The impact of the Reformation on the formation of mentality and the moral landscape in the Nordic countries
Along with the Lutheran world the Nordic countries celebrated the five hundredth anniversary of the Reformation on 31st October 2017. In this article I shall examine the impact of Luther’s reform on the formation of mentality and the moral landscape in the Nordic countries. Special reference is made...
| Published in: | Temenos - Nordic Journal of Comparative Religion |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Finnish Society for the Study of Religion
2018
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.33356/temenos.73112 https://doaj.org/article/16c4af4c5a2b4cf78b10a38a3bb67fa2 |
| Summary: | Along with the Lutheran world the Nordic countries celebrated the five hundredth anniversary of the Reformation on 31st October 2017. In this article I shall examine the impact of Luther’s reform on the formation of mentality and the moral landscape in the Nordic countries. Special reference is made to the impact of Lutheranism on the indigenous Sámi culture, a topic which has been explored extensively by Håkan Rydving, the expert in Sámi language and religion. |
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