Mikael Stenmark is professor in the philosophy of religion and Dean of the Faculty of Theology. He teaches classes in the philosophy of religion and his key areas of research are:

SCIENCE AND RELIGION: How should we understand the relationship between science and religion? How could we create an integrated and a coherent worldview?

ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS: In what way should we value nature and how should we take nature into account in our decisions?

RELIGIOUS PLURALISM: How should we understand the conflict (and sometimes dialogue) between participants of different religions, for instance, between Christians and Muslims?

Books

• Stenmark, Mikael, How to Relate Science and Religion: A Multidimensional Model. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004.
• Holsten Fagerberg, Carl Reinhold Bråkenhielm, Mikael Stenmark (red.) Den dolda artisten: Om darwinism, skapelsetro, mening och slump, Norma 2003.
• Stenmark, Mikael och David Westerlund (red), Polemik eller dialog? Nutida religionsteologiska perspektiv bland kristna och muslimer, Falun: Nya Doxa, 2002.
• Stenmark, Mikael, Environmental Ethics and Environmental Policy Making, Aldershot: Ashgate, 2002.
• Stenmark, Mikael, Scientism: Science, Ethics and Religion, Aldershot: Ashgate, 2001.
• Stenmark, Mikael, Kristnas och muslimers syn på varandras och andras religiösa tro – en religionsfilosofisk analys, Vol. 2 i ”Studies on Inter-Religious Relations”, Uppsala: Swedish Science Press, 2001.
• Stenmark, Mikael, Miljöetik och miljövård, Studentlitteratur 2000.
• Stenmark, Mikael, Rationality in Science, Religion and Everyday Life. A Critical Evaluation of Four Models of Rationality, University of Notre Dame Press, 1995.

Articles

2011

Stenmark, Mikael, ”Gud, Darwin och människan”, Matz Hammarström, Elisabeth Gerle och Peter Gärdenfors (red.) Människan sedd: Olika vetenskapliga prismor, Nya Doxa.

Stenmark, Mikael, ”Religionsfilosofi och filosofisk teologi”, Lena Edlund, Olof Franck, Karin Johannesson, Mikael Stenmark (red.), Motståndets möjligheter: Filosofiska repliker till Eberhard Herrmann, Skellefteå: Norma.

Stenmark, Mikael, “Response to Tarald Rasmussen” Anders Bäckström och Per Pettersson (red.) The Challenge of Religion, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2011.

2010

Stenmark, Mikael, ”In Science (Alone) We Trust?, Anne L.C Runehov, Niels Henrik Gregersen and Jacob Wolf (eds), The Human Project in Science and religion. Copenhagen University Discussion in Science and Religion Vol. I.

Stenmark, Mikael, ”Tro och vetande”, Religionsfilosofisk introduktion – existens och samhälle (eds) Catharina Stenqvist och Eberhard Herrmann, Stockholm: Verbum. [PDF-file]

Stenmark, Mikael, “Ways of Relating Science and Religion”, Cambridge Companion to Science and Religion, Peter Harrison (ed.), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [PDF-file]

Stenmark, Mikael, ”From Modern to Postmodern Conceptions of Knowledge – Where Do We Stand Today?” How Do We Know? Understanding in Science and Theology, Dirk Evers, et al. (eds), London: T & T Clark. [PDF-file]

Stenmark, Mikael, “Gud och slumpens skördar” Mening och Mönster: Bilder av teologi och livsåskådningsforskning, Thomas Ekstrand, et al. (red.), Uppsala: Uppsala Studies in Faiths and Ideologies, 25. [PDF-file]

2009

Stenmark Mikael, ”Gud, evolution och ateism”, Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift, 85:171-181. [PDF-file]

Stenmark Mikael, “Religious Pluralism and the Some-Are-Equally-Right View”, European Journal for Philosophy of Religion. 2:21-35. [PDF-file]

Stenmark Mikael. “Three Theories of Human Nature”, Zygon. 4:894-920. [PDF-file]

Stenmark, Mikael, “The Relevance of Environmental Ethical Theories for Policy Making,” Nature in Common? Environmental Ethics and the Contested Foundations of Environmental Policy, Ben A. Minteer (ed.) Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

2008

Stenmark, Mikael, “Science and the Limits of Knowledge,” in Clashes of Knowledge, Peter Meusburger, Michael Welker, Edgar Wunder (eds), Berlin: Springer Science.

