Vartija

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Vartija
CategoriesTheological magazine
FrequencyQuarterly
FounderElis Bergroth
Karl August Hildén
Aleksander Auvinen
Year founded1888
Final issue2017 (print)
CountryFinland
Based inHelsinki
LanguageFinnish

Vartija (meaning Guardian in English) is a quarterly Finnish language theological magazine based in Helsinki, Finland.[1] It was published in print between 1888 and 2017 and became an online-only periodical in 2017.[2] The magazine is not attached to any church in Finland[3] and supports both conservatism and radicalism since its establishment.[2]

History and profile[]

Vartija was founded in 1888 by a group of young priests who had left the Finnish Lutheran Church, including Elis Bergroth, Karl August Hildén and Aleksander Auvinen.[4] The founding editor was Elis Bergroth who served in the post from 1888 to 1906, and he was succeeded by Lauri Ingman.[4] One of the topics covered in the magazine between 1888 and 1910 was the Finnish-American ecclesiastical conditions.[4] In 1911 and 1913 the magazine published articles by Antti J. Pulkkinen and Aukusti Oravala concerning the work by Danish philosopher and theologian Søren Kierkegaard.[1] During World War II Vartija became a church discussion forum.[3] In 1965 Vicar Mauno Mäkinen published an article in the magazine suggesting that Finnish Christians should read the work by Richard W. Solberg.[5]

Irja Askola was the first female editor-in-chief of Vartija who appointed to the post in 1982 along with Simo Knuuttila.[2] As of 2018 the editors-in-chief were Matti Myllykoski and Mikko Ketola.[2] The magazine publishes articles on a wide variety of topics such as religion, theology, philosophy, psychology, culture and society.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Jon Stewart, ed. (2009). Kierkegaard's International Reception. Ashgate. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-7546-6496-3.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Aikakauslehti Vartija ilmestyy nyt ilmaiseksi verkossa". Kirkko ja Kaupunki (in Finnish). 3 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Liro Summanen (2016). Vartija-lehti suomalaisen kristillisyyden seuraajana talvi- ja jatkosodan aikana (MA thesis) (in Finnish). University of Helsinki.
  4. ^ a b c Hanna Gaskin (2015). "Finnish-American ecclesiastical conditions according to the Vartija-magazine in 1888-1910" (PDF) (in Finnish). University of Eastern Finland. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ^ Suvi Kyrö (2006). "Communism in Christian Literature Published in Finland". Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte. 19 (1): 40. JSTOR 43751744.

External links[]

Official website

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