Researcher in the CoE for 2014-2016

I shall be working as a salaried researcher in the CoE for the period of its first half from the beginning of 2014 to the end of 2016. My immediate context will be team 3, which focuses on creating philosophical models to help understand contemporary religious discourse. The research team is lead by Sami Pihlström who is currently also the director of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies.

I studied, received my doctoral degree in theoretical philosophy, and held research and teaching positions at the University of Helsinki. For the past five years, however, I have been operating as a part of the philosophy unit at the University of Tampere. After half a decade and a very enjoyable work period at Tampere, I shall be returning to the Helsinki City Centre Campus. I am also looking forward to a continuing cooperation with Tampere.

More Information on the Centre of Excellence

Risto Saarinen, the Director of the Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence Reason and Religious Recognition has established a new personal website including a section on the CoE titled 'Recognition' [link here].

A concise information sheet on the structure and themes of the CoE, its vice-director, and the leaders of the three teams can also be found on the Helsinki Faculty of Theology's website [link here]. Research team 1 is lead by Ismo Dunderberg, team 2 by Virpi Mäkinen (the CoE's vice-director) together with Taneli Kukkonen, and team 3 by Sami Pihlström.