Same-Sex Marriage, Toleration, and the Clergy of the Finnish Lutheran Church
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3321086 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Kallatsa (0000-0002-6633-7437, University of Eastern Finland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 734 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel13080734 |
| OpenAlex | W4291014471 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
In this study, I clarify what kind of attitudes the clergy of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF) have towards same-sex marriage and how they treat people who disagree with them. The empirical research material consists of 534 answers from Finnish clergy. The ELCF has rejected same-sex marriages, while in all other Nordic countries, the Lutheran churches are marrying same-sex couples. However, over half of the Finnish Lutheran clergy support same-sex marriages in the church. My article shows that the main justifications for their attitudes are: (1) theological justifications, (2) legal justifications, and (3) justifications related to the essence of marriage. Most of the priests treated respectfully those who disagree with them, while a third of the priests had negative thoughts. As a background theory I use the Theory of Moral Foundations, which gives useful tools for understanding why the clergy are divided by same-sex marriage
Political science · Politics · Same sex · Sociology · Toleration · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies
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| Highly cited | No |