The book offers glimpses of Orthodox Christian dynamics in various contemporary contexts, either ... more The book offers glimpses of Orthodox Christian dynamics in various contemporary contexts, either in Eastern and South Eastern Europe or in the USA. Contrary to long-established notions of an Orthodox fixedness and immobility, this book attempts to show how Orthodox dynamics work in various ways and on different levels, at times towards a re-traditionalisation and at times with an innovative agenda, always depending on the particular constellations of each context and on the constraints of Realpolitik. Using various theoretical perspectives and disciplinary lenses, this book mainly focuses on issues of identity, politics, and jurisdiction, and brings to the fore a variety of policies and strategies that Orthodox institutions and individual actors use in their attempt to creatively engage with the numerous challenges of modernity and the global era.
In this edited volume, an assessment of Orthodox religion “in its own right” (Stoeckl 2016: 132) ... more In this edited volume, an assessment of Orthodox religion “in its own right” (Stoeckl 2016: 132) is demanded that, first, pays attention to different factions inside Eastern Orthodox religious communities and, second, addresses the agency of Orthodox communities in a more detailed perspective. In so doing, we have attempted to find new approaches for interpreting the interplay between Orthodox religion, politics and secularisation in contemporary Eastern Europe any beyond. For this the concept of ‘entangled authorities’ has been developed that draws attention to the fact that too many different ideas have been put into one single concept. On the one hand, there has been a tendency to focus on cooperation and entanglements; and to neglect unintended consequences and conflict. Instead we suggest looking at both, cooperation and conflict. On the other hand, at least three different forms of entanglements have been intermingled which have to be delineated and analysed separately: Personal, ideological and institutional entanglements. Only then, so it is suggested, will we be able to describe, analyse and grasp the interplay between Orthodox religion and politics more fully and more accurately.
The book offers glimpses of Orthodox Christian dynamics in various contemporary contexts, either ... more The book offers glimpses of Orthodox Christian dynamics in various contemporary contexts, either in Eastern and South Eastern Europe or in the USA. Contrary to long-established notions of an Orthodox fixedness and immobility, this book attempts to show how Orthodox dynamics work in various ways and on different levels, at times towards a re-traditionalisation and at times with an innovative agenda, always depending on the particular constellations of each context and on the constraints of Realpolitik. Using various theoretical perspectives and disciplinary lenses, this book mainly focuses on issues of identity, politics, and jurisdiction, and brings to the fore a variety of policies and strategies that Orthodox institutions and individual actors use in their attempt to creatively engage with the numerous challenges of modernity and the global era.
In this edited volume, an assessment of Orthodox religion “in its own right” (Stoeckl 2016: 132) ... more In this edited volume, an assessment of Orthodox religion “in its own right” (Stoeckl 2016: 132) is demanded that, first, pays attention to different factions inside Eastern Orthodox religious communities and, second, addresses the agency of Orthodox communities in a more detailed perspective. In so doing, we have attempted to find new approaches for interpreting the interplay between Orthodox religion, politics and secularisation in contemporary Eastern Europe any beyond. For this the concept of ‘entangled authorities’ has been developed that draws attention to the fact that too many different ideas have been put into one single concept. On the one hand, there has been a tendency to focus on cooperation and entanglements; and to neglect unintended consequences and conflict. Instead we suggest looking at both, cooperation and conflict. On the other hand, at least three different forms of entanglements have been intermingled which have to be delineated and analysed separately: Personal, ideological and institutional entanglements. Only then, so it is suggested, will we be able to describe, analyse and grasp the interplay between Orthodox religion and politics more fully and more accurately.
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