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Religious Freedom And The Making Of A World Safe Diversity: A Pastoral Perspective, Aco Girevski May 2016

Religious Freedom And The Making Of A World Safe Diversity: A Pastoral Perspective, Aco Girevski

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No abstract provided.


The Changing Face Of Church And Mission In Eurasia (With William Yoder's Response To Mykhailo Cherenkov), Mykhailo Cherenkov, William Yoder May 2016

The Changing Face Of Church And Mission In Eurasia (With William Yoder's Response To Mykhailo Cherenkov), Mykhailo Cherenkov, William Yoder

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Review Of Bubík And Hoffman's "Studying Religions With The Iron Curtain Closed And Opened: The Academic Study Of Religion In Eastern Europe", Branko Sekulić May 2016

Review Of Bubík And Hoffman's "Studying Religions With The Iron Curtain Closed And Opened: The Academic Study Of Religion In Eastern Europe", Branko Sekulić

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A review of Studying Religions with the Iron Curtain Closed and Opened: The Academic Study of
Religion in Eastern Europe. Edited by Tomas Bubík and Henryk Hoffmann, Leiden-
Boston: Brill, 2015. 338 pp. Paperback, ISBN: 9789004283077


Religious Identities In Southeastern Europe: Influence Of The Catholic Church In Croatia And The Serbian Orthodox Church In The 21st Century, Stefan Ubiparipović May 2016

Religious Identities In Southeastern Europe: Influence Of The Catholic Church In Croatia And The Serbian Orthodox Church In The 21st Century, Stefan Ubiparipović

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Review Of Flogaus And Wasmuth's "Orthodoxie Im Dialog: Historische Und Aktuelle Perspektiven", Stefan Kube May 2016

Review Of Flogaus And Wasmuth's "Orthodoxie Im Dialog: Historische Und Aktuelle Perspektiven", Stefan Kube

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Review Of Bocancea's "Je Suis Charlie?: Regândirea Libertăţii În Europa Multiculturală", Sandu Frunză May 2016

Review Of Bocancea's "Je Suis Charlie?: Regândirea Libertăţii În Europa Multiculturală", Sandu Frunză

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A review of Je suis Charlie?: Regândirea libertăţii în Europa multiculturală (Je suis Charlie?: The
Rethinking of Freedom in Multicultural Europe). Edited by Sorin Bocancea, Preface by
Thierry de Montbrial (Iaşi, România: Adenium Publishing, 2015), ISBN:978-606-742-
092-0


The Hungarian Religious Leaders’ Statements From The Beginning Of The Migration, Krisztina Barcsa, András Máté-Tóth May 2016

The Hungarian Religious Leaders’ Statements From The Beginning Of The Migration, Krisztina Barcsa, András Máté-Tóth

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Since May 2015, the issue of migration to Europe has become a determinative topic in the Hungarian and international news. Almost everyone, from political leaders to non-governmental organizations, has taken a position on this matter. Leaders of different religions have expressed their opinions to the media and have tried to provide guidance to religious people on this topic. In this paper, we will present some Hungarian religious leaders’ opinions and statements based on online resources posted in the Hungarian language.


Greek Rite Catholicism In Lithuania: The Mission Of Bishop Petras Būčys, 1930–1940, Regina Laukaitytė Mar 2016

Greek Rite Catholicism In Lithuania: The Mission Of Bishop Petras Būčys, 1930–1940, Regina Laukaitytė

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No abstract provided.


Church In Croatia As The Opposition To Itself: Ecumenism As The Victim Of Inner Conflicts, Branko Sekulić Mar 2016

Church In Croatia As The Opposition To Itself: Ecumenism As The Victim Of Inner Conflicts, Branko Sekulić

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No abstract provided.


Religious Coercion As Part Of A Religious Identity: Croatian Perspective, Ervin Budiselić Mar 2016

Religious Coercion As Part Of A Religious Identity: Croatian Perspective, Ervin Budiselić

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Review Of Dâncu's "Triburile. O Patologie A Politicii Românești, De La Revoluție La Generația Facebook", Mihnea-Simion Stoica Mar 2016

Review Of Dâncu's "Triburile. O Patologie A Politicii Românești, De La Revoluție La Generația Facebook", Mihnea-Simion Stoica

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No abstract provided.


