Teemu Taira
@teemutaira.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in the Study of Religion. Researching public discourses on religion; atheism and nonreligion; religion and news media; methodology. Author of Taking "Religion" Seriously (2022) and other books.
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New day and a new piece for proofreading. Here's how this chapter begins ("Religionization of Minorities and Culturalization of Christianity: How to Study Boundary-Cases?").
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
New day and a new piece for proofreading. Here's how this chapter begins ("Religionization of Minorities and Culturalization of Christianity: How to Study Boundary-Cases?").
Proofreading. This chapter begins with an anecdote.
November 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Proofreading. This chapter begins with an anecdote.
Some recently bought books. Started reading "Disbelief" (2024) by Gervais and now there's a number of commentaries and response in "Religion, Brain and Behavior". I should be doing something else, but this is quite fun. www.tandfonline.com/toc/rrbb20/0/0
October 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Some recently bought books. Started reading "Disbelief" (2024) by Gervais and now there's a number of commentaries and response in "Religion, Brain and Behavior". I should be doing something else, but this is quite fun. www.tandfonline.com/toc/rrbb20/0/0
A selection of Bloomsbury honorarium books. Finally here.
September 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
A selection of Bloomsbury honorarium books. Finally here.
Proofing. This should be out later this year or early next year. See: www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
September 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Proofing. This should be out later this year or early next year. See: www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
Now reading this. Traditionalism is "not a mass ideology", but if you look at the world today, many ideas that comprise so-called traditionalism definitely are quite common (more and less harmful forms).
September 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Now reading this. Traditionalism is "not a mass ideology", but if you look at the world today, many ideas that comprise so-called traditionalism definitely are quite common (more and less harmful forms).
Is this the only monograph on religion and prog rock?
September 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Is this the only monograph on religion and prog rock?
A stack of books I bought from the IAHR 2025 conference. There are still three days to go, but, regarding shopping, my luggage is showing its limitations.
August 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
A stack of books I bought from the IAHR 2025 conference. There are still three days to go, but, regarding shopping, my luggage is showing its limitations.
Things to do in conferences part 2: buy display copies. I bought five already. Here's my edited volume available too at a reduced price (Atheism in Five Minutes).
August 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Things to do in conferences part 2: buy display copies. I bought five already. Here's my edited volume available too at a reduced price (Atheism in Five Minutes).
IAHR 2025 in Krakow ready to begin
August 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
IAHR 2025 in Krakow ready to begin
I guess that it is ok to show the cover suggestion for the forthcoming volume I edited
August 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I guess that it is ok to show the cover suggestion for the forthcoming volume I edited
Still always excited about the arrival of contributor copy.
August 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Still always excited about the arrival of contributor copy.
Very interesting article by Marcus Moberg, just published in advance articles of Method & Theory in the Study of Religion. Nice to see my work utilized here. brill.com/view/journal...
July 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Very interesting article by Marcus Moberg, just published in advance articles of Method & Theory in the Study of Religion. Nice to see my work utilized here. brill.com/view/journal...
My coauthored piece. This was drafted many years ago and then updated because the publication took much longer than anyone expected.
July 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
My coauthored piece. This was drafted many years ago and then updated because the publication took much longer than anyone expected.
Contributor copy arrived. This has 33 chapters and introduction, some are very interesting.
July 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Contributor copy arrived. This has 33 chapters and introduction, some are very interesting.
This is an interesting book from 1992: analysis of the argument and influence of ten formative British cultural studies books. This idea could and perhaps should be replicated in other fields and approaches.
July 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This is an interesting book from 1992: analysis of the argument and influence of ten formative British cultural studies books. This idea could and perhaps should be replicated in other fields and approaches.
Nowadays an important part of my summer tradition: reading in a hammock. I haven't had too many opportunities yet. And this book is quite good overview, covering many topics from music and other arts to theology, mythology, politics and social history.
June 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Nowadays an important part of my summer tradition: reading in a hammock. I haven't had too many opportunities yet. And this book is quite good overview, covering many topics from music and other arts to theology, mythology, politics and social history.
Been busy with book proposal and manuscript reviews, and first parcels of honorarium books have arrived. It would be easier to accept cash, but books are more fun (if you don't count increased difficulties with non-EU parcels).
June 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Been busy with book proposal and manuscript reviews, and first parcels of honorarium books have arrived. It would be easier to accept cash, but books are more fun (if you don't count increased difficulties with non-EU parcels).
Phrases such as "genuinely scientific study of..." are always interesting for those exercising rhetoric of inquiry. In the study of religion such a phrase is practically always announced by those practising cognitive study of religion or by Don Wiebe.
June 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Phrases such as "genuinely scientific study of..." are always interesting for those exercising rhetoric of inquiry. In the study of religion such a phrase is practically always announced by those practising cognitive study of religion or by Don Wiebe.
Getting deeper into Vattimian rabbit hole. Still at least one book to be read now that these have been finished. I prefer Vattimo's works that precede his turn to Christianity. Generally, I often prefer the works in which theorists don't write about religion (as in the cases of Bauman and Foucault).
May 15, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Getting deeper into Vattimian rabbit hole. Still at least one book to be read now that these have been finished. I prefer Vattimo's works that precede his turn to Christianity. Generally, I often prefer the works in which theorists don't write about religion (as in the cases of Bauman and Foucault).
Nick Couldry talking about one of his recent books, The Space of the World, at the University of Helsinki, analysing the ills of social media and imagining ways forward.
April 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Nick Couldry talking about one of his recent books, The Space of the World, at the University of Helsinki, analysing the ills of social media and imagining ways forward.
I often have mixed feelings of Taylor, but this one I've enjoyed so far. It's an analysis of ever-quicker technologies and a critique of capitalism, including an argument that it all has Christian roots. Not sure about the argument as such but wide-ranging take and fascinating reading anyway.
April 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I often have mixed feelings of Taylor, but this one I've enjoyed so far. It's an analysis of ever-quicker technologies and a critique of capitalism, including an argument that it all has Christian roots. Not sure about the argument as such but wide-ranging take and fascinating reading anyway.
Proofreading time. This should be out before summer holidays.
March 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Proofreading time. This should be out before summer holidays.
Today's readings. These are from Cinema and Secularism (Bloomsbury, 2023).
March 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Today's readings. These are from Cinema and Secularism (Bloomsbury, 2023).
When Media Lens reposts Peter Hitchens approvingly, it is time to start questioning my interest in their work. They have had some good media critique concerning right-wing bias of BBC and Guardian (and other outlets people consider leftist), but have they lost me on the views on Ukraine.
March 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
When Media Lens reposts Peter Hitchens approvingly, it is time to start questioning my interest in their work. They have had some good media critique concerning right-wing bias of BBC and Guardian (and other outlets people consider leftist), but have they lost me on the views on Ukraine.