TY - JOUR AU - Jankko, Eriikka PY - 2021/09/07 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Kaste ja kasvatus lapsen käsitteen valossa JF - Uskonto, katsomus ja kasvatus JA - ukk VL - 1 IS - 1 SE - Artikkelit DO - UR - https://journal.fi/ukk/article/view/110893 SP - AB - <p><strong>Baptism and religious upbringing in the light of the concept of the child </strong></p><p>The aim of this article is to examine how the logically different meanings of the term “child” direct different conceptions of being a child, as well as conceptions of baptism and religious upbringing. Martin Luther’s ideas, that enlarge the use of concepts “gift” and “child”, are utilized to challenge the current discussion that high­lights the child’s right to choose baptism and religious upbringing. The concept of the child refers both to age- and development-based conceptions and to biological, social and psychological relations of being a child. There are theological parallels between being a child on the social level and on the theological level related to baptism and upbringing.</p> ER -