Russian Orthodox Religious Education Initiatives In Post-Soviet Russia: Update And Commentary, Joseph Loya, Tatiana Kravchuk Mar 2016

Russian Orthodox Religious Education Initiatives In Post-Soviet Russia: Update And Commentary, Joseph Loya, Tatiana Kravchuk

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Georgia: State Obstructs Building New Non-Georgian Orthodox Places Of Worship, Mariam Gavtadze, Eka Chitanava Mar 2016

Georgia: State Obstructs Building New Non-Georgian Orthodox Places Of Worship, Mariam Gavtadze, Eka Chitanava

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Frontmatter, Paul Mojzes Mar 2016

Frontmatter, Paul Mojzes

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No abstract provided.


Review Of Bremer's "Cross And Kremlin: A Brief History Of The Orthodox Church In Russia", Paul Mojzes Jan 2016

Review Of Bremer's "Cross And Kremlin: A Brief History Of The Orthodox Church In Russia", Paul Mojzes

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Review Of Sremac And Ganzervoort's "Religious And Sexual Nationalisms In Central And Eastern Europe: Gods, Gays And Governments", Nena Močnik Jan 2016

Review Of Sremac And Ganzervoort's "Religious And Sexual Nationalisms In Central And Eastern Europe: Gods, Gays And Governments", Nena Močnik

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Overhauling Interreligious Dialogue For Peacebuilding, Ina Merdjanova Jan 2016

Overhauling Interreligious Dialogue For Peacebuilding, Ina Merdjanova

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During, and especially since the end of the Yugoslav secessionist wars in the 1990s, interreligious dialogue became a central tool in the continuous efforts to promote peaceful coexistence in the multicultural and multireligious societies in the Balkans. Presenting the major points in a sociological theory of interreligious dialogue for peace building (IRDPB) which I developed together with Patrice Brodeur in Religion as a Conversation Starter: Interreligious Dialogue for Peacebuilding in the Balkans (published with Continuum in the UK in 2009 and subsequently translated into Bulgarian in 2010 and into Bosnian in 2014), in this paper I revisit some of the …


Christian Churches Thriving In Revitalized Albania, James R. Payton Jr. Jan 2016

Christian Churches Thriving In Revitalized Albania, James R. Payton Jr.

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Frontmatter, Paul Mojzes Jan 2016

Frontmatter, Paul Mojzes

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-Dialogue between Finnish Lutheran and Russian Orthodox Churches
-Overhauling Interreligious Dialogue for Peacebuilding
-Christian Churches Thriving in Albania
-Contacts between the Orthodox of Bulgaria and Yugoslavia after WWI
-Four Book Reviews


The Process Of Religious And Political Rapprochement Between Bulgaria And Yugoslavia In 1920s And 1930s - An International Ecumenical Perspective, Priit Rohtmets, Radmila Radić Jan 2016

The Process Of Religious And Political Rapprochement Between Bulgaria And Yugoslavia In 1920s And 1930s - An International Ecumenical Perspective, Priit Rohtmets, Radmila Radić

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This article addresses the role of the ecumenical organization, the World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through the Churches, in the complicated process of religious and political rapprochement between Bulgaria and Yugoslavia in the 1920s and 1930s. It argues that the Bulgarian and Yugoslav National Committees of the World Alliance formed a diplomatic channel for tackling the problems between the two countries, predominantly the question of Macedonia, but ultimately the rapprochement process between the two countries failed due to the outbreak of World War II.


Socioethical Challenge And Its Impact On The Bilateral Dialogue Between The Evangelical Lutheran Church Of Finland And The Russian Orthodox Church 1970-2014, Heta Hurskainen Jan 2016

Socioethical Challenge And Its Impact On The Bilateral Dialogue Between The Evangelical Lutheran Church Of Finland And The Russian Orthodox Church 1970-2014, Heta Hurskainen

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Review Of Elbasani And Roy's "The Revival Of Islam In The Balkans: From Identity To Religiosity", Hazim Fazlić Jan 2016

Review Of Elbasani And Roy's "The Revival Of Islam In The Balkans: From Identity To Religiosity", Hazim Fazlić

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Review Of Bremer And Haneke's "Zeugen Für Gott. Glauben In Kommunistischer Zeit.", Gerhard Simon Jan 2016

Review Of Bremer And Haneke's "Zeugen Für Gott. Glauben In Kommunistischer Zeit.", Gerhard Simon

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Frontmatter, Paul Mojzes Nov 2015

Frontmatter, Paul Mojzes

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-Religious Diversity and the Macedonian Secularist Model
-The Study of Religiosity in Belarus
-St. Jovan Bigorski—a Cultic Place in Macedonia
-Bishop Prohászka’s ‘Hungarism’
-Documentation: Hungarian Church Law at Variance with OSCE Standards


