Karen Lauterbach
Associate Professor
Centre for African Studies
Karen Blixens Plads 16, 2300 København S
Primary fields of research
- Christianity in Africa
- Religion, culture and social change
- Lived religion and displacement
Current research
- Old Parks, New Futures: Documenting the Uses of Open Space in an African City (British Academy grant)
- The spiritual history and topography of urban space
- Institutional trust in Africa (Research grant from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology)
- Wealth and charismatic Christianity in Africa
Teaching
I teach the core courses 'Introduction to African Studies', 'Religion, Culture and Society' and 'Advanced Research Methods' as well as thematic courses on 'Religion, Popular Culture and the Media' and 'Religion and Development'. In the past I have taught courses on 'NGOs, civil society and development in Africa', 'African mobilities', and 'Elite and Power'.
I supervise masters theses on religion, migration, culture and identity, representations of Africa, NGOs and development.
Selected publications
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The Generation of Trust in Political Parties in Ghana
Lauterbach, Karen & Bob-Milliar, G. M., 2021, In: Africa Today. 68, 2, p. 81-100 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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'A Refugee Pastor in a Refugee Church': Refugee-Refugee Hosting in a Faith-Based Context
Lauterbach, Karen, 2021, In: Migration and Society. 4, 1, p. 149-162 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Fakery and Wealth in African Charismatic Christianity: Moving Beyond the Prosperity Gospel as Script
Lauterbach, Karen, 2019, Faith in African Lived Christianity - Bridging Anthropological and Theological Perspectives. Lauterbach, K. & Vähäkangas, M. (eds.). Brill, p. 111-132Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Christianity, Wealth, and Spiritual Power in Ghana
Lauterbach, Karen, 2017, Palgrave Macmillan. 233 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Religious Entrepreneurs in Ghana
Lauterbach, Karen, 2016, Cultural entrepreneurship in Africa. Röschenthaler, U. & Schulz, D. (eds.). Routledge, p. 19-36 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Religion and Displacement in Africa: Compassion and Sacrifice in Congolese Churches in Kampala, Uganda
Lauterbach, Karen, 2014, In: Religion and Theology: A Journal of Contemporary Religious Discourse. 21, 3-4, p. 290-308 19.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
Becoming a pastor. Youth and social aspirations in Ghana
Lauterbach, Karen, 2010, In: Young. 18, 3, p. 259-278Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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Becoming a pastor. Youth and social aspirations in Ghana
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Religion and Displacement in Africa: Compassion and Sacrifice in Congolese Churches in Kampala, Uganda
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Making Sense of Religious Experience and the 'Problem of Belief' in Fieldwork
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