The Donner Institute Research Prize to Laura Hellsten
The Donner Institute for Research in Religion and Culture in Turku has awarded Dr. theol. Laura Hellsten the institute’s research prize for 2021. Her creative research widens our understanding of sacral dance in general and [...]
Nina Kokkinen is the Donner Institute’s new research doctor
Nina Kokkinen has been appointed as the new research doctor at the Donner Institute for Research in Religion and Culture (DI). The three-year position starts on 1 September 2021. Nina Kokkinen is enthusiastic about starting [...]
The study of religions and open access journals
Finding the right journal among all the available open access alternatives can be challenging. This article provides an overview of journals with a focus on the study of religions. You also find some reflections on [...]
Guest Lecture: Oral Histories of Hidden Children in Denmark during the Holocaust
Dr. Sofie Lene Bak, University of Copenhagen Oral Histories of Hidden Children in Denmark during the Holocaust: Narratives, Identity and Trauma 20 May 2021 at 17.30-18.30 (Finnish time) online Denmark is the celebrated exception from [...]
Approaching Religion on the encounter between art and esoterism
The big questions concerning life and death have always fascinated artists. Art and the creation of art have offered ways to explore the meaning of life, the character of reality and the inevitableness of death. [...]
Sexuality, stigma and religion: the negotiation of sexuality and religion among sexual minorities in Ghana
In research on religion and sexuality, dominant and popular academic discourses are often “sex-negative” (Yip and Page 2016). Religious views concerning sexuality are presented as conservative and constraining, particularly in relation to homosexuality. In contrast, [...]
Approaching Religion on religion and hospitality
The latest issue of the Donner Institute e-journal Approaching Religion (Vol. 10/2) is based on an international symposium on hospitality and ethics from a feminist perspective that was organised in Åbo/Turku in early March 2020. [...]
Open access week 2020 in a nutshell
Monday International open access week was celebrated worldwide last week, October 19-25th. The themes of the OA week are diversity, equity and inclusion, which all are central aims of OA in research. These issues have emerged [...]
Ernils Larsson receives Donner Institute Research Prize 2020
Ernils Larsson has been awarded the Donner Institute’s 2020 research prize for his doctoral thesis on the relationship between state and religion in Japan based on how the nation’s courts have reasoned in legal disputes related to Shinto. [...]
The science and art event ABOAGORA adopting a new form in August
ABOAGORA – Between Arts and Sciences is an annual symposium, bringing together various aspects of academia, the arts, and society. This year, ABOAGORA dives into the world of water! The Symposium will be held both [...]