religionsundervisning?. (external link)
• Lomsdalen, Christian; Andersen, Ida Vikøren; Lippe, Marie Steine von der et al. (2024). “Jeg ville ikke gått i fengsel for det, liksom”: Elevers utforskning av egne grenser og aktørskap i medborgerskap-undervisning om sivil ulydighet. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2024). Christianity, Religion, Philosophy of Life and Ethics. Perspectives from Norway.. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2024). Researching and Teaching Controversial Issues. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Lomsdalen, Christian (2023). Fritak på religiøst grunnlag i svenske, danske, og norske skoler. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Lomsdalen, Christian (2023). The right to opt-out. A comparative analysis of the right of withdrawal from religious education and religious activities in Scandinavian state schools . (external link)
• Eide, Mari Lund; Lomsdalen, Christian; der, Marie Lippe, von et al. (2023). “Like, I wouldn’t go to jail for it”​ - Student discourses on the use of civil disobedience as a protest tool in climate activism ​. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2021). Critics or caretakers? On the challenges of doing research on controversial topics. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2021). The right to opt-out or not: the legal right of withdrawal from religious education in Norway’. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2019). Re-Examining the Outcomes of Religious Education Panel respons. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2019). What are controversial issues?. (external link)
• Undheim, Sissel; der, Marie Lippe, von (2019). Ritualizations and demarcations of religion and non-religion in schools. (external link)
• Undheim, Sissel; der, Marie Lippe, von (2019). Schools as arenas for religious change: Identifying and analyzing religious practice in contemporary society. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Anker, Trine (2018). Dialogue in the aftermath of terror attacks: The role of school and religious education. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Flesner, Karin Kittelmann (2018). Issues in establishing the classroom as a ‘safer space’ for teaching and learning about religions and other worldviews in an intercultural context. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2017). School as opportunity: democratic understanding and prevention of group-based prejudices. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2017). "Fremragende undervisning" og kunsten å veilede.. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2017). Fighting the Dragon: Celebrating “The Festival of Strong Will” in the Steiner Schools. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2017). Fighting the Dragon. Celebrating “the festival of strong will” in the Steiner schools. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Undheim, Sissel (2017). Transmitting and Transforming Religious Practice: Varieties of Rituals and Ritualizations in Public and Private Schools. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Undheim, Sissel (2017). Symposia: Educational rituals? Ritualizations and varieties of religious practice in public and private schools.. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2016). Conflict, terrorism and religious education. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2016). The right to be exempted – A discussion of the relationship between religion, law and education in Norwegian public schools. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2016). Dealing with terrorism in religion education: An empirical study among teachers in upper secondary schools. (external link)
• Anker, Trine; der, Marie Lippe, von (2015). Dialogue in times of crisis: A study of how Norwegian upper secondary education deals with 22 July and the case of Anders Behring Breivik. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Anker, Trine (2015). Teaching Terrorism: A Discussion of 22 July and Religion Education in Norway. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2015). Response to keynote lecture by Marju Kõivupuu, University of Tallinn “Spatio- Temporal Orientation in the Religious Landscape". (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2015). Religion and terrorism in religion education. (external link)
• Anker, Trine; der, Marie Lippe, von (2014). Religion and dialogue in times of societal crisis. (external link)
• Anker, Trine; der, Marie Lippe, von (2014). Dialogue in times of crisis. (external link)
• Anker, Trine; der, Marie Lippe, von (2014). dialogue in times of crisis. (external link)
• Lippe, Marie von der (2006). Hva har dette med oss å gjøre?. (external link)
• Lippe, Marie von der (2004). Pentecostal Movements in Latin America: A discussion of three different models of explanation. (external link)
• Lippe, Marie von der (2002). Hvordan kan vi forstå annerledeshet?. (external link)
• Lippe, Marie von der (2002). Kunnskap om islam. (external link)
• Lippe, Marie von der (2002). Hvordan kan vi forstå hverandre bedre? : kultur og identitet. (external link)
• Lippe, Marie von der (2002). Revidert læreplan i KRL : problemer, utfordringer og muligheter i faget. (external link)

