INEZ AND JULIUS POLIN – INSTITUTE FOR THEOLOGICAL RESEARCH is our full name, but we generally shorten this to The Polin Institute. We’re an independent research institute at Åbo Akademi University.
Our address is The Polin Institute, Theologicum, Biskopsgatan 16, FI-20500 Åbo, Finland. Come and say hello!
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22.12.2025 | Greeting from the Director
Christmas greeting from the Polin Institute
Yet another year of fruitful and, at least for my part, joyful cooperation is turning to its end. The community, exciting discussions and encounters, as well as motivating work have kept me going this year. The outcome has also been a good number of brilliant publications, incoming competed research funding and thrilling conferences, seminars etc. […]
19.12.2025 | Temakurs
The importance of a common language and understanding in interreligious dialogue
Throughout the course, the focus has been on interreligious interactions and dialogue. We discussed how history has affected us, how doctrine written in a different society affects us in a more secular and postmodern society, and how this understanding impacts interreligious dialogue. Languages play a significant role in our surroundings, culture, and life. They take […]
17.12.2025 | Temakurs
Searching for the lost Chalcedon
When visiting the modern and bustling district of Kadiköy, it is difficult to imagine it having any connection to the ancient city of Chalcedon. One of the first sights we saw when we visited on 10 November was a Starbucks, quickly followed by streets where anyone looking for anime and band merchandise, alternative clothing or […]
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For those applying for funding
Are you writing a doctoral thesis or are you a post-doc researcher in theology? The Polin Institute awards working scholarships to researchers and doctoral students. The research must take place in association with Åbo Akademi University. Find out more about how to apply for funding.
