From 11.00 | Registration (1485 - Groundfloor) |
12.30 | Lunch sandwiches (1485 - Groundfloor) |
13.30 | Welcome and introduction to the conference Ulla Schmidt, Aarhus University, (1485 - 123) |
13.45 | Keynote lecture 1, (1485 – 123): Ideas of power in history and at present. Prof. Mikkel Thorup, Aarhus University. |
15.15 | Coffee break |
15.45 | Papers (30 min. pr. paper, incl. discussion) |
CHANNEL 1 (1485 – 238): CHURCH MINISTRIES. Chair: Jakob Egeris Thorsen | |
15.45 | The power of ministry in church of Norway Halvard Johannessen, Oslo University |
16.15 | "The students are so old nowadays?" Karin Rubenson, University of Gothenburg |
16.45 | SHORT BREAK |
17.00 | Logics of volunteer practice in the Church of Norway Dorte Kappelgaard, MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society |
17.30 | "So I built a room where the confirmands can pray": A qualitative in-depth study of how catechists in the Church of Norway create professional space. Camilla Jørgensen, MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society |
CHANNEL 2 (1485 – 218): MATERIALITY, SPACE, AESTHETICS Chair: Kirstine Helboe Johansen | |
15.45 | The Power of Aesthetics and Art in Studies of Lived Religion Katarina Westerlund, Uppsala University |
16.15 | Incombustible crosses and the making of modern-day relics Jakob Dahlbacka, Åbo Akademi University |
16.45 | SHORT BREAK |
17.00 | Transformation of church spaces Kerstin Menzel, University of Leipzig |
CHANNEL 3 (1485 – 226): RELIGION: SOCIETAL POWER? Chair: Kristin Merle | |
15.45 | Empowering Hope: Responses to Climate Change and Global Injustices in Practical Theology and Religious Education Viktor Aldrin, Borås University |
16.15 | Picturing narratives not easy to tell – on diaconal work in areas of mills, forests and people Cecilia Nahnfeldt, Åbo Akademi University |
16.45 | SHORT BREAK |
17.00 | Religious Practices in Dealing with Experiences of Power and Powerlessness due to Climatic Threats Miriam Loehr, Bern University |
18.15 | Buffet dinner 1485 – 123 |
09.00 | Keynote lecture 2, (1485 – 123): Prof. Ulrike Ernst-Auga, Hombolt University. Minor Theology and Becoming: From Desessentialization, Deconstruction and Disidentification to Agency, Human Flourishing and Situated Knowledge. |
10.30 | Coffee break (1485 – groundfloor) |
10.50 | Papers (30 min. pr paper incl. discussion) |
CHANNEL 1 (1485 – 238): MUSIC Chair: David Plüss | |
10.50 | Minority-language hymns in a majority hymnal: Sami and kven hymns in Norsk Salmebok 2013 Per Kristian Aschim, SPIR / MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society |
11.20 | The male? and musical companions as brides wed in the Church of Sweden in 2024 Sofija Lazic Pedersen, Åbo Akademi University |
11.50 | SHORT BREAK |
12.00 | Affect and Power in Contemporary Worship Music Asbjørn Øeby Lauridsen, Aarhus University |
CHANNEL 2 (1485 – 218): CHURCH STRUCTURES Chair: Kati Tervo-Niemela | |
10.50 | Power Negotiation, Ecclesial–Municipal Collaboration, Theological Rationalities Mette Møberg Madsen, Aarhus University |
11.20 | Power and powerlessness in a Lutheran minority church in Germany Christoph Barnbrock, Lutherische Hochschule Oberursel |
11.50 | SHORT BREAK |
12.00 | The Church of Sweden and the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe Martin Berntson, University of Gothenburg |
CHANNEL 3 (1485 – 226): PRACTICES OF POWER, EMPOWERMENT, AND CRITIQUE Chair: Viktor Aldrin | |
10.50 | Doing eucharist - reflections on power structures and empowerment practices Marcel Brenner, University of Tübingen |
11.20 | Ideology Critique as Critique of Power Kristin Merle, University of Hamburg |
11.50 | SHORT BREAK |
12.00 | Power in practical-theological research Fredrik Saxegaard, MF School of Theology, Religion and Society |
12.30 | Lunch (building 1485, groundfloor) |
13.20 | Keynote lecture 3, (1485 – 123): "God is like Mannah from heaven”: Experiences of power in contexts of international diakonia Prof. Stephanie Dietrich, VID Specialized University, Norway. |
