Vol 14 No 1: Polin Issue: Religion - Memory and Innovation
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The Innovation of a Master Wonder-worker in the Character of Simon Peter
(The Donner Institute, 28.02.2024)Simon Peter undergoes a considerable development from his first introduction in the Gospel of Mark to later narratives, where he gains remarkable miraculous abilities. In Mark, he witnesses Jesus performing numerous miracles ... -
Suppressed, Adopted and Invented Memories. The Death of Jesus in the Gospel of John
(The Donner Institute, 28.02.2024)The Gospel of John reflects several layers of social memory and theological creativity concerning Jesus’s death. In the early material, there seems to be a suppressed awareness of Jesus’s fate and an unwillingness to unfold ... -
The Retrieved Altar Cross of the Luther Church Helsinki. Sacred Waste Transformed into a Heritagization Frame
(The Donner Institute, 28.02.2024)The topic of this article is religious materiality in a Finnish, Lutheran setting. Reflecting on the altar cross of the Luther Church Helsinki – and more specifically the elevated role the cross played in the re-opening ... -
Contexts of Altar Flowers. A Contribution to a Theology in Construction.
(28.02.2024)Flowers are placed on the altar in many Christian churches. However, while many other items on the altar have given rise to a vast body of theological research, this is not the case with altar flowers. In this article the ... -
“My soul must live with the colour”. The Transformative Potential of Colours Described by Rudolf Steiner
(The Donner Institute, 28.02.2024)The article focuses on the transformative potential of colours described by Rudolf Steiner. Steiner’s colour definitions are approached through the aesthetics of religion, investigating religion as a sensory and mediated ... -
Mapping the Memories of “Living on Light”. Processuality with Actor-network Theory
(The Donner Institute, 28.02.2024)In this article a case study of the phenomenon of “living on light” is presented. The interlocutor “Eva” shares her memories from the period when she did not eat material food. Actor-network theory (ANT) is adopted to ... -
The Kalevala and Finland's Atlantean Past. Willie Angervo's Esoteric History
(The Donner Institute, 28.02.2024)Nationalistic interpretations of history were prevalent in Finland until the Second World War. A unifying past for Finns was sought in antiquity, often influenced by interpretations of the Kalevala, regarded as the Finnish ... -
Religion - Memory and Innovation
(The Donner Institute, 28.02.2024)The current issue of Approaching Religion is based on a summer school and conference arranged in Åbo/Turku, Finland, in June 2023, on the theme of “Religion: Memory and Innovation”. The event was organized jointly by the ...
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