Editorial. Aboagora 2013: The Human Machine
Illman, Ruth (2013)
The Donner Institute, Åbo Akademi
2013
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Dr Ruth Illman is Director of the Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History, associated to Åbo Akademi University in Åbo, Finland. She is committed to research on interreligious dialogue and the role of the arts in this dialogue, cultural encounters and peace research. She is also the editor-in-chief of the international peer-reviewed journal Temenos: Nordic Journal of Comparative Religion. Illman has published widely in international journals such as the International Journal of Public Theology, the Journal of Contemporary Religion, and Studies in Interreligious Dialogue. Her recent books include Art and Belief: Artists Engaged in Interreligious Dialogue (Equinox Publications, 2012) and together with Prof. W. Alan Smith Theology and the Arts: Engaging Faith (Routledge, 2013).
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The editorial introduces the articles of the issue, all pertaining to the arts and sciences event, Aboagora, which gathered artists, academics and a wide range of interested listeners together to discuss the relationship between technology and the human being in Turku/Åbo in August, 2013. Aboagora is arranged as a joint venture between Turku Music Festival and scholars from the University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University and the Donner Institute.