Heidi Toivanen
Doctoral Researcher
School of Theology, Philosophical Faculty
heidi.toivanen@uef.fi | +358 50 566 8114
My doctoral dissertation Actualizing Religious Agency in Finnish Life Course Contexts examines religious agency in the Finnish life course and its evolution across generations.
Research objectives:
Religious agency
Religious biographies
Evolution of religion in society
Religion and families
Youth and confirmation training
Older adults and meaning in/of life
Projects
Research communities
International Research on Confirmation Work. http://konfirmandenarbeit.eu/en/home-page/
Awards
Majakka (Lighthouse), an award for an excellent master’s thesis “Confirmation training, hybrid teaching and covid-19”. 25 November 2021. https://www.ukkt.fi/majakka/majakka-2021/
Publications
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Finnish Confirmation Training in Religious Biographies
Toivanen, Heidi. 2023. Journal of empirical theology. [Online Publication Date: 23 Feb 2023]: 1-18 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Hybridiopetus rippikoulussa covid-19-pandemian aikana. Haastattelututkimus rippikouluopettajien opetuskäytänteitä koskevista käsityksistä
Toivanen, Heidi; Ubani, Martin. 2022. Uskonto, katsomus ja kasvatus. 2: 36-55 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research