''Kirke og Kultur'' (

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: ''Church and Culture'') is a Norwegian language monthly cultural and clerical magazine published in

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, Norway. It has been in circulation since 1894.

History and profile

''Kirke og Kultur'' was founded in 1894 by

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and Thorvald Klaveness, originally named ''For Kirke og Kultur''. The magazine has its headquarters in Oslo and is published on a monthly basis. Early contributors of ''Kirke og Kultur'' included

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. Sverre Hov, a Norwegian

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, was a regular contributor to the magazine between 1937 and 1993. From 1968 the magazine was edited by

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, with Kjetil Hafstad as co-editor from 1994. In November 1940

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became the first Norwegian writer to be arrested by the German occupants of Norway due to an essay published in the periodical ''Kirke og Kultur''. ''Kirke og Kultur'' covers articles and commentaries on

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- and church-related topics as well as on

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and

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References

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