Socially Engaged Lutheranism in Finland

Kimmo Ketola (1)

1 The Church Research Institute

During the past decade Finns have faced a world that has changed in many ways: 2008 financial crisis, rise of right-wing populist parties, migrations of refugees due to wars, multiplication of terrorist attacks in Europe, and growth of political influence of religion in many parts of the world. In Europe, particularly in Finland, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the economic sanctions that the European Union imposed on Russia following its occupation of Crimea have also contributed to a feeling that Europe is no longer what it used to be...

Mots clés: Finland; Lutheranism

Domaines: Religions; Science politique

Kimmo Ketola. Socially Engaged Lutheranism in Finland. Bulletins de l'Observatoire international du religieux, 2018, N° 23, pp.en ligne. ⟨hal-03579465⟩