Damaskinos Olkinuora

During my academic career, I have studied music, Classics and theology. Accordingly, my research concentrates mainly on Middle Byzantine patristic material, especially liturgical texts (sermons and hymnography) and the context of their performance in worship. I am also interested in the theology of friendship and in the use of new research methodologies, such as performance theory, in patristic studies. I also produce translations of source texts, primarily from Greek to Finnish.

– Matrication Examination, 2004 (Ressu Upper Secondary School, Helsinki)
– Diploma of Byzantine Music, Central Conservatory of Thessaloniki (Greece), 2008
– Master of Theology, University of Joensuu (Finland), 2009 (major: Orthodox Church Music)
– Master of Music, Sibelius Academy (Helsinki, Finland), 2012 (major: Music Education)
– Bachelor of Arts, Metropolia University of Applied Science (Helsinki, Finland), 2013 (major: Early Music)
– Doctor of Theology, University of Eastern Finland (Joensuu, Finland), 2015 (major: Systematic Theology and Patristics)
– Master of Arts, University of Helsinki (Finland), 2017 (major: Greek language and literature)