The article explores the role of Finnish folk belief tradition in conveying Christian values beside the Lutheran Church. The research material consists of archived folk belief narratives, as well as reminiscences about ecclesiastical life and children’s education in the late 19th century. Acknowledging that early modern popular world view included elements in contradiction with Christian ideals, this text brings forth traditions in accordance with it, contextualizing them with church historical data concerning the ecclesiastical law and discipline. Especially the question of working on holy days is analyzed. In folk legends, Christian norms are defended by nature spirits as well as by the devil or God. Furthermore, folk tradition preserves...
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My article focuses on children’s table manners in ordinary Finnish households. I examine how the rel...
From completing baptismal initiation to accompanying on a life journey: The theology of confirmation...
In this article, I approach the role of the Swedish society Pro Fide et Christianismo and its member...
This article studies how the participation of children is supported in the three worship formulas fo...
Baptism as a Finnish experience and the subject of sermons The article examines baptism considering...
The conflict of tradition and individualization: Young adults and baptism The occasional offices of...
The aim of this article is to examine the role of religious education in citizenship building in Fin...
In the article, the author examines the significance, characteristics and the changes which have tak...
”O Jumalan Karitza”: On the Nineteenth Century Pietistic Broadside Hymn This article deals with a p...
The Nuptial Topos and the Motifs of Bridal Mysticism in Pietist Hymns In representing the relation ...
A Pastor among Pastors? The Views of the Lutheran Bishops of Finland on the Episcopal Office, 1965–1...
In this article, I analyze the speeches held in the Parliament of Finland between 1999 and 2019 that...
In this article Jelisei Heikkilä surveys the sources and historical background of canon law of the O...
Religious music as part of Finnish elementary school activities has been talked about extensively in...
This article focuses on the relationship between proverbs and pedagogical occasions in bringing up c...
My article focuses on children’s table manners in ordinary Finnish households. I examine how the rel...
From completing baptismal initiation to accompanying on a life journey: The theology of confirmation...
In this article, I approach the role of the Swedish society Pro Fide et Christianismo and its member...