To maintain the academic standards of the work ELRIM has an Academic Advisors’ Committee.  The members of the committee have academic merits and represent well-known academic institutions.  Starting from September 19st 2019 ELRIM has got a new advisor:

Professor Nicolai Winther-Nielsen, Fjellhaug International University College Copenhagen, Denmark, and Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• The Academic Advisors of ELRIM are now:
• Professor emeritus Jouko N. Martikainen, Göttingen University, Germany
• Professor Antti Laato, Åbo akademi University, Finland
• Professor Lauri Thuren, University of Eastern Finland
• Professor Tapio Puolimatka, Jyväskylä University, Finland
• Professor Ingvar Dahlbacka, Åbo akademi University, Finland
• Adjunct Professor Olli-Pekka Vainio, Helsinki University,Finland
• Dr Leif Göte Björklund, Åbo Akademi University,Finland
• Dr Svante Lundgren, Lund University, Sweden
• Dr Daniel Brown, ISRME, Istanbul,Turkey
• Dr Kari Vitikainen, Kotka, Finland

• Professor Nicolai Winther-Nielsen, Fjellhaug International University College Copenhagen, Denmark, and Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Scolars, researchers and students can at any time ask for a permission to use the library of ELRIM. Please contact ELRIM by elriminfo(a)gmail.com Tel. +90 537 2033 174

To maintain the academic standards of the work ELRIM has an Academic Advisors’ Committee.  The members of the committee have academic merits and represent well-known academic institutions.

• Professor emeritus Jouko N. Martikainen, Göttingen University, Germany
• Professor Antti Laato, Åbo akademi University, Finland
• Professor Lauri Thuren, University of Eastern Finland
• Professor Tapio Puolimatka, Jyväskylä University, Finland
• Professor Ingvar Dahlbacka, Åbo akademi University, Finland
• Adjunct Professor Olli-Pekka Vainio, Helsinki University, Finland

ELRIM does research, educates, translates, publishes, discusses, inspires and encourages

Research

ELRIM supports studies regarding Islam and Christianity, especially at the academic level. ELRIM provides guidance, facilities and useful contacts for studies especially in the Turkish context.

Each of ELRIM’s centers has a useful theological reference library that provides support especially for studies concerning to Islam and Christianity.

Seminars

ELRIM  arranges and supports Christian theological seminars  in  Turkish. ELRIM supports Islam-related small-scale studies as well, that take place in Turkey, and through exchange studies. Through its networks and co-operative partners ELRIM helps to create opportunities to study Christianity in a European and Middle Eastern context.

ELRIM organizes lectures, seminars and work-shops in its own facilities, but also offers lectures for other events.
The lectures can be held in Finnish, Swedish, German, English and Turkish.

Translations

ELRIM translates Lutheran literature into Turkish.

Publications

ELRIM itself is actively involved in publishing various materials, and also uses other publishers and publishing channels.

Discussions

The research personnel, religious specialists and teachers from ELRIM can be invited to join different kinds of discussions and debates related to Islam and Christianity.

Inspiration and encouragement

The aim of ELRIM is to encourage and inspire Christians to understand Islam and encourage Muslims to understand Christianity.