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Esko Laine serves as a University Lecturer in Church History at the Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki. He holds the title of Docent and serves as a Supervisor for the Doctoral Programme in Theology and Religious Studies. His contact information includes email esko.laine@helsinki.fi and phone numbers +358294123026 and +358503459811. His office is located at P.O. 3 (Fabianinkatu 33), 00014 University of Helsinki.
Dr. Laine's research spans several interconnected fields within theological and historical studies. His primary interests include:
- Church History, particularly Finnish church history from the Reformation period onward
- Lutheran Orthodoxy and its manifestations in local religious practices
- The intersection of religion and medical history, especially vaccination history in rural Finland
- Book history and the dissemination of religious knowledge
- Religious education and children's religious literature
- The role of clergy in shaping knowledge in 18th-century Finland
His recent publications demonstrate a trend toward examining the practical implementation of religious doctrine in everyday life, with particular attention to how theological concepts were adapted to local contexts. His work often bridges theological history with social history, examining how religious ideas permeated daily life in Finnish communities across different historical periods.
Dr. Laine has participated in several significant research projects including "Protestant Roots of Finnish National Identities" (2014-2019), "Spheres of useful knowledge. Clergy, Peasantry and the Shaping of Knowledge in Eighteenth-Century Finland" (2011-2015), and "Books in transition. The role of the book in the dissemination of new ideas at an individual level in Medieval and Early Modern Europe" (2008-2011).
He has been active in academic service, serving on various committees and as an editor for the journal "Teologinen Aikakauskirja" (Theological Journal). His activities include numerous presentations at conferences and public events, particularly on topics related to Holocaust diaries of Jewish children and historical religious practices.
