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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
Groop, K. (Principal Investigator)
01/08/16 → …
Project: Core financing
Publications
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En helgedom i vetenskapens hägn: Universitetskyrkan i Leipzig från invigning till förstörelse
Groop, K., 12 Apr 2024, Lärande och kyrka. Girmalm, T. & Rosenius, M. (eds.). Umeå universitet, (Studia Theologica Practica Umensia; no. 4).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Lärande och kyrka
Groop, K., Rosenius, M. & Evertsson, J., 2024, Umeå universitet. (Studia Theologica Practica Umensia ; no. 4)Research output: Book/Journal/Report › Book › Scientific › peer-review
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Olyomakaya: A 'Smoking' Memory of the Early Finnish Mission in Northern Namibia: Exploring the Yihiho Traditional Headdress of Vakwangali Women through Textile Designs
Groop, K. & Haufiku, A. N., 2024, Colonial Aspects of Finnish-Namibian Relations, 1870-1990: Cultural Change, Endurance and Resistance. Koivunen, L. & Merivirta, R. (eds.). Helsinki: Finnish Literature Society, Vol. 28. p. 25-37 (Studia Fennica Historica).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Teologi vid ÅA 100 år - bildminnen: Minnenas eftermiddag 5.10.2024, kuraterad av Heidi Jokinen
Jokinen, H. (Developer), Lindqvist, P. (Photographer) & Groop, K. (Photographer), 5 Oct 2024Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products › Professional
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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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Activities
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Niklas Antonsson: För samhällets bestånd och Guds rikes förkovran. Prästerskapets undervisning kring hushåll, barn och äktenskap i svenska postillor 1686-1770.
Dahlbacka, I. (Principal supervisor ), Groop, K. (Second supervisor) & Dahlbacka, J. (Second supervisor)
8 Mar 2024Activity: Supervision, mentoring and other activities › Supervision of postgraduate students
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Niklas Antonsson: För samhällets bestånd och Guds rikes förkovran. Prästerskapets undervisning kring hushåll, barn och äktenskap i svenska postillor 1686–1770
Groop, K. (Second supervisor)
2024Activity: Supervision, mentoring and other activities › Supervision of postgraduate students
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Das Paulinum als Ort des kulturellen Gedächtnisses und Palimpsest der Erinnerung
Groop, K. (Invited speaker)
7 Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference presentation
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Religious Heritage and Change in the North
Groop, K. (Organiser) & Dahlbacka, J. (Organiser)
10 Nov 2022 → 11 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, symposium or workshop
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Donnerska institutet (External organisation)
Groop, K. (Chair)
1 Jul 2022 → 30 Jun 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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