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A Brief Survey of Views On Christianization in Karelia

A Brief Survey of Views On Christianization in Karelia DEBORAH J. SHEPHERD (Minneapolis, USA) A BRIEF SUR VEY OF VIEWS ON CHRISTIANIZATION IN KARELIA Christianity was introduced to Finland almost simultaneously - in the ' twelfth century - from two directions: East and West. While the majority of Finns received the Christian faith in its Western form from Swedish missionaries, the easternmost province of Finland, Karelia, as a result of its close contact with Russia, was gradually converted into Orthodoxy... The geographical position of Karelia between East and West deter- mined the course of history and the destiny of Orthodoxy. Karelia be- . came a battleground between two powerful neighbors, Novgorod and Sweden, over religion [and].politics. While remaining faithful to Russian ecclesiastical authorities, the Karelians were politically oriented towards the West: they wanted to preserve political unity with the Finnish peo- ' ple.1 . Thus begins Father Veikko Purmonen's essay on the history of Orthodoxy in Finland. He voices the popularized view that Karelia has been a focal point of conflict since the early Middle Ages in the North. Since Stalin occupied the province in 1944, less than half of the region known as Karelia belongs to Finland. At various times in history, the Finnish-Russian border has shifted http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Russian History Brill

A Brief Survey of Views On Christianization in Karelia

Shepherd, Deborah J.
Russian History , Volume 32 (1-4): 21 – Jan 1, 2005
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DEBORAH J. SHEPHERD (Minneapolis, USA) A BRIEF SUR VEY OF VIEWS ON CHRISTIANIZATION IN KARELIA Christianity was introduced to Finland almost simultaneously - in the ' twelfth century - from two directions: East and West. While the majority of Finns received the Christian faith in its Western form from Swedish missionaries, the easternmost province of Finland, Karelia, as a result of its close contact with Russia, was gradually converted into Orthodoxy... The geographical position of Karelia between East and West deter- mined the course of history and the destiny of Orthodoxy. Karelia be- . came a battleground between two powerful neighbors, Novgorod and Sweden, over religion [and].politics. While remaining faithful to Russian ecclesiastical authorities, the Karelians were politically oriented towards the West: they wanted to preserve political unity with the Finnish peo- ' ple.1 . Thus begins Father Veikko Purmonen's essay on the history of Orthodoxy in Finland. He voices the popularized view that Karelia has been a focal point of conflict since the early Middle Ages in the North. Since Stalin occupied the province in 1944, less than half of the region known as Karelia belongs to Finland. At various times in history, the Finnish-Russian border has shifted

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