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Åbo Akademi University is an internationally acknowledged research university with an extensive responsibility for providing education in Swedish in Finland. With its international research community and its strong Nordic ties, Åbo Akademi University has an acclaimed and recognized position within research and education both nationally and internationally.  The Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology, located […]

Den upplysta katedralen i Durham. Foto Jakob Dahlbacka. I skuggan av drottningens begravning Att min resa till Durham, England, tidsmässigt råkade sammanfalla med drottning Elizabeth II:s begravning såg länge ut som en rejäl nitlott i form av trafikkaos, inställda tåg och strejker. Engelsmännen själva var inte märkbart berörda. Deras sikte var snarare ställt på den […]

Predikosamlingar – en genre med gamla rötter Postillor och predikosamlingar har funnits nästan lika länge som kyrkan. Redan under fornkyrklig tid såg man till att samla berömda predikanters predikningar i så kallade homilier som kunde fungera som  exempel- och mallpredikningar för präster och munkar. Begreppet postilla är en förkortning av latinets ”post illa verba textus” […]

PhD student Francis Benyah has been awarded the prestigious Lamin Sanneh Research Prize 2022-24. The prize sum is 10,000 USD. Francis Benyah is a doctoral student at the Department for the Study of Religions at Åbo Akademi University, and his project is entitled ”Mapping Cosmologies of Mental Health: A Study on Pentecostal Prayer Camps and […]

Photo: The Block, mural. “The Block” is a pioneering and unique project of Aboriginal-run social housing in Redfern, Sydney. The 15th Assembly of the International Association for Mission Studies discussed the urgent issues of our times. Held at Morling College, Sydney, Australia, it gathered delegates from around the world, yet affirmed local distinctives and native […]

Inez and Julius Polin Institute for Theological Research was looking for a Conference Secretary for the Summer School and Conference “Religion: Memory and Innovation” June 12-15, 2023 organized by the Centre for the Study of Christian Cultures, the Donner Institute for Research in Religion and Culture, and the Inez and Julius Polin Institute for Theological […]

  Picture Megan Robertson Tell us a bit about yourself and your research interests. I work as a senior researcher in the Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice (DTCRSJ) at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. I work broadly in the areas of queer sexuality, gender, and religion. I obtained […]

I maj 2022 gick ansökningstiden ut för att söka ett 3-årigt doktorandstipendium (max 36 mån) från forskningsprojektet JESAJA – Isaiah between Judeo-Christian Border Lines. Doktorandstipendiet beviljades TM Simon Johansson som började som doktorand i forskningsprojektet i september 2022. Nedan utlysningen: Polin-institutet utlyser ett 3-årigt doktorandstipendium (max 36 mån) från forskningsprojektet JESAJA – Isaiah between Judeo-Christian Border Lines. […]

Tumaini universitetets Makumira campus konststudenters performans om kristet ansvar på Kyrkornas Världsråds missionskonferens i Tanzania 2018. (Bild Mika Vähäkangas) Tumaini University Makumira campus’ performance of the arts students on discipleship in the mission conference of the World Council of Churches in Tanzania 2018. (Photo Mika Vähäkangas) Johannes julevangelium beskriver julens budskap som att ”Ordet blev […]