Dr Harri Huovinen
@haralambos.bsky.social
ThD | University Lecturer in Systematic Theology at the University of Eastern Finland | Chairman of the Finnish Patristic Society
4.-5.12. järjestämme 7. Ortodoksisuuden tutkijana -symposiumin Joensuussa. Luvassa on 15 esitelmää. Oma presentaationi "Hengellisten kokemusten hierarkkisuus varhaiskristillisessä ekklesiologiassa" tarjoaa kurkistuksen käsillä olevaan tutkimusprojektiini.
7. Ortodoksisuuden tutkijana -symposiumi: Taivaallisia ja maallisia hierarkioita
Itä-Suomen yliopiston teologian osasto ja Suomen Patristinen Seura kutsuvat osallistujia seitsemänteen Ortodoksisuuden tutkijana -symposiumiin, joka järjestetään Joensuussa 4.–5.12.2025 Itä-Suomen yli...
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November 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
4.-5.12. järjestämme 7. Ortodoksisuuden tutkijana -symposiumin Joensuussa. Luvassa on 15 esitelmää. Oma presentaationi "Hengellisten kokemusten hierarkkisuus varhaiskristillisessä ekklesiologiassa" tarjoaa kurkistuksen käsillä olevaan tutkimusprojektiini.
The 2nd session of our project "The Book of Isaiah and its Jewish Exegetical Tradition: Luke-Acts as a Model for Isaiah’s Reception in Premodern Christianity," hosted at Philipps-Universität Marburg. I co-lead the project with Prof. Lukas Bormann. Next session: Finland, late spring 2026!
November 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The 2nd session of our project "The Book of Isaiah and its Jewish Exegetical Tradition: Luke-Acts as a Model for Isaiah’s Reception in Premodern Christianity," hosted at Philipps-Universität Marburg. I co-lead the project with Prof. Lukas Bormann. Next session: Finland, late spring 2026!
Mitä ensimmäisten vuosisatojen kristityt ymmärsivät diakonialla, diakoneilla ja diakonissoilla? Tätä ja vastaavia aiheita käsitellään työryhmässämme "Varhaiskristillinen diakonia? Tehtäviä, termejä ja konteksteja", @ Teologian ja uskonnontutkimuksen päivät 2026. Avoin esitelmäkutsu, linkki alla!
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Mitä ensimmäisten vuosisatojen kristityt ymmärsivät diakonialla, diakoneilla ja diakonissoilla? Tätä ja vastaavia aiheita käsitellään työryhmässämme "Varhaiskristillinen diakonia? Tehtäviä, termejä ja konteksteja", @ Teologian ja uskonnontutkimuksen päivät 2026. Avoin esitelmäkutsu, linkki alla!
On 13 Nov., I will present on “Post-Nicene Patristic Reception in Cleopa of Sihăstria” at The Legacy of the First Council of Nicaea among Christians, Jews, and Muslims, organized by C. S. Popa and A. B. Langroudi for The Institute for Advanced Studies in Levant Culture and Civilization (Bucharest).
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
On 13 Nov., I will present on “Post-Nicene Patristic Reception in Cleopa of Sihăstria” at The Legacy of the First Council of Nicaea among Christians, Jews, and Muslims, organized by C. S. Popa and A. B. Langroudi for The Institute for Advanced Studies in Levant Culture and Civilization (Bucharest).
Olemme Heidi Toivasen (UEF) kanssa toimittaneet kirjaa "Hiljaisuus ja uskonto: Teologian, hyvinvoinnin ja yhteiskunnan näkökulmia". 11 tutkimusartikkelissa tarkastellaan hiljaisuuden merkitysulottuvuuksia raamatullisista näkökulmista aina nykypäivään asti. Teos julkaistaneen 2026 alussa.
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Olemme Heidi Toivasen (UEF) kanssa toimittaneet kirjaa "Hiljaisuus ja uskonto: Teologian, hyvinvoinnin ja yhteiskunnan näkökulmia". 11 tutkimusartikkelissa tarkastellaan hiljaisuuden merkitysulottuvuuksia raamatullisista näkökulmista aina nykypäivään asti. Teos julkaistaneen 2026 alussa.
"Kristinusko ja kasvatus" -symposium Helsingin yliopistolla
14.11.2025. Puheenvuorossani tarkastelen Origeneen holistista pedagogiikkaa Gregorios Thaumaturgoksen (n. 213–270) aikalaiskuvauksessa. Aihe on muinainen, mutta varsin antoisa myös nykyajan näkökulmasta.
