NIME - Nordic Institute for Missiological and Ecumenical Research

NIME - Nordic Institute for Missiological and Ecumenical Research - is a network of researchers from religious studies and theology with interest in subjects relating to Christian mission and ecumenism. NIME connects more than 70 scholars from 23 universities and university colleges in the fields of mission and ecumenism throughout Northern Europe. The network organises conferences, workshops, and doctoral courses as well as coordinates information about events of interest for the scholarly community.

The network is coordinated by Prof. Dr. Kajsa Ahlstrand, Faculty of Theology, Uppsala University, and Assistant Prof. Jonas Adelin Jørgensen, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen. Furthermore, the NIME board which meets annually and arranges study days for NIME also counts Associate Prof. Mika Vähäkangas, Theological Faculty, Helsinki University, and Assistant Prof. Kirstin Norseth, Norweigan School of Theology, Oslo.

The main purposes of NIME are (1) to promote missiology and ecumenism as common fields of research across boundaries of method (history, theology, etc.); (2) to define new challenges for Christian mission and ecumenism emerging inside and outside the North European context; (3) to establish a forum for discussion among researchers and to give scholars opportunity to discuss results with the broader scholarly constituency.  

NIME does not receive funding from any private or public source but is an independent research network sponsored by the various member universities and university colleges. NIME does not have individual membership but strongly recommends individuals to become members of our international body, International Association for Mission Studies, IAMS.