Open Istanbul Lectures fall 2025
Auditorium Theologicum, Annexet, Piistankatu 16, Turku and Zoom
Organisatör: The Polin Institute and Lund University
In 2025, 1700 years have passed since the Council of Nicaea in 325 and this is commemorated with a study trip in theology to the former center of Christianity, Constantinople, i.e. today’s Istanbul. Prior to the trip, there will be open lectures in Auditorium Theologicum and on Zoom:
8 September at 16.00-18.00
22 September at 16.00-18.00
6 October at 16.00-18.00
20 October at 16.00-18.00
3 November at 16.00-18.00
A more detailed program with lecture topics will be posted later.
The course ”Interreligious Relations in Istanbul and Beyond: The Role of Religion in Society, State, and Secularism” is a collaboration between Åbo Akademi University and Lund University. The course consists of 20 students/doctoral students, ten of whom come from Åbo Akademi University and ten from Lund University. The course will begin in the fall of 2025 with literature studies and joint seminars via Zoom between the two universities to culminate in a study trip to Istanbul from 6–16 November 2025. The course is conducted in close collaboration with the Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul (SRII).
This course explores the intersections of religion, politics, and by focusing on the relations between religious and between religious and non-religious actors in the public sphere.
Information how to apply for the course is found here.
Picture: Pexels by Soner Arkan.