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14.11.2025. Puheenvuorossani tarkastelen Origeneen holistista pedagogiikkaa Gregorios Thaumaturgoksen (n. 213–270) aikalaiskuvauksessa. Aihe on muinainen, mutta varsin antoisa myös nykyajan näkökulmasta.
blogs.helsinki.fi/teologinenki...
November 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"Kristinusko ja kasvatus" -symposium Helsingin yliopistolla
14.11.2025. Puheenvuorossani tarkastelen Origeneen holistista pedagogiikkaa Gregorios Thaumaturgoksen (n. 213–270) aikalaiskuvauksessa. Aihe on muinainen, mutta varsin antoisa myös nykyajan näkökulmasta.
blogs.helsinki.fi/teologinenki...
14.11.2025. Puheenvuorossani tarkastelen Origeneen holistista pedagogiikkaa Gregorios Thaumaturgoksen (n. 213–270) aikalaiskuvauksessa. Aihe on muinainen, mutta varsin antoisa myös nykyajan näkökulmasta.
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Teologian tohtori Harri Huovinen, Ortodoksinen kirkko: Koetko, että et elä täyttä elämää? | Iltahartaus
Teologian tohtori Harri Huovinen, Ortodoksinen kirkko, Helsingistä puhuu täyden yhteyden saavuttamisesta Luojaan ja hänen luomaansa elämään.
Hartaudessa lauletaan kunniallisen ja eläväksitekevän risti...
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October 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Muun muassa näinkin lausuin:
Minulla oli ilo keskustella isä Matti Sidoroffin kanssa aiheesta, joka on paitsi juuri nyt (ja aina) ajankohtainen myös itselleni sangen tärkeä.
#082 isä Matti Sidoroff - pyhittäjä Cleopas ja pyhä Dumitru, romanialaiset uuspyhät
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October 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Minulla oli ilo keskustella isä Matti Sidoroffin kanssa aiheesta, joka on paitsi juuri nyt (ja aina) ajankohtainen myös itselleni sangen tärkeä.
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Please reskeet: CFP is open for the North American Patristics Society meeting, May 21-23, 2026 in Chicago
Submit abstracts either for the general call or to a pre-arranged theme, or you can submit a whole planned session!
Deadline is Nov 19th, details at link:
www.patristics.org/annual-meeti...
Submit abstracts either for the general call or to a pre-arranged theme, or you can submit a whole planned session!
Deadline is Nov 19th, details at link:
www.patristics.org/annual-meeti...
Call for Papers – NAPS – The North American Patristics Society
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October 15, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Please reskeet: CFP is open for the North American Patristics Society meeting, May 21-23, 2026 in Chicago
Submit abstracts either for the general call or to a pre-arranged theme, or you can submit a whole planned session!
Deadline is Nov 19th, details at link:
www.patristics.org/annual-meeti...
Submit abstracts either for the general call or to a pre-arranged theme, or you can submit a whole planned session!
Deadline is Nov 19th, details at link:
www.patristics.org/annual-meeti...
I have the privilege of co-editing an issue on "Christianity, Ethics, and Science" for Review of Ecumenical Studies. See the Call for Papers below!
October 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I have the privilege of co-editing an issue on "Christianity, Ethics, and Science" for Review of Ecumenical Studies. See the Call for Papers below!
Reposted by Dr Harri Huovinen
BREAKING NEWS!
12th Nordic Patristics Meeting: Prayer in Late Antiquity
20–22 August 2026, University of Helsinki (Finland)
Call for Papers
www.suomenpatristinenseura.fi/2025/10/07/c...
12th Nordic Patristics Meeting: Prayer in Late Antiquity
20–22 August 2026, University of Helsinki (Finland)
Call for Papers
www.suomenpatristinenseura.fi/2025/10/07/c...
October 7, 2025 at 8:26 AM
BREAKING NEWS!
12th Nordic Patristics Meeting: Prayer in Late Antiquity
20–22 August 2026, University of Helsinki (Finland)
Call for Papers
www.suomenpatristinenseura.fi/2025/10/07/c...
12th Nordic Patristics Meeting: Prayer in Late Antiquity
20–22 August 2026, University of Helsinki (Finland)
Call for Papers
www.suomenpatristinenseura.fi/2025/10/07/c...
Over the past few years, I’ve published several studies on late antique perspectives on church membership. My latest article—likely the last on this topic for a while—explores the issue through the lens of Byzantine ecclesiastical canons.
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Church Membership in the Ecclesiastical Canons of Late Antiquity
This article investigates how ecclesiastical canons from the third to seventh centuries articulate the concept of church membership. Drawing on 11 representative canons from major church councils and ...