Hungary: Amended Church Law Remains At Variance With Osce Standards And The European Convention On Human Rights, Aaron Rhodes, H David Baer Nov 2015

Hungary: Amended Church Law Remains At Variance With Osce Standards And The European Convention On Human Rights, Aaron Rhodes, H David Baer

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The statement was submitted by FOREF (Forum for Religious Freedom Europe) at the 2015 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation meeting held this past September in Warsaw, Poland. The statement calls attention to continuing concerns with the state of religious freedom in Hungary. As readers of OPREE will most likely recall, Hungary's anti-liberal government, led by Viktor Orbán, introduced a law on the "legal status of churches" in 2011 which, among other things, stripped numerous minority religious groups of legal status. In 2014 the European Court of Human Rights found that, in implementing this new law, Hungary had violated the right of …


Multi-Dimensional Cross-Confessional Approach To The Study Of Religiosity In Belarus: Need And Conceptualization, Svetlana Karassyova Nov 2015

Multi-Dimensional Cross-Confessional Approach To The Study Of Religiosity In Belarus: Need And Conceptualization, Svetlana Karassyova

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Construction of a cross-confessional model for studying religiosity is proposed based on a widened definition of religion and its interpretation as a two-part phenomenon including experience (inner part) and a system of presentation of the experience (outer part). The system of religion is understood as a three-dimensional unity of beliefs, activity, and institutions; religiosity as involvement into the system of the named dimensions. Each dimension of involvement is marked with empirical features. Each feature is scaled in a range from formal (outer) involvement to transforming (inner). The combination of involvement into each dimension (set by the features) gives a degree …


Saint Jovan Bigorski - A Macedonian Orthodox Cultic Place, Ruzica Cacanoska, Maya Angelovska-Panova Nov 2015

Saint Jovan Bigorski - A Macedonian Orthodox Cultic Place, Ruzica Cacanoska, Maya Angelovska-Panova

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The subject matter of this paper is the socio-historical analysis of the cult1 life of the Saint Jovan (John) Bigorski Monastery. This subject matter will be elaborated by developing a historical frame wherewith the sociological research element will be merged; this element will specifically emphasize the impact of the miraculous icon on the promotion and cultic life of the Saint Jovan Bigorski Monastery.


The Genesis Of 'Hungarism': Bishop Ottokár Prohászka And The Extremist Right In 1920s Hungary, Csaba Fazekas Nov 2015

The Genesis Of 'Hungarism': Bishop Ottokár Prohászka And The Extremist Right In 1920s Hungary, Csaba Fazekas

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Ottokár Prohászka (1858–1927) was a famous and well-known Hungarian Catholic cleric, starting from 1905, when he became bishop of Székesfehérvár. His life and works often got into the center of discussions, not only among historians and ecclesiastical circles, but also among politicians. At the beginning of the 20th century, Prohászka was also extremely popular with liberals, as his activities represented a promise to renew and modernize Catholicism. Prohászka imagined this modernization on the basis of the social principles of Catholicism, and considered the spread of a “Jewish” mentality, alien to the Hungarian nation, as the fundamental problem.


Religious Diversity And The Macedonian Model Of Secularism, Aleksandar Spasenovski Nov 2015

Religious Diversity And The Macedonian Model Of Secularism, Aleksandar Spasenovski

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The geographical position of the Republic of Macedonia continues to shape its religious landscape as dramatically as in the times of Byzantium or communism. Taking into account the aforementioned, this paper will encompass the legal, political and sociological aspects of the Macedonian model of secularism. In this respect, the content of the constitutional provisions suggests that Republic of Macedonia most broadly defines the right to equality, guaranteeing the same rights, independently from the religious determination of its citizens, among other things. The state also guarantees the freedom of religion, allowing its citizens to freely practice their religion either alone or …


Power, Corruption And Dissent: Varieties Of Contemporary Croatian Political Catholicism, Vjekoslav Perica Aug 2015

Power, Corruption And Dissent: Varieties Of Contemporary Croatian Political Catholicism, Vjekoslav Perica

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"Two decades after the major Balkan war in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina 1991-1995, the dynamic of feuding ethnic nationalisms has shifted from the initially strongest Serbian to the currently dominant Croatian nationalism. The two strongest nationalisms of the (post)Yugoslav region are comparable to each other in many respects including the ethno-confessional nationalistic ideology amalgamated with religion and crucial roles for the churches as national institutions allied with nationalistic parties. The relative advantage for Croatian Catholicism is the outcome of several factors such as the following:..."