14.50 | Coffee break |
15.15 | Papers (30 min. pr paper, incl. discussion) |
CHANNEL 1 (1485 – 238): RELIGIOUS ENCOUNTERS – DYNAMICS OF CHANGE Chair: Halvard Johannessen | |
15.15 | Decline in baptismal numbers - how can that be empowering? Steinunn Arnþrúður Björnsdóttir, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland / University of Iceland |
15.45 | The Role of Pentecostal Exorcisms in the Struggle for the Local Religious Symbolic Field: Religious Ethnography in Oromia, Ethiopia Daniel Jara, Bern University |
16.15 | SHORT BREAK |
16.30 | Is Christianity a new counterculture? Why young Finnish men are increasingly drawn to Christianity Kati Tervo-Niemelä, University of Eastern Finland |
17.00 | Growing up with two selves connected by God: A collaborative autoethnography on youth diaries from the perspective of religious deidentification Jonna Ojalammi; Kaisa Viinikka, University of Eastern Finland |
CHANNEL 2 (1485 – 218): PREACHING Chair: Cecilia Nahnfeldt | |
15.15 | The Pulpit in the Reformed Church Service between Power and Powerlessness David Plüss, Bern University |
15.45 | Sacred Resilience: The Ambiguity of Power in Danish Wartime Sermons (1940–1945) Michael Mørch Thunbo, Aarhus University / Lutheran School of Theology in Aarhus |
16.15 | SHORT BREAK |
16:30 | Power and Powerlessness in Ritual Speeches among Danish Minority Faith Communities Rasmus Jonstrup, MF Vitenskapelig Høyskole |
CHANNEL 3 (1485 – 226): PRACTICES OF POWER, EMPOWERMENT, AND CRITIQUE Chair: Fredrik Saxegaard | |
15.15 | Biography and Power. Exploring Power and Powerlessness in Narrative Interviews with Protestant Women from the GDR Dorothee Branz, University of Tübingen |
15.45 | Realms of power in Bible performances on social media and Church education Florence Häneke; Madlen Geidel, University of Erlangen – Nuremberg |
16.15 | SHORT BREAK |
16.30 | Religion as a source of power in navigating menstrual life Sara Högberg, Åbo Akademi University |
17.00 | The power of praise and prayer in the face of war and migration Martina Björkander, Åbo Akademi University |
17.45 | Refreshments and culture 1485 – 123 |
18.45 | Walk / transportation to Aarhus Ø |
19.15 | Conference dinner at Nicolinehus, Aarhus Ø |
09.00 | Papers (30 min. pr paper, incl. discussion) |
CHANNEL 1 (1485 – 238): RELIGIOUS ENCOUNTERS – DYNAMICS OF CHANGE Chair: Mikkel Gabriel Christoffersen | |
09.30 | Reimagining Power and Authority in Churches: A Bosadi Approach to Biblical Interpretation Linda Wendy Naicker, University of South Africa |
10.00 | SHORT BREAK |
10.15 | Healing practices as empowerment among the Maya: A comparison of Catholic, Evangelical and Traditionalist healing practices in Guatemala (minus Jakob Egeris Thorsen, Aarhus University |
10.45 | Beyond Tradition: Ethical Challenges in Relation to New Spiritual Practices in the Church Sofia Lindahl, Åbo Akademi University |
CHANNEL 2 (1485 – 218): PASTORS AND POWER: LEADING RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS IN TIMES OF CHANGE (NB! 5 PAPERS) Chair: Katarina Westerlund | |
09.00 | Leading and Losing? How Church Leaders Deal with the Shrinking Social Importance of the Lutheran Majority Churches? Annette Rose Leis-Peters, VID Specialized University |
09.25 | The Vigor and Burden of the Clergy Calling – Measuring Work Wellbeing and Work Orientation Among Lutheran Clergy in the Nordic Countries Kati Tervo-Niemelä, University of Eastern Finland |
09.50 | What Keeps Them Going? Exploring the Inner Drive of Church Leaders Alexandra Äng, Åbo Akademi |
10.15 | SHORT BREAK |
10.25 | The Agency of the Pastors in Times of Change: What Empowers and Weakens the Pastoral Agency? Steinunn Arnþrúður Björnsdóttir, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland / University of Iceland |
10.50 | The Evolving Role of the Church Warden as a Local Church Leader Harald Askeland, VID Specialized University |
11.15 | Coffee break |
11.30 | Closing session: wrapping up and looking forward. |
12.30 | Good bye!! |
