Author Archives: Pekka Kärkkäinen

Karimies on light and darkness of faith

Ilmari Karimies gave a paper today in the monthly seminary of PMP reseach unit. His topic was: “Light of faith and the darkness of reason. Luther’s rejection of the natural light of reason in discerning moral principles.” Mr. Karimies is … Continue reading

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Short history of recent Finnish Luther studies

Petri Järveläinen has written a concise account of recent Finnish scholarship on Luther in his blog: http://petjar.blogspot.com/2008/05/martin-luther-in-contemporary-finnish.html.

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Future of Luther studies

Risto Saarinen arranged a workshop in Helsinki under the title “Future of Luther studies”, which aimed at identifying topics of current research that will continue to be relevant to Luther studies in the future. The contributions together with some additional articles … Continue reading

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Arffman on Lutheran poor relief

Kaarlo Arffman has published a study in Finnish on early Lutherans’ attempts to solve the problem concerning the poor relief. The book entitled “Auttamisen vallankumous. Luterilaisuuden yritys ratkaista köyhyyden aiheuttamat ongelmat” has been published by the Finnish Society of Church … Continue reading

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Study Luther’s theology in Helsinki (spring 2009)

Lectures on Luther’s theology will give an overview of the Reformator’s theology. A special emphasis is laid on such topics as theology and philosophy, theology of love and doctrine of Trinity. Results of the recent Finnish scholarship on Luther’s theology … Continue reading

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Vainio on Luther

Dr. Olli-Pekka Vainio has published a handy paperback on Luther’s theology in Finnish (Luther. Kristinuskon vaikuttajat. Helsinki: WSOY, 2008. 138 pp.). The book intends to serve as a popular but reliable introduction to some main themes in Luther’s theology. The … Continue reading

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Raunio on natural law and Christian love

Antti Raunio has published an article entitled “Natural Law and Christian Love in Luther’s Theology” –Lidenskab og stringens. Festskrift til Svend Andersen. Red. av Kees van Kooten og Ulrik Nissen. Forlaget Anis, København 2008, s. 249-261. ISBN 978-87-7457-443-9.

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Luther and the Sermon on the Mount

Doctoral dissertation in New Testament Studies on Luther’s interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount by Katja Juntunen, see http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-10-4549-3 for full text of the thesis.

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Luther and early Lutherans on justification

“Justification and Participation in Christ: The Development of the Lutheran Doctrine of Justification from Luther to the Formula of Concord (1580)” by Olli-Pekka Vainio. Published by Brill Academic Publishers.

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Luther on merciful Trinity

“Trinitarian Theology in the Medieval West” edited by Pekka Kärkkäinen from Luther-Agricola-Society. Includes a chapter on Luther, written by Risto Saarinen. Available at Tiedekirja webstore.

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