News

Here, we publish articles about the Centre and its activities, and interviews with our scholars about their time at CAS and the progress and results of their research.

09 February 2021

Alumni Spotlight: Michael Stausberg

We talked with professor on the study of religion Michael Stausberg about his new book "The Demise of Religion: How Religions End, Die, or Dissipate", a product of his CAS research project.

Alumni Spotlight: Erica Baffelli

When asked about her time at CAS, she admits that it feels “rather bizarre” these days to think about the freedom and social life that is essential to a stay at CAS.

Making “demise” a topic in religious studies

The topic of demise has increasingly been captured by the natural sciences, Michael Stausberg says, referring to the collapse of insects and species: ‘We seem to forget that something similar is happening in the realm of culture’.

28 January 2019

Project Update: 'The Demise of Religions'

CAS fellows talk about their research on the why and how of the decline of religions.

26 September 2018

Meet the Project: 'The Demise of Religions'

The 2018/19 CAS project in the humanities will examine how different religions decline and ultimately die.

2018/19 CAS Projects: Religion, Media and Time, and Mathematics

The Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) is welcoming a new cohort of scholars to Oslo as the 2018/19 academic year begins.