Risto Saarinen

664 total citations
42 papers, 98 citations indexed

About

Risto Saarinen is a scholar working on History, Religious studies and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Risto Saarinen has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 98 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in History, 10 papers in Religious studies and 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Risto Saarinen's work include Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (11 papers), Christian Theology and Mission (4 papers) and Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies (4 papers). Risto Saarinen is often cited by papers focused on Reformation and Early Modern Christianity (11 papers), Christian Theology and Mission (4 papers) and Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies (4 papers). Risto Saarinen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Netherlands and Germany. Risto Saarinen's co-authors include Jill Kraye, Simo Knuuttila and Hugh McLeod and has published in prestigious journals such as Synthese, British Journal for the History of Philosophy and Theology Today.

In The Last Decade

Risto Saarinen

21 papers receiving 69 citations

Peers

Risto Saarinen
Marguerite Deslauriers Canada
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius
David Bentley Hart United States
Lisa Shapiro Canada
Robin Hard
Walter Lowrie
Phillip Cary United States
Kurt Flasch
Yirmiyahu Yovel Israel
Catherine Osborne United Kingdom
Marguerite Deslauriers Canada
Risto Saarinen
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Countries citing papers authored by Risto Saarinen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Risto Saarinen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Risto Saarinen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Saarinen, Risto. (2022). Christian excellence in history. From heroic saints to educated experts (1500–1800). Gifted Education International. 39(1). 5–15. 1 indexed citations
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Saarinen, Risto. (2020). Luther and the Gift. Mohr Siebeck eBooks.
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Saarinen, Risto, et al.. (2016). Editorial for the Topical Issue “ReligiousRecognition”. Open Theology. 2(1).
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Saarinen, Risto. (2016). Recognition and Reform in Nordic Fiction: Jonas Gardell and Jussi Valtonen. Dialog. 55(2). 158–166.
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Saarinen, Risto. (2014). Le dialogue luthérien-orthodoxe de 2004 à 2014. Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja. 59(4). 367–386.
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Saarinen, Risto. (2011). Love from Afar: Distance, Intimacy and the Theology of Love. International Journal of Systematic Theology. 14(2). 131–147.
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Saarinen, Risto. (2011). Weakness of Will in Renaissance and Reformation Thought. Oxford University Press eBooks. 13 indexed citations
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Saarinen, Risto. (2010). The Language of Giving in Theology. Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie. 52(3). 2 indexed citations
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Saarinen, Risto. (2009). Suvaitsevaisuus, outous ja queer-teologia. Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja. 114(4). 361–368. 1 indexed citations
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Saarinen, Risto. (2006). Forgiveness, the Gift, and Ecclesiology. Dialog. 45(1). 55–62. 1 indexed citations
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Saarinen, Risto. (2006). Kirkkojen maailmanneuvoston ykseyslausumat. Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja. 1 indexed citations
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Kraye, Jill & Risto Saarinen. (2005). Moral Philosophy on the Threshold of Modernity. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 12 indexed citations
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Saarinen, Risto. (2005). Otsa hiessä: luterilaisuuden vaikutus suomalaiseen ajatteluun. Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja. 12(3). 79–84. 1 indexed citations
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Saarinen, Risto. (2004). Sichtbare Einheit und Extrinsezismus. Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja. 1 indexed citations
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Knuuttila, Simo & Risto Saarinen. (1999). Luther's Trinitarian Theology and its Medieval Background. Studia Theologica - Nordic Journal of Theology. 53(1). 3–12. 1 indexed citations
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Saarinen, Risto. (1997). Faith and holiness: Lutheran-Orthodox dialogue, 1959-1994. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Saarinen, Risto. (1994). The presence of God in Luther's theology. 8(1). 3–14. 1 indexed citations
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Saarinen, Risto. (1994). Weakness of the Will in Medieval Thought: From Augustine to Buridan. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Saarinen, Risto. (1989). Gottes Wirken auf uns : die transzendentale Deutung des Gegenwart-Christi-Motivs in der Lutherforschung. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Saarinen, Risto, et al.. (1988). Lopun ajat eilen ja tänään.

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