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September 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Over the past few years, I’ve published several studies on late antique perspectives on church membership. My latest article—likely the last on this topic for a while—explores the issue through the lens of Byzantine ecclesiastical canons.
www.academia.edu/144130570/Ch...
www.academia.edu/144130570/Ch...
Reposted by Dr Harri Huovinen
Our Greek-English edition of Cyril of Alexandria's Five Books/Tomes Against Nestorius is now for sale! Order your copy on our website: luxpatrum.com
Includes the authoritative critical Greek text by Eduard Schwartz, along with the only complete translation of the work available in English.
Includes the authoritative critical Greek text by Eduard Schwartz, along with the only complete translation of the work available in English.
August 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Our Greek-English edition of Cyril of Alexandria's Five Books/Tomes Against Nestorius is now for sale! Order your copy on our website: luxpatrum.com
Includes the authoritative critical Greek text by Eduard Schwartz, along with the only complete translation of the work available in English.
Includes the authoritative critical Greek text by Eduard Schwartz, along with the only complete translation of the work available in English.
What can Christians do in church—and what should they do? Since Vatican II, the meaning of “active participation” in church life has been widely debated across denominations.
In my new article, I explore how Chrysostom may have addressed this question. Open Access—link below!
In my new article, I explore how Chrysostom may have addressed this question. Open Access—link below!
Special Issue: New Approaches to Liturgy and Patristics
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August 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
What can Christians do in church—and what should they do? Since Vatican II, the meaning of “active participation” in church life has been widely debated across denominations.
In my new article, I explore how Chrysostom may have addressed this question. Open Access—link below!
In my new article, I explore how Chrysostom may have addressed this question. Open Access—link below!
Juuri näinä aikoina Kirkkoon liittyy valtavasti uusia ihmisiä. Mitä heille olisi hyvä opettaa? Hiljattaisessa esitelmässäni tarkastelin asiaa 300-luvun merkittävien kasteopettajien käsitysten valossa.
#07X TT Harri Huovinen - "Katekeesi - Jumalallinen valaisumetodi?"
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July 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Juuri näinä aikoina Kirkkoon liittyy valtavasti uusia ihmisiä. Mitä heille olisi hyvä opettaa? Hiljattaisessa esitelmässäni tarkastelin asiaa 300-luvun merkittävien kasteopettajien käsitysten valossa.
My study, "The Pedagogy of Spiritual Vision in the Catechetical Homilies of John Chrysostom" will soon appear in the upcoming Mohr Siebeck volume, "Teaching and Learning the Norms of Life and Faith: Pedagogues, Educators, and their Heritage in Abrahamic Religions," edited by Dr Catalin-Stefan Popa.
Teaching and Learning the Norms of Life and Faith
Mittels Fallstudien beleuchtet der vorliegende Band den Einfluss jüdischer, christlicher und islamischer Traditionen auf Wissensvermittlung und Wissenschaft und zeigt auf, wie sich das Zusammenspiel v...
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June 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
My study, "The Pedagogy of Spiritual Vision in the Catechetical Homilies of John Chrysostom" will soon appear in the upcoming Mohr Siebeck volume, "Teaching and Learning the Norms of Life and Faith: Pedagogues, Educators, and their Heritage in Abrahamic Religions," edited by Dr Catalin-Stefan Popa.
Back in the beautiful Hessen, and the Phillips-Universität Marburg. This time, I was asked to give a lecture on "Conversion in Late Antiquity and Today: Orthodox and Lutheran Perspectives." It's an honor!
June 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Back in the beautiful Hessen, and the Phillips-Universität Marburg. This time, I was asked to give a lecture on "Conversion in Late Antiquity and Today: Orthodox and Lutheran Perspectives." It's an honor!
Honored to present my forthcoming study "Eschatology and Its Liturgical Realization in John Chrysostom" at the International Society for Orthodox Church Music conference at the University of Eastern Finland.
June 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Honored to present my forthcoming study "Eschatology and Its Liturgical Realization in John Chrysostom" at the International Society for Orthodox Church Music conference at the University of Eastern Finland.
Presenting today in Niš, Serbia, at the "From Ras to Nicaea" conference. My talk—“Safeguarding Unity: The Implicit Ecclesiology of Nicaea and Its Patristic Foundations"—traces how Nicene theology echoes ecclesial unity in earlier authors like St Ignatius and Origen. Grateful to contribute!