Interview

• der, Marie Lippe, von (2025). Samarbeid gjør oss alle bedre: https://www.uib.no/hf/176182/samarbeid-gjør-oss-alle-bedre. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Lomsdalen, Christian; Eide, Mari Lund et al. (2022). Ny forskergruppe diskuterte kontroversielle temaer med VGS-elever. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Moldrheim, Solveig (2020). Råd til lærere som underviser i kontroversielle tema: La elevene utforske egne meninger. (external link)
• Undheim, Sissel; der, Marie Lippe, von (2018). KRLE-podden til Knut Aukland, episode 4: "Populærkultur og spenning". (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Undheim, Sissel; Aukland, Knut (2018). Fritak. (external link)
• Aukland, Knut; Undheim, Sissel; der, Marie Lippe, von (2018). Populærkultur og spenning. (external link)
• Undheim, Sissel; der, Marie Lippe, von; Hølen, Vigdis et al. (2018). Hva skal vi med etikken?. (external link)
• Undheim, Sissel; der, Marie Lippe, von (2017). KRLE-podden av Knut Aukland, episode 1: "Å lære i/om/av religion". (external link)
• Undheim, Sissel; der, Marie Lippe, von (2017). KRLE-podden til Knut Aukland. Episode 3 "Verdensreligionsmodellen". (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2017). Skal forebygge fordommer. (external link)
• Undheim, Sissel; der, Marie Lippe, von; Aukland, Knut (2017). Verdensreligionsmodellen. (external link)
• Aukland, Knut; der, Marie Lippe, von; Undheim, Sissel (2017). Å lære i/om/av religion. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2017). Religionsfagene i skolen – politikk, kontrovers, og fremtiden. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2016). Jeg er en lagforsker. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2009). "Absurd å tenke at det finnes noe mer der oppe". (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2009). Unge bryr seg ikke om religion. (external link)
• Lippe, Marie von der (2002). Religiøst internett. (external link)
• Lippe, Marie von der (2002). Internett kan skape en religiøs revolusjon. (external link)

Editorial

• der, Marie Lippe, von (2020). Special Issue "Teaching Controversial Issues and Religion" (Guest editor). (external link)
• Undheim, Sissel; Lippe, Marie von der (2019). Religionsvitenskap, ritualer og ritualisering i skolen. (external link)
• Undheim, Sissel; der, Marie Lippe, von (2017). OMG! Religion og ungdomskultur. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Anker, Trine; Roos, Merethe (2014). Religion i skolen. (external link)

Masters thesis

• Lomsdalen, Christian; der, Marie Lippe, von (2019). Den besværlige fritaksretten. Om klagesaker og henvendelser gjort til fylkesmannsembetene knyttet til Opplæringsloven §2-3a.. (external link)
• Lippe, Marie von der (1998). Pentekostale bevegelser i Latin-Amerika: En diskusjon av tre forklaringsmodeller. (external link)

Feature article

• Lenz, Claudia; Korbøl, Karsten; Anker, Trine et al. (2018). Overstyring av 22. juli-senterets formidlingsvirksomhet. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von; Anker, Trine (2016). Snakk med ungdom om 22. juli!. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2013). Baklengs inn i fremtiden. (external link)
• Lippe, Marie von der (2005). Religionens to sider. (external link)
• Lippe, Marie von der (2002). Islam online.com. (external link)
• Lippe, Marie von der (2001). Pinsen i politisk perspektiv. (external link)
• Lippe, Marie von der (2000). Den norske selvgodheten. (external link)

Book review

• der, Marie Lippe, von (2015). Trenger vi flere lærebøker i religionsdidaktikk? Bokanmeldelse av Praktisk fagdidaktikk for religionsfagene Kari Repstad og Inger Margrethe Tallaksen Cappelen Damm 2014. (external link)
• der, Marie Lippe, von (2009). Religious diversity and intercultural education: a reference book for schools. (external link)

Article in business/trade/industry journal

• der, Marie Lippe, von (2014). Hva med et forskningsbasert fag i skolen?. (external link)

Chapter

• Anker, Trine; der, Marie Lippe, von (2014). Religiøst mangfold i skolen. (external link)

Report

• der, Marie Lippe, von (2012). Dialogue in times of crisis: Discourses on 22/7 in the Norwegian society. (external link)

Doctoral dissertation

• der, Marie Lippe, von (2010). Youth, religion and diversity : a qualitative study of young people's talk about religion in a secular and plural society : a Norwegian case. (external link)

Textbook

• der, Marie Lippe, von; Holth, Gunnar; Kallevik, Kjell Arne (2007). Grunnbok 9, Horisonter: KRL for ungdomstrinnet. (external link)

Non-fiction book

• Lippe, Marie von der; Hansen, Ole Henrik B. (2006). Ett fag - mange muligheter : en praktisk håndbok i kristendoms-, religions- og livssynskunnskap. (external link)

Poster

• Lippe, Marie von der (2002). “Globalization and tranznationalisation in Latin America&#8221. (external link)
• Lippe, Marie von der (2002). www.religion.com : en presentasjon av religiøse hjemmesider på internett. (external link)

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