Emil Anton
Emil Anton, ThD, is a 34-year-old Finnish-Iraqi theologian living in Vantaa, Finland. He defended his doctoral dissertation Ratzinger and the Religions: Studies on Pope Benedict XVI and Interreligious Dialogue, at the University of Helsinki in 2019. In 2020, Dr Anton authored a book in Finnish on Mesopotamian and Iraqi Christian history, an English summary of which is available on academia.edu. Anton is also a tourist guide in Helsinki and the Finnish language contributor to Vatican News. He can be reached at fineca@hotmail.com.
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Paradise Lost: The world’s debt to Iraq
(10 minute read) Iraq is central to world civilisation and to the Bible and speaks to us of great journeys, exile, suffering and salvation. As he looks forward to Pope Francis’ visit to this country in March, Dr Emil Anton spares a thought for the many who have had to flee from it in modern times.
