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National And Confessional Image Of Bosnia And Herzegovina, Ivan Cvitković Oct 2016

National And Confessional Image Of Bosnia And Herzegovina, Ivan Cvitković

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Religion In The Formation Of Ukrainian Identity In Galicia?, Jan Ladzinski Oct 2016

The Role Of Religion In The Formation Of Ukrainian Identity In Galicia?, Jan Ladzinski

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Contributors To Indian Catholicism: Interventions And Imaginings, Mathew Schmalz Sep 2016

Contributors To Indian Catholicism: Interventions And Imaginings, Mathew Schmalz

Journal of Global Catholicism

Contributors to Indian Catholicism: Interventions and Imaginings, the inaugural issue of the Journal of Global Catholicism.


Authority, Representation, And Offense: Dalit Catholics, Foot Washing, And The Study Of Global Catholicism, Mathew Schmalz Sep 2016

Authority, Representation, And Offense: Dalit Catholics, Foot Washing, And The Study Of Global Catholicism, Mathew Schmalz

Journal of Global Catholicism

In reflecting on a sharp scholarly exchange at a conference, this article explores issues of authority, representation, and offense in global Catholic and South Asian Studies. Focusing on the act of foot washing by Dalit Catholics, the article examines how scholarly offense is linked to particular claims of representational authority. The article also puts this discussion within the context of contemporary debates about Western portrayals of Indian culture and society.


The Tying Of The Ceremonial Wedding Thread: A Feminist Analysis Of “Ritual” And “Tradition” Among Syro-Malabar Catholics In India, Sonja Thomas Sep 2016

The Tying Of The Ceremonial Wedding Thread: A Feminist Analysis Of “Ritual” And “Tradition” Among Syro-Malabar Catholics In India, Sonja Thomas

Journal of Global Catholicism

This article presents a feminist analysis of patriarchy persisting in Catholicism of the Syro-Malabar rite in Kerala. The article specifically considers the impact of charismatic Catholicism on women of the Syro-Malabar rite and argues that it is important to interrogate this new face of religiosity in order to fully understand how certain rituals are allowed to change and be fluid, while others, especially concerning female sexuality, are enshrined as “tradition” which often restricts the parameters for women’s empowerment and may reinforce caste and patriarchal hegemonies preventing feminist solidarity across different religious- and caste-based groups.


Dalit Catholic Home Shrines In A North Indian Village, Mathew Schmalz Sep 2016

Dalit Catholic Home Shrines In A North Indian Village, Mathew Schmalz

Journal of Global