Monthly Archives: October 2010

Revelation, knowledge and the Church

by Tapani Posted on October 29, 2010

The concept of a contingent revelation of God in Christ denies in principle the possibility of the self-understanding of the I apart from the reference to revelation (Christian transcendentalism). The concept of revelation must, therefore, yield an epistemology of its … Continue reading →

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Storm clouds burst over the church in Finland

by Tapani Posted on October 22, 2010

Just over a week ago, the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation (YLE) hosted a two-hour panel discussion on homosexuality. The biblical viewpoint was represented primarily by two ladies, one of them the chairman of the Christian Democratic Party, Dr. Päivi Räsänen. There … Continue reading →

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History made: first ordination by Bishop Matti

by Tapani Posted on October 4, 2010

[Update: an earlier version of this article mistakenly referred to David Jackson as a representative of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. He is in fact a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England.] I wasn’t able to be … Continue reading →

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