Our CoE to Appear in Atlanta

As a result of our inspired teamwork, the Centre of Excellence Reason and Religious Recognition got a special 2,5-hour session to the program of the American Academy of Religion’s Annual Meeting in Atlanta USA in November 2015. Our session’s title is ‘From Tolerance to Recognition: Recognition and the Acceptance of Otherness’.

The speakers of our session include Olli-Pekka Vainio, Aku Visala, Panu-Matti Pöykkö, Minna Hietamäki, Elina Hellqvist, Ritva Palmén, Heikki J. Koskinen, Anna-Liisa Tolonen, Joona Salminen, and Timothy Riggs. The event will be presided by our CoE leader Risto Saarinen, and as distinguished commentators, we have Jan-Olav Henriksen from the Norwegian School of Theology and Robert Orsi from the Northwestern University.

For us, this is a great opportunity to present our work to an American and international audience. AAR’s Annual Meetings are the world’s largest events in the fields of religious studies and theology, bringing together around 10.000 people. In addition to the special session, our CoE will also make an appearance in the meeting’s Nordic Reception.

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● A link to the Annual Meeting’s page