Programme

The conference Religion and Spirituality as Sites of Learning, organized by the Donner Institute and the LeNeRe-project (Learning from new religion and spirituality), will take place on site in Åbo/Turku, May 15-17, 2023.  The conference starts on May 15 at 10 a clock and ends on May 17 at around 15 a clock. The keynote lectures will be streamed and open to everyone.

    • Call for papers is open 3.10.2022-17.1.2023 – the deadline has been extended
    • Notification of accepted abstracts 3.2.2023
    • Registration is open 3.2-3.4.2023
    • Conference dates 15-17.5.2023

Preliminary Conference Programme 

Monday 15 May 
10:00                    Coffee and Registration
10:30                    Words of Welcome
11:00                     Keynote: Kim Knott
12:00                     Lunch
13:30                     Parallel Sessions 1, 2, 3
15:00                     Coffee Break
15:30-17:00       Parallel Sessions 4, 5, 6, 7
17:15-18:45        Panel Discussion: ‘Eastern Spirituality’ in Arts:
                                  Inspiration, Appropriation, Conversation 
19:00-21:00       Get-together reception at Arken including the
                                  presentation of the Donner Institute Research Prize 

Tuesday 16 May 
09:00                    Panel Discussion: What did we learn about religion and
                                  learning  in the LeNeRe project? 
10:30                     Coffee Break
11:00                      Parallel Sessions 8, 9, 10, 11
12:30                      Lunch
14.00                     Keynote: Daniel Winchester
15:00                     Coffee
15:30-17:00       Parallel Sessions 12, 13, 14
19:00                     Conference Dinner at Kåren 

Wednesday 17 May
09:00                   Parallel Sessions 15, 16, 17, 18
10:30                    Coffee Break
11:00                     Keynote: Mulki al-Sharmani
12:00                    Lunch
13:00-14.30      Parallel Sessions 19, 20, 21
14:45                    Closing Words
15:15                     Coffee and farewell