Stenmark Mikael, “The Darwinian Account of Religion”, An Anthology of Living Religions. 2. ed. Mary Pat Fisher, Lee W. Bailey (eds.) Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall.

Stenmark Mikael, Morhed Sven-Eric. ”Scientism,” Religion i Sverige, Stockholm: Dialogos.

2007

Stenmark, Mikael, “Ethics, Sustainable Development and the Millennium Declaration” in Sustainable Development and Global Ethics, Carl-Henric Grenhom and Normunds Kamergrauzis (eds), Uppsala University, 2007: 37-50. [PDF-File]

Stenmark, Mikael, “The Darwinian Account of Religion,” An Anthology of Living Religions, 2nd ed. Mary Pat Fischer & Lee W. Bailey (eds), Prentice Hall, 2007: 20-22.

2006

Stenmark, Mikael, “Rationality and Different Conceptions of Science,” The Evolution of Rationality, Shults, F. LeRon (ed.). Eerdmans, 2006: 47-72. [PDF-File]

Stenmark, Mikael, “Science, Religion and Sustainable Development,” Science, religion, and society, Eisen, Arri; Laderman, Gary (ed.). M E Sharpe, 2006

Stenmark, Mikael, “Science and Religion – the Methodological Dimension,” Physik, Kosmologie und Spiritualität: Dimensionen des Dialogs zwischen Naturwissenschaft und Religion, Meisinger, Hubert; Schmidt, Jan C. (ed.). Peter Lang, 2006: 75-92

Stenmark, Mikael, “Exclusivism, Tolerance and Interreligious Dialogue.” Studies in Interreligious Dialogue, 16 (2006): 100-114. [PDF-File]

2005

Stenmark, Mikael, “A Religiously Partisan Science? Islamic and Christian Perspectives,” Theology and Science, 3 (2005): 23-38. [PDF-File]

Stenmark, Mikael, “A Counter-response on ‘A Religiously Partisan Science?’” Theology and Science, 3 (2005): 92-95. [PDF-File]

Stenmark, Mikael, ”Models of Science and Religion: Is there any Alternative to Ian Barbour’s Typology?” Studies in Science and Theology, Vol. 10, ed. Hubert Mesinger et al. Lund University, 2005: 105-118. [PDF-File]

Stenmark, Mikael, “Sociobiology and Evolutionary Psychology: Darwinism and Religion”, Encyclopedia of Religion, ed. Lindsay Jones. Vol 12, 2nd ed. New York: Thomson/Gale, 2005: 105-119. [PDF-File]

2004

Stenmark, Mikael,”Überblick über enige normative Ethik-Prinzipien von Biozentrismus und Ökozentrismus,” Natur und Kultur 5 (2004):88-113.

Stenmark, Mikael, “Should Religion Shape Science?” Faith and Philosophy 21 (2004): 334-352. [PDF-File]

Stenmark, Mikael, “Contemporary Darwinism and Religion”, Abigail Lustig, Robert Richards and Michael Ruse (eds.), Darwinian Heresies (Cambridge University Press, 2004): 173-191.

Stenmark, Mikael, “Scientism,” Encyclopedia of Protestantism. Hans, Hillerbrand (ed), Routledge 2004

Stenmark, Mikael, “The Relevance of Environmental Ethical Theories for Policy Making,” Susan J. Armstrong and Richard G. Botzler (eds), Environmental Ethics: Divergence and Convergence, Third Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2004: 564-574. [PDF-File]

2003

Stenmark, Mikael, “Scientism,” Encyclopedia of Science and Religion, New York: Thomson/Gale, 2003.

