Preliminary program
15-20 minutes for each paper presentation, beginning with a short introduction by the author (max 5 minutes), a 5-10 minutes comment by another researcher, a short comment by Grace Davie, followed by an open discussion.
Note: The name of the assigned commentator is found in parenthesis after each paper on the list.
| Saturday, September 24 |
| 13-14.00: Sandwiches |
| 17.00: A short presentation of NOREL seminar participants |
| 17.15: Inger – NOREL: Themes, aims, purpose, overall perspectives. Aims for the seminar. |
| 18.00: Research status – presentations by the themativ group leaders (15 min. each) |
| 19.00: Dinner |
Sunday, September 25 |
| 08.00: Breakfast |
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09.00: Welcome to Metochi, presentation of the study centre, practical information, renting bicycles |
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11.00: Grace Davie: Understanding social change: Economic, political, sociological and cultural perspectives |
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12.30: Paper session: Religion and Civil Society Lars Ahlin: Changes in the religious field of Denmark |
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13.00: Lunch |
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17.00: Kimmo Ketola: Religious pluralization in Finland: Immigration versus modernization? |
| Annette Leis-Peters: Does the concept of civil society help to understand religious change in Sweden? |
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17.45: Break |
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18.00: Bjarni R. Sigurvinsson: Religion and civil society – Iceland |
| Inger Furseth and Pål Repstad: A changing religious landscape in Norway 1988-2008 |
| Ole Utaker: A regional study of religious leaders in Østfold County, Norway |
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19.00: Dinner |
Monday, September 26 |
| 08.00: Breakfast |
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09.00: Grace Davie: Mapping religion in Northern Europe: A framework for research |
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10.30: Recess |
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10.45: Paper sessions: Religion and the media |
| Kati Niemelä: Religion in newspapers 1988-2008 – The case of Finland |
| Mia Lövheim: Coverage of religion in Swedish daily press |
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11.45: Recess |
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12.00: Knut Lundby: Newspaper coverage of religion in Norway |
| Henrik R. Christensen: Changes in the coverage of the major religious holidays 1988-2008 in Denmark: The case of Easter, Christmas, and Ramadan |
| Árni S. Daníelson and Bjarni R. Sigurvinsson: Religion and media in Iceland |
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13.00: Lunch |
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17.00: Ann Kristin Gresaker: Gender, spirituality, and subjectivization in Swedish women’s magazines |
| Sofia Sjö and Árni S. Danielsson: Detraditionalization and pluralization? Explorations of religion in contemporary Nordic film |
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18.00: Break |
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18.15: Inger Furseth: Publication plans. Discussion. |
| 19.00: Dinner |
Tuesday, September 27 |
| 08.00: Breakfast |
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09.00: Pål Repstad: Theorizing a response to religious pluralization |
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10.30: Excursion to Limonos Monastery. Walking on a 500 years old stone-path to churches and museum. Mini-lecture by Pål Repstad on the history of Limonos. |
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13.00: Lunch |
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14.15: Bus trip to Petra and Molivos. Sightseeing. Shopping |
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19.30: Dinner in Molivos |
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22.00: Bus returns to Metochi |
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Wednesday, September 28 |
| 08.00: Breakfast |
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09.00: Anders Bäckström: religion as private resource and public/political voice |
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10.30: Break |
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10.45: Paper session: Religion and Politics Jonas Lindberg: The relationship between religion and politics, as reflected in party programmes in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden 1988-2008 |
| Bjarni R. Sigurvinsson and Pétur Pétursson: Religion and politics – Iceland |
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11.45: Recess |
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12.00: Pål Ketil Botvar and Kati Niemelä: Political and religious views among the Nordic people |
| Henrik R. Christensen and Lene Kühle: Changes in influence of religion in the Danish Parliament? A study of public religious adherence of parliamentarians 1988, 1998, 2008 |
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13.00: Lunch |
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17.00: Thematic Group Meetings |
| 19.00: Dinner |
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Thursday, September 29 |
| 08.00: Breakfast |
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09.00: Grace Davie: Making connections: State, market, civil society and religion |
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10.30: Break |
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10.45: Paper sessions: Religion and the State Pétur Pétursson: Religion and state – Iceland |
| Ulla Schmidt: Religion in public institutions in Norway |
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11.45: Recess |
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12.00: Lene Kühle: The return of religion to Danish state institutions? A study of changes 1988-2008 |
| Kimmo Kääriäinen: Religion and the state – Finland |
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13.00: Lunch |
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17.00: Per Pettersson: Is the Swedish state secular when religious service functions are integrated in public institutions? |
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17.30: National Group Meetings |
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19.00: Dinner |
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Friday, September 30 |
| 08.00: Breakfast |
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09.00: Thematic group leader 4: Trends in civil societies of the Nordic countries. What remains to be done? Discussion |
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09.45: Thematic Group leader 3: Trends in the media of the Nordic countries. What remains to be done? Discussion |
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10.30: Recess |
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11.00: Thematic group leader 2: Trends in the politics of the Nordic countries. What remains to be done? Discussion |
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11.45: Thematic group leader 1: Trends in the states of the Nordic countries. What remains to be done? Discussion |
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13.00: Lunch |
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17.00: Inger Furseth: Summary of the meeting – further plans, etc. |
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19.00: Dinner |
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Saturday, October 1 |
| 08.00: Breakfast
Departure after breakfast. Departure from Mitilini airport. |
Participants must be prepared to fund expenses for meals after breakfast on Saturday October 1. All other meals, local bus transport and accommodation are covered by the NOREL program.
Papers
In alphabetical order. Please note the name of the commentator in parenthesis behind paper title.
Lars Ahlin: Changes in the religious field of Denmark (Kimmo Ketola)
Pål Ketil Botvar & Kati Niemelä: Political and religious views among the Nordic people (Lene Kühle)
Henrik Reintoft Christensen: Changes in the coverage of the major religious holidays 1988-2008 in Denmark: The case of Easter, Christmas, and Ramadan (Ann Kristin Gresaker)
Henrik Reintoft Christensen and Lene Kühle: Changes in influence of religion in the Danish parliament? A study of public religious adherence of parliamentarians 1988, 1998, 2008 (Jonas Lindberg)
Árni Svanur Daníelsson & Bjarni Randver Sigurvinsson: Religion and media in Iceland (Kati Niemelä)
Inger Furseth & Pål Repstad: Trends in majority and minority faith communities in Norway 1988-2008 (Ole Utaker)
Ann Kristin Gresaker: Gender, spirituality, and subjectivization in Swedish women’s magazines(Mia Lövheim)
Kimmo Kääriäinen: Religion and the state – Finland (Ulla Schmidt)
Kimmo Ketola: Religious pluralization in Finland: Immigration versus modernization?
(Annette Leis-Peters)
Lene Kühle: The return of religion to Danish state institutions? A study of changes 1988-2008(Pétur Pétursson)
Annette Leis-Peters: Does the concept of civil society help to understand religious change in Sweden? (Lars Ahlin)
Jonas Lindberg: The relationship between religion and politics, as reflected in party programmes in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden 1988-2008 (Pål Ketil Botvar)
Knut Lundby: Newspaper coverage of religion in Norway (Henrik R. Christensen)
Mia Lövheim: Coverage of religion in Swedish daily press (Sofia Sjö)
Kati Niemelä: Religion in Newspapers 1988-2008 – The case of Finland (Knut Lundby)
Per Pettersson: Is the Swedish state secular when religious service functions are integrated in public institutions? (Kati Niemelã)
Pétur Pétursson: Religion and state – Iceland (Lene Kühle)
Ulla Schmidt: Religion in public institutions in Norway (Per Pettersson)
Bjarni R. Sigurvinsson: Religion and civil society – Iceland (Inger Furseth)
Bjarni R. Sigurvinsson and Pétur Pétursson: Religion and politics – Iceland (Anders Bäckström)
Sofia Sjö & Árni Svanur Daníelsson: Detraditionalization and Pluralization? Explorations of Religion in Contemporary Nordic Film (Knut Lundby)
Ole-Edvin Utaker: A regional study of religious leaders in Østfold County, Norway (Pål Repstad)
