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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24.08.2026 | Publications
Book publication: Pentecostalism in the Postcolony
In August 2024, postdoctoral researcher Martina Björkander organised the conference ”Pentecostalism and the Dialectics of Christianity in the Postcolony” together with the Polin Institute. The publication Pentecostalism in the Postcolony. Dialectics, Dynamics, and Transformations in Africa (Routledge, 2026) has now been published. The book is edited by Peter White, Martina Björkander and Elias Kifon Bongmba. Citation from […]
21.08.2026 | Publications
Book publication: Jewish Life in Finland
The research project Antisemitism Undermining Democracy, that is funded by the Kone Foundation with additional funding from the Polin Institute, has a new publication Jewish Life in Finland: History, Tradition and Change (Springer, 2026). The book is edited by Mercédesz Czimbalmos and Dóra Pataricza. The project “Antisemitism Undermining Democracy,” or colloquially referred to as “Debunking Antisemitism” aims […]
28.05.2026 | Scholarship announcement
Stints for Polin Monographs, deadline 20 August 2026
Need time to finalize a book manuscript? Research stint at the Polin Institute for theological research within Åbo Akademi University, Finland The Polin Institute is a growing international center of theological research in Finland. We announce two research stints of maximum six months between the beginning of March 2027 and the end of August 2027 […]
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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.