Stenmark, Mikael, “Worldview,” Encyclopedia of Science and Religion, New York: Thomson/Gale, 2003.

Stenmark, Mikael, “Contextualism,” Encyclopedia of Science and Religion, New York: Thomson/Gale, 2003.

Stenmark, Mikael, “Falsifiability,” Encyclopedia of Science and Religion, New York: Thomson/Gale, 2003.

Stenmark, Mikael, “Fallibilism,” Encyclopedia of Science and Religion, New York: Thomson/Gale, 2003.

Stenmark, Mikael, ”Nachhaltige Entwicklung und Umweltethik,” Natur und Kultur 4 (2003):3-33.

Stenmark, Mikael, “Miljöetik – om miljöproblematikens tredje dimension” in Lars J. Lundgren (red.) Vägar till kunskap: Några aspekter på humanvetenskaplig och annan miljöforskning, Brutus Östlings Bokförlag Symposion, 2003: 214-236.

Stenmark, Mikael, “Science and a Personal Conception of God: A Critical Reply to Gordon D. Kaufman”, Journal of the American Academy of Religion 71 (2003): 175-181 [PDF-File] (PDF saknas)

2002

Stenmark, Mikael, “The Relevance of Environmental Ethical Theories for Policy Making, Environmental Ethics, 24 (2002): 135-148.

2001

Stenmark, Mikael, “Evolutionary Biology, Religion and the Meaning of Life”, Metanexus: The Online Forum for Science and Religion (2001). www.metanexus.net

Stenmark, Mikael, ”Gudstro i ett sekulariserat samhälle – om religionens rationalitet,” Filosofisk Tidskrift, 22 (2001): 19-33. [PDF-File]

Stenmark, Mikael, “Evolution, Purpose and God” Ars Disputandi: The Online Journal for Philosophy of Religion, 2001. www.arsdisputandi.org

2000

Stenmark, Mikael, “Theological Pragmatism: A Critical Evaluation,” The Heythrop Journal, XLI (2000) [PDF-File]

Stenmark, Mikael, “How should One do Religious Epistemology?” T. Lehtonen och T. Koistinen (eds.) Perspectives in Contemporary Philosophy of Religion” (Helsinki: Luther-Agricola-Society, 2000): 136-151.

1999

Stenmark, Mikael, “Science and Ideology,” Carl-Henric Grenholm and Gert Helgesson (eds) Ideology in Science and Economics, Uppsala, 1999: 11-36.

Stenmark, Mikael, “Rationality and Religious Commitment,” Studia Theologica, 53 (1999): 132-144.

Stenmark, Mikael, ”Religion och vetenskap i olika perspektiv,” Signum, 25 (1999): 62-64.

Stenmark, Mikael, ”Religion och vetenskap – en olöslig konflikt?” Signum, 25 (1999): 22-27.

1998

Stenmark, Mikael, “The End of the Theism-Atheism Debate? A Critical Response to Vincent Brümmer” Religious Studies, 34 (1998): 261-280.

1997

Stenmark, Mikael, “Environmental ethics and sustainable development” in Lars Rydén (ed.) Foundations of sustainable development, Baltic University Programmes skriftserie, Uppsala, 1997: 5-20.

Stenmark, Mikael, ”Behovet av nya gudsbilder: En kritisk granskning av Sally McFagues metaforiska teologi” Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift, 73 (1997): 112-125. [PDF-File]

Stenmark, Mikael, “An Unfinished Debate: What are the Aims of Science and Religion?” Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science, 32 (1997): 491-514. [PDF-File]

Stenmark, Mikael, “What is Scientism?” Religious Studies, 33 (1997): 15-32. [PDF-File]

1996

Stenmark, Mikael, ”Villkor för en godtagbar teologisk och filosofisk forskning,” Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift, 72 (1996): 145-157 [PDF-File]

1995

Stenmark, Mikael, ”Guds relevans för livets mening,” Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift, 71 (1995): 25-35. [PDF-File]