Perspectives on the Study of Eastern and Western Personhood
Matti Kotiranta & Antti Raunio A commonly held view is that the Western world perceives human beings as being individualistic. ‘Individualism’ may be understood in many ways, but the main question is whether the Western view of human beings is as strongly individualistic as it is often thought (or claimed) to be. This is an […]
East and West from Russia and Ukraine
Teuvo Laitila & Heta Hurskainen If the position of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) towards the West and East could be characterised by one word, it would be ‘mission’. Since the start of its missionary work, the East – Siberia, Alaska, Korea and Japan in the early 20th century – has been the ROC’s direction, […]
Where East Meets West
Heta Hurskainen I welcome you to read our blog, “East Meets West”! The blog’s hub is the School of Theology at the University of Eastern Finland (UEF). Despite the word “Eastern” in the name of the university, our School of Theology offers both Orthodox and Western theology to study and research. East meets West at […]