Inauguration ceremonies of new Professors at the University of Helsinki took place on Wednesday the 27th of May. Among them was Sami Pihlström, who is the leader of our CoE's Team 3, and now also a Professor in Philosophy of Religion at the Faculty of Theology. Pihlström's inaugural lecture dealt with the issue of how critical discussion of religion is possible.
The inaugural lecture was given in the University Main Building's Auditorium XIV, which was packed full of audience.
After the lectures, there was a procession to the Great Hall, where Chancellor Thomas Wilhelmsson delivered his inaugural lecture. The programme included also musical numbers by Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat, a lecture by Professor Barry Gills, and the handing out of the letters of appointment to the new professors.
The ceremony was followed by a Reception in the foyer of the Great Hall and in the Teachers' Lounge.
Family and friends
Pihlström's six-year term as the Director of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies comes to an end in July. After the festivities in the Main Building, Pihlström had invited his former, current, and future colleagues to an informal follow-up reception, or his HCAS farewell party. This event took place in the common room of the Helsinki Collegium.
Pihlström with his predecessor Simo Knuuttila
Knuuttila and Ilkka Niiniluoto at the Collegium
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