Publications

Hjelm, T., Äystö, T., & Karimi, Z. (2025). Religious literacy and its discontents: a critical review. Religion, 1–29. Open access

Karimi, Z., Hjelm, T., & Äystö, T. (2026). Measuring religious literacy: towards building an instrument. British Journal of Religious Education, 1-18.

Karimi, Z., Haimila, R., Äystö, T., & Hjelm, T. The Impact of Secularisation on Religious Literacy and Attitudes towards Religious Diversity: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Under review.

Activities

1 March 2023: The project start

September – December 2023: Pilot study 

August 2024 – December 2025: Data collection

January 2026 -> Writing up the results

October 2026: Symposium on Religious Literacy and Religious Pluralism