Sami Pihlström to Become a New Professor at UH

On Friday the 31^st of January, the Chancellor of the University of Helsinki gave a decision according to which professor Sami Pihlström may be appointed to a professorship in Philosophy of Religion at the Faculty of Theology. In October 2012, the Dean of the Faculty had appointed a search committee to prepare the appointment process. In January 2014, the committee proposed Pihlström for the position. The faculty will now proceed into preparing the employment contract, which has to be signed by both parties before the actual recruitment takes place. The Chancellor’s decision comes as very welcome news also for the CoE, whose team 3 on Contemporary Philosophy of Religion Pihlström leads.