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Heikki Pesonen serves as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Helsinki within the Faculty of Theology, specifically the Study of Religions. He is also a supervisor for doctoral programs in Theology and Religious Studies, and History and Cultural Heritage.
- Research Interests: Theology, Religious Studies, Environmental Ethics, Popular Culture, Ritual Theory, Animal Ethics, Medicalization in Religion, Climate Change and Religion
Key Research Themes include: environmental responses through religious rituals, animal ethics across traditions, intersections of popular culture and theology, climate change's impact on religious worldviews, and medicalization in sacred contexts. His work often applies Roy Rappaport's ritual theory to analyze ecological practices.
Scientific Contributions focus on eco-theological frameworks, with recent publications examining Buddhist, Islamic, Hindu, and Jewish environmental perspectives. He leads the Pyhä, paha medikalisaatio project exploring medicalization's sacred dimensions.
- Projects:
- Medicalization, the Sacred and Sustainability (2024–)
- Religious Socialization in Climate Change Era (2011–)
- Religion and Environmental Issues (2012–)
