Water is the beginning of life according to numerous mythological and religious cosmologies. God “made from water every living thing,” as this nomadic conception is formulated in the Qur’an. This is a point where scientific theories of evolution and religious narratives agree: water is the primordial element. Up to 60 % of the adult human body is water, which makes it a vital aspect of medical and physiological research. However, water is rapidly becoming one of the most contested natural resources of our time. Will the basic human need for water cause wars and conflicts in the future, or will it serve as a uniting element that opens our eyes to our common humanity and the need to work together across borders of states, creeds, and ideologies to secure clean water supplies for all in the future? Will water, in the end, prove to be thicker than blood? In 2020, Aboagora will cooperate closely with the multidisciplinary Strategic Research Area Havet/Meri (The Sea), which is carried out as a collaborative effort between the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University. This opens up aspects to water relating not only to ecology and maritime biology, but also to the sea as a lived environment and a site of governance, commerce, international relations, philosophy and ethics.

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Feminism and Hospitality: Religious and Critical Perspectives in dialogue with a Secular Age

mars 5 @ 5:00 e m - mars 7 @ 12:00 f m

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The conference Feminism and Hospitality: Religious and Critical Perspectives in dialogue with a Secular Age is arranged in cooperation with Nordic Summer Univeristy, FHPT/Åbo Akademi, The Donner Institute and The Polin Institute in Turku, 5–8th [...]

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Religion and Cultural Change

juni 8 @ 9:00 f m - juni 10 @ 4:00 e m

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^bo, Finland

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Welcome to the interdisciplinary summer school and conference Religion and Cultural Change! The aim of this summer school and conference is to bring together doctoral candidates and postdoc researchers from various academic fields that engage [...]

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Aboagora 2020: Water

augusti 19 - augusti 21

Sibeliusmuseum Åbo, Finland

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Water is the beginning of life according to numerous mythological and religious cosmologies. God “made from water every living thing,” as this nomadic conception is formulated in the Qur’an. This is a point where scientific [...]

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