The study focusses on the relation between the lyrical subject and the divine in poems written by the Finnish Swede author Solveig von Schoultz. It discusses how Christian tradition is used in modern poetry and thus takes part in the interdisciplinary dialogue between literature and theology. The study deals with the changing views of publicity for the Finnish revival movement between 1880 and 1917. The period was marked by the growing social meaning of publicity.
Special attention is paid to the interrelated concepts of eternity and necessity.
The study examines the problem of dialogue in the presentation of Islam approached from the viewpoint of the theology of religion, pedagogy and context. The study investigates harassment in the workplace as experienced by the employees of the Finnish Evangelical-Lutheran church. The empirical material consists of employees in leading positions. Attention is focussed on the types of harassment and the meaning of the mental violence for the employees. The interrelatedness of theological and ethical themes is examined in their criticisms of worship of power and in the alternatives they propose.