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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

ThD Topias Tanskanen, a postdoctoral researcher in exegetics at the Polin Institute, was invited to the “Dialogues in Judaic Studies” podcast, led by Dr. Ari Barbalat, to discuss his new book, Jacob in Jubilees. Jacob, the Torah and the Abrahamic Promise (Berlin: De Gruyter, 2025). You can listen to the podcast here.

Jewish Studies in the Nordic CountriesJunior Researcher Conference Turku, Finland 9-10 November, 2026 This is a conference for scholars in all disciplines whose research can be classified as “Jewish Studies”. It is especially geared towards junior researchers (PhD students and recent PhD graduates). Senior scholars are also very welcome, but we reserve the option of […]

The research project IJCB (Isaiah between Judeo-Christian Borderlines), that has received financial support from The Polin Institute (for the years 2022-2024) and from the Academy of Finland (for the period 1.9. 2022 – 31.8. 2026), has a new publication Isaiah between Judaism and Christianity. Early Christian Reception and Interpretation (Mohr Siebeck, 2026). The publication has the […]

Need time to finalize a book manuscript? Apply for a research stint at the Polin Institute for theological research within Åbo Akademi University, Finland. The Polin Institute is an international center for theological research in Finland. We announce two research stints of maximum six months between the beginning of September 2026 and the end of February […]

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. […]

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 […]