Kirjasto merkitsee jatkuvuutta, vapautta ja rauhaa

Lahikainen, Johanna

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“…During the so-called 'crazy years' of Finnish nationalism, around the turn of the 1930s (Silvennoinen et al, 2016: 130-131), it was common for the Finnish peace movements to depict war as something that served either Moloch, Baal or Mars 9 (Fraser, 1930: 85;Laitinen, 1930aLaitinen, : 31, 1931Niemi, 1929: 66;Stenwall, 1930: 29).…”

Section: Traditional Intellectuals: Revivalist Idolatry and True Chri...mentioning

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“Here is ‘true Christianity’”: Peace movements contesting hegemonic nationalism of the Lutheran Church in Finland 1919–1932

Ojajärvi

2022

Nations and Nationalism

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This article analyses how Finnish hegemonic nationalism was contested by peace movements in Finland from 1919 to 1932. First and foremost, Finnish peace movements contested hegemonic Lutheran‐patriotic discourses, which they perceived to have been maintained especially by the Lutheran Church of Finland. Thus, hegemonic Lutheran‐patriotic discourses were contested by peace movements through three church‐related discursive contexts: (1) biblical‐doctrinal interpretations, (2) Christian revivalism and (3) churches' peace ecumenism. Results of this article imply that contesting happened especially through religious discourses, which considered a nationalist state church idolatrous. Peace activists depicted themselves as true Christians and patriots, arguing that peace ecumenical cooperation with them and other churches enabled state churches to renounce hegemonic nationalism. Based on these results, I suggest that when hegemonic nationalism is intertwined strongly with Christianity and the state church, nationalism is challenged through questioning its alleged Christian basis.

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Section: Traditional Intellectuals: Revivalist Idolatry and True Chri...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“Here is ‘true Christianity’”: Peace movements contesting hegemonic nationalism of the Lutheran Church in Finland 1919–1932

Ojajärvi

2022

Nations and Nationalism

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Kirjasto merkitsee jatkuvuutta, vapautta ja rauhaa

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“Here is ‘true Christianity’”: Peace movements contesting hegemonic nationalism of the Lutheran Church in Finland 1919–1932

“Here is ‘true Christianity’”: Peace movements contesting hegemonic nationalism of the Lutheran Church in Finland 1919–1932

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