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Maija Penttilä is a University Lecturer at the Faculty of Theology, University of Helsinki, specializing in Practical Theology. Her work addresses Russian-speaking religious communities in Finland, focusing on Orthodox Christianity, migration dynamics, and transnational religious practices.
- Research Focus: Orthodox Christianity, Russian-speaking Diaspora, Religious Sociology, Post-Soviet Migration
- Projects: Meaningful Deathscapes (2024-2028), Religious Cross-borderness of Russian-speaking Population (2019-2021)
Her recent publications analyze religious identity construction, wartime impacts on faith communities, and the interplay between cultural heritage and conversion among Finnish Russian speakers. She contributes to journals like Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies and Religion, State and Society.
Penttilä actively participates in theological conferences, including the Annual Aleksanteri Conference and Nordic Conference for the Sociology of Religion. She serves as a peer reviewer for journals such as Ortodoksia and Approaching Religion, and supervises doctoral research in theology.
