Welcome to the fourth Research Conference in Theology and Religion (TUTP) 2026!
The conference will take place in Helsinki from 11 to 13 May 2026
Sessions can be proposed by 30 September 2025
Keynote speakers:
Kristina Stoeckl is professor of sociology at the LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome. Her main areas of research are sociology of religion, political sociology, and social and political theory. She is a leading specialist on the global connections and dynamics of far-right Christianity, of Russian Orthodoxy and religion-state relations in Russia.
Tore Johnsen is associate professor at VID Specialized University, Norway. His areas of specialization include contextual theology, decolonization, ecotheology, indigenous issues, Sami religion, Sami theology, as well as political reconciliation and peace processes.
Elisa Uusimäki is professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism at the School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University. She is an expert on the literary and cultural history of Judaism in antiquity and she serves as the PI of the ERC project "An Intersectional Analysis of Ancient Jewish Travel Narratives."