GEIR HOAAS
EDUCATION:
- Fjellhaug Missionary Seminary, 1971
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Ulpan Etzion, Jerusalem, modern Hebrew, 1972
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Cand.theol., The Norwegian Lutheran School of Theology, Oslo
(Menighetsfakultetet,
MF), 1973
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Master og Sacred Theology (STM), Concordia Seminary, St.Louis,
Missouri,
USA,1974-75
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Kansai Missionary Language Institute, Kobe, Japan, 1975-76
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Tyndale House, Cambridge, Old Testament studies, summer 1980
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Hebrew, minor/major (mellomfag), University of Oslo, 1981
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Institute of Holy Land Studies, Jerusalem, research, summer 1989
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Practical-Theological Seminar (Practicum), The Norwegian Lutheran
School
of Theology (MF), Oslo, 1992
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Pedagogical Seminar, SLS, University of Oslo, 1993
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Associate Professor, Telemark College, Faculty of Education, 1993
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Japanese, major (storfag), University of Oslo, 1994
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Social-Anthropology, minor (grunnfag), University of Oslo, 1999
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
15 years of missionary work in Japan, Fukuyama and
Kobe, 1975-1991, with
2 homeleaves, 1980-81 og 1985-86. My work consisted mainly of the 3
following areas:
Congregational work (Pastor),
Teaching (Associate Professor of Old
Testament Theology
at Kobe Lutheran Theological Seminary) and
Administration
(Principal/Board
Chairman of
Kansai Missionary Language Institute, and serving on several boards
in church and mission).
Teacher Education, Telemark
College, Notodden, 1992-95, Oslo University
College, 1996- , with experience from both of the two study programmes,
Degree
Programme in Early Childhood Education as well as the Primary School
Teacher Programme.
Associate Professor from 1993.
Miscellaneous: Guiding
Japanese tourists in Norway, a few weeks every summer
since 1992
PUBLICATIONS:
- "Original Gospel Movement", article at Concordia Seminary, 1974
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"The Real Presence in the Lord's Supper. A comparative study of Hermann
Sasse, Leiv Aalen, and Tom Hardt",
Thesis for the degree of Master of Sacred Theology at Concordia
Seminary, St.Louis, Mo., USA, 1975
- "Kazoh Kitamoris Smerte-teologi", article in Norsk Tidsskrift for
Misjon,
1976
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"Kommentar til Bibelen", co-author of a one-volume Bible commentary,
Lunde
1984.
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"Introduction to the Lutheran Confessions" (in Japanese), Kobe 1985
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"Suffering of God in the Old Testament", article in KLTS-journal, Kobe,
1991
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"Folkereligiøsitet i Japan", article for the "Symposium on
Folk-religiosity"
at Fjellhaug Mission Seminary, 1992
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"Passion and Compassion of God in the Old Testament: A Study of
Hos.11:9,
Jer.31:20 and Jes.63:9+15", article in
Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament, 1997
- "Dagens japanske barnehager/daghjem - sett gjennom våre
briller", Norsk Pedagogisk Tidsskrift, 5/2005
- "Den sammensatte identitetsfølelsen. Unge nordmenn med
utenlandsoppvekst", article in Norsk Antropologisk Tidsskrift, 2/2006
- "En enestående sjanse.. Et helt nytt perspektiv.- Studie-
og Praksisopphold i Afrika", HiO-rapprot 2009, nr.4
- "An Amazing Experience, It changed the direction of my life -
Multicultural Identity in a Global World", HiO-rapport 2010, nr.18