May 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Presenting today in Niš, Serbia, at the "From Ras to Nicaea" conference. My talk—“Safeguarding Unity: The Implicit Ecclesiology of Nicaea and Its Patristic Foundations"—traces how Nicene theology echoes ecclesial unity in earlier authors like St Ignatius and Origen. Grateful to contribute!
Mitä 300-luvun merkittävimmät kasteopettajat opettivat kristillisen uskon sisällöstä? Mitä vaikutusta kasteopetuksella heidän mielestään oli? Kirjoitin näistä teemoista lyhyen artikkelin Teologia.fi-sivustolle.
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Uskontunnustus ja katekeesi Nikean kirkolliskokouksen jälkeen - Teologia.fi
Varhaiskristilliset kirjoittajat pitivät kasteopetusta paitsi uskonopillisen tiedon jakamisena myös hengellisenä prosessina, jonka odotettiin vaikuttavan kuulijoiden elämään. 300-luvun katekeettiset o...
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May 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Mitä 300-luvun merkittävimmät kasteopettajat opettivat kristillisen uskon sisällöstä? Mitä vaikutusta kasteopetuksella heidän mielestään oli? Kirjoitin näistä teemoista lyhyen artikkelin Teologia.fi-sivustolle.
teologia.fi/2025/05/usko...
teologia.fi/2025/05/usko...
Reposted by Dr Harri Huovinen
Patristic Theology, Vol. 1 is available! The essays remain online, but for $25 you can have your own copy (w/ exclusive access to intro essay). Order now, and be on the lookout for copies at NAPS; CPEC co-director @dwspringer.bsky.social & PT editor Kevin Clarke will be there. tinyurl.com/PTpurchase
April 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Patristic Theology, Vol. 1 is available! The essays remain online, but for $25 you can have your own copy (w/ exclusive access to intro essay). Order now, and be on the lookout for copies at NAPS; CPEC co-director @dwspringer.bsky.social & PT editor Kevin Clarke will be there. tinyurl.com/PTpurchase
Interested in Revelation or its early Christian reception? Dr Nathan Betz, Prof. Anthony Dupont, and Prof. Johan Leemans edited a remarkable volume "Revelation’s New Jerusalem in Late Antiquity" for Mohr Siebeck. Here's my new review:
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Nathan Betz, Anthony Dupont, and Johan Leemans, eds.: Revelation’s New Jerusalem in Late Antiquity, History of Biblical Exegesis 6, Tübingen (Mohr Siebeck) 2023, 348 pp., ISBN 9783161623769, € 109,–.
Article Nathan Betz, Anthony Dupont, and Johan Leemans, eds.: Revelation’s New Jerusalem in Late Antiquity, History of Biblical Exegesis 6, Tübingen (Mohr Siebeck) 2023, 348 pp., ISBN 9783161623769, €...
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May 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Interested in Revelation or its early Christian reception? Dr Nathan Betz, Prof. Anthony Dupont, and Prof. Johan Leemans edited a remarkable volume "Revelation’s New Jerusalem in Late Antiquity" for Mohr Siebeck. Here's my new review:
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Docent Anni Maria Laato (Åbo Akademi University, Finland) has just published a new book on the thought of the earliest known female author of Early Christianity, Egeria. The publisher? None other than Cambridge University Press. Even better—the book is Open Access for the next two weeks!
Egeria
Cambridge Core - History of Religion - Egeria
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May 14, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Docent Anni Maria Laato (Åbo Akademi University, Finland) has just published a new book on the thought of the earliest known female author of Early Christianity, Egeria. The publisher? None other than Cambridge University Press. Even better—the book is Open Access for the next two weeks!
I'm honored to receive the Good Teacher Award in the discipline of Western Theology. Warm thanks to my students and colleagues at the University of Eastern Finland who make teaching such a joy!
April 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I'm honored to receive the Good Teacher Award in the discipline of Western Theology. Warm thanks to my students and colleagues at the University of Eastern Finland who make teaching such a joy!
This June, I am honored to present "Eschatology and Its Liturgical Realization in John Chrysostom" at the International Society for Orthodox Church Music Conference in Joensuu, Finland. It is a privilege to engage in scholarly dialogue among esteemed colleagues.
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2025 ISOCM Conference Programme
The programme of the eleventh ISOCM conference held in Joensuu, Finland, June 2025.
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March 29, 2025 at 7:26 AM
This June, I am honored to present "Eschatology and Its Liturgical Realization in John Chrysostom" at the International Society for Orthodox Church Music Conference in Joensuu, Finland. It is a privilege to engage in scholarly dialogue among esteemed colleagues.
www.isocm.com/2025-program...
www.isocm.com/2025-program...