Category: Religion and Politics
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Patriarch Kirill, the “Russian World” Myth, and Genocide
by Jaroslav Skira | ελληνικά | Română | Русский | Српски Also available in Ukrainian (pdf) Suggestively linking a Russian Orthodox primate, an ideology, and genocide may seem provocative or sensationalist. For me, given the current unjustified Russian war on Ukraine, the connections between them are far from that. In this moment in our common […]
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A Declaration on the “Russian World” (Russkii mir) Teaching
“For the peace of the whole world, for the stability of the holy churches of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord.” (Divine Liturgy) български | ქართული | ελληνικά | Română | Русский | Српски This text is also available in pdf format in Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, […]
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Russia’s “Scramble for Africa” and Its Church
by Cyril Hovorun | български | ქართული | ελληνικά | Română | Русский | Српски On December 29, 2021, the Holy Synod of the Moscow Patriarchate decided to establish a Russian exarchate for the entire African continent. The exarchate is to consist of two dioceses: one for northern and one for southern Africa. The title […]
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Orthodoxy and the Rule of Law in Russia
by Paul Valliere and Randall A. Poole Scholarly study of the interaction of law and religion is well established in Europe and America, but it is not evenly distributed across the religious and ecclesiastical spectrum. There is a vast literature on some aspects of the subject, such as religion in the American constitutional order and […]
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Liturgy and the Limits of Minority Rights
by Christopher Sheklian | български | ქართული | ελληνικά | Română | Русский | Српски “To find something that is lost is always a happy occasion!” So said Patriarch Sahak II Maşalyan of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, during his sermon at the first Divine Liturgy to be celebrated at the Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic […]
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Violence in Georgia and the Ambivalence of a Cross
by Tamara Grdzelidze | български | ქართული | ελληνικά | Русский | Română | Српски In the aftermath of erecting a metal cross to replace the flag of Europe in front of Georgia’s Parliament on July 5, my intention was to write only on the ambivalence of this cross, but things took a horrifying turn. […]
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Constitutional Amendments Bless the Russian Orthodox Church’s Growing Foreign Policy Role
by Robert C. Blitt | български | ქართული | ελληνικά | Română | Русский | Српски Russia’s constitutional amendments of 2020 augur an ever-enlarging foreign policy role for the Russian Orthodox Church—Moscow Patriarchate (ROC). Constitutional entrenchment of the Kremlin’s selective understanding of state sovereignty and non-interference; a state-sanctioned vision of historical truth; the muscular protection […]
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Participation in 1821: The Universal Significance of the Greek Revolution
by Panagiotis G. Pavlos | ελληνικά Two hundred years have passed since the beginning of Greek Revolution of 1821, the first successful revolution, after numerous failed attempts throughout five centuries, against the Ottoman conqueror and tyrant. It is an event of universal significance that not only signifies the resuscitation of Hellenism from the lethal bonds […]
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Jerusalem Belongs to All of Its Creeds
by Seraj Assi | български | ქართული | ελληνικά | Română | Русский | Српски It’s been a brutal week for Palestinians in the city of peace. As hardline Israeli groups prepared a provocative parade through the Muslim Quarter of the Old City, Israeli security forces turned their guns on peaceful Palestinian protesters and worshipers […]
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The Two Swords: Christians and Their Weapons
by Mark Arey | български | ქართული | Ελληνικά | Русский | Српски And they said, “Look, Lord, here are two swords!” Jesus said to them, “It is enough.” – Luke 22:38 Americans, especially American Christians, have a fixation on their so-called “God-given Second Amendment Right” to arm themselves to the hilt. I know many […]