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Pekka Metso
Professor
I am in charge of teaching and supervision of theses in the practical theology (Orthodox programme) at the School of Theology.
School of Theology, Philosophical Faculty
pekka.metso@uef.fi | +358 50 442 2966
Practical theology combines various themes: liturgical theology, pastoral theology, homiletics, pedagogy of religion and canon law.
My research interests include religious education, marriage, Orthodoxy in Finland (church relations, lived religion, and liturgical life) and diakonia.
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Finland
Hietamäki, Minna; Metso, Pekka. Teoksessa: Ross, Kenneth; Mayer, Annemarie; Johnson, Todd(toim.) , 2024. Christianity in Western and Northern Europe. s. 184-196. Edinburgh university press -
Hallinto tarvitsee hengellisyyttä ja vuorovaikutusta
Metso, Pekka. 2024. Kupoli: Turun ortodoksinen seurakuntalehti. 1: 4-6 -
Kirkko muutoksessa. Suomen ortodoksisen kirkon barometri 2024
Metso, Pekka; Takala-Roszczenko, Maria; Ahonen, Talvikki. 2024. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland : reports and studies in education, humanities, and theology. . Itä-Suomen yliopisto -
Peliarvio: The Root –Lizard Cult (Riverfolk Expansion)
Ahonen, Talvikki; Metso, Pekka. 2024. Uskonnontutkija. 13: 1-5 -
Silenced and Overemphasized: Positionings of LGBTQ+ People in Orthodox Christian Communities in the US, Romania, and Finland
Ahonen, Talvikki; Metso, Pekka; White, Grant S; Tuomasjukka, Tuukka. Teoksessa: Sharma, Sonya; Llewellyn, Dawn; Hawthorne, Sîan(toim.) , 2024. The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion, Gender, and Sexuality. s. 325-343. Bloomsbury academic -
Collateral Impacts of the War in Ukraine on the Northern Borders of Russia: Ecclesial, Ecumenical and Security Effects on Orthodox Christians in Finland
Metso, Pekka; Lalu, Petteri. Teoksessa: Hurskainen, Heta; Laitila, Teuvo(toim.) , 2023. Churches in Contact and Collision: Multiple Ways of Ukrainian and Russian Churches. s. 83-111. Brill Schöningh -
Ortodoksia Vol. 63
Takala-Roszczenko, Maria; Ahonen, Talvikki; Bastubacka, Johan; Huovinen, Harri; Metso, Pekka; Toivonen, Teemu; Tervahauta, Ulla. 2023. Ortodoksia. . Ortodoksisten pappien liitto -
Seksuaali- ja sukupuolivähemmistöt ortodoksisessa kirkossa - torjuntaa ja tilan etsimistä
Metso, Pekka. 2023. Ortodoksinen Opettaja. 2: 6-8 -
Spiritual well-being correlates with quality of life of both cancer and non-cancer patients in palliative care - further validation of EORTC QLQ-SWB32 in Finnish
Goyarrola, Raimo; Lipsanen, Jari; Saarelainen, Suvi-Maria; Suviranta, Raili; Rahko, Eeva; Lamminmäki, Annamarja; Klaavuniemi, Tuula; Ahtiluoto, Satu; Ohvanainen, Antti; Metso, Pekka; Pöyhiä, Reino. 2023. Bmc palliative care. 22: . 33 -
Suomen ortodoksisen kirkon papisto kanonisessa traditiossa ja kirkkolaissa
Fyrqvist, Sami; Metso, Pekka. 2023. Ortodoksia. 63: 137–167