The Deadly Sins in our Time

What is the importance of the seven deadly sins in contemporary Sweden? Scholars have used their research as a basis on which to tackle a deadly sin, to test the sins’ relevance in our time and to discover what they can teach us.

In these essays, scholars have used their research as a basis on which to tackle a deadly sin, to test the sins’ relevance in our time and to discover what they can teach us – about ourselves and about society.

Every year, an overarching theme is explored based on the research supported by the foundation. The yearbook consists of standalone booklets that are compiled into a box. 

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The oldest of the deadly sins

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You have to treat yourself, don't you?

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Sweden, colonialism and the museums

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From fornication to dating apps

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Violence as a means and an end

RJ:s yearbooks 2015-2026

2015

Thinking ahead

2021

Words

2022

After digitalisation

2023

The Deadly Sins in our Time

2024

Failures?

2025

Justice

2026

Bureaucracy