On 12-13 November 2014, the Finnish Theological Literature Society (STKS) organized in collaboration with Risto Saarinen's Academy project Ecumenical Recognition and Toleration of Otherness a two-day symposium with the title 'Religion and Identity Politics'. The event took place in the Main Building of the University of Helsinki. The CoE was also represented in the organization and in the presentations. In addition to Saarinen, the CoE members Minna Hietamäki, Elina Hellqvist and myself gave talks.
Academy project members Panu Pihkala, Risto Saarinen,
Minna Hietamäki and Elina Hellqvist
Minna Hietamäki and Elina Hellqvist
For the past calendar year, I have been working on systematic analyses of recognition closely related with the theme of identity politics. For me personally, then, the meeting's two days were an inspiring display of various cases that richly resonated with the more general structural issues in my own focus. On the second day, I also gave a presentation in Finnish with the title 'Religious Identity and Rational Recognition'.
All the papers will be published next year as a yearbook of the STKS, and I expect this package to become an interesting read.
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