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Research interests
I am a university lecturer, associate professor (docent) and researcher in church history at Åbo Akademi University. In my original research I have studied the history and legacy of the Christian mission and European colonialism in Africa; in particular, in Tanzania and Namibia. Lately, I have focused on issues relating to cultural memory and religious as well as political uses of the past. In this work, I have especially focused on Protestantism, pietism, and the Christian mission in Finland and Africa, as well as on the "re-building" of cultural memory sites in the former GDR. At present my main focus interest is the university church in Leipzig: a church that the GDR regime demolished and which was later rebuilt to be inaugurated in 2017. I study the rebuilding process through a lens of memory, heritage, and activism.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Chairperson, Donner Institute for Research in Religion and Culture
1 Jul 2022 → 30 Jun 2025
Management committee member, COST Action - Slow Memory: Transformative Practices for Times of Uneven and Accelerating Change
2021 → 2025
Board member, Centre for the Study of Christian Cultures (University of Turku)
2017 → …
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Projects
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The Project Contested Church Spaces and Shattered Memory Communities
01/08/16 → …
Project: Core financing
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Minority theology: Theological perspectives on a complex field
Vikström, B., Slotte, P., Groop, K., Lindqvist, P. & Rosenius, M., 3 Jan 2023, In: Studia Theologica. 77, 1, p. 77-101 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Religious heritage and change in the North
Groop, K. & Dahlbacka, J., 1 Sept 2023, In: Approaching Religion. 13, 2, p. 1-5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
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Religious Heritage and Change in the North
Groop, K. (ed.), Dahlbacka, J. (ed.), Illman, R. (ed.), Bugge Amundsen, A., Stengs, I., Gunner, G., Nordbäck, C., Seits, I., Holmes, J., Andersson, E. J. & Hellöre, L-L., 1 Sept 2023, Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History. 136 p. (Approaching Religion)Research output: Book/Journal/Report › Edited Book/Edited Journal › Scientific › peer-review
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A university church going online: Traditionality and experimentality in YouTube worship services at the university church in Leipzig
Groop, K. S., 2022, Creating Through Mind and Emotions. Ming Kong, M., do Rosário Monteiro, M. & Pereira Neto, M. J. (eds.). Routledge, (PHI).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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Förändrade kyrkorum och minnespalimpsester
Groop, K., 12 Oct 2022, In: Katsomukset.fi.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
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Religious Heritage and Change in the North
Kim Groop (Organiser) & Jakob Dahlbacka (Organiser)
10 Nov 2022 → 11 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Donnerska institutet (External organisation)
Kim Groop (Chair)
1 Jul 2022 → 30 Jun 2025Activity: Membership › Membership of board
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COST Action - Slow Memory: Transformative Practices for Times of Uneven and Accelerating Change (External organisation)
Kim Groop (Chair)
14 Oct 2021 → 13 Oct 2025Activity: Membership › Membership of board
Press/Media
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Tidens spår och förändringens effekter: Ny ÅA-forskning om Paulinerkyrkans dramatiska öde
01/12/22
1 Media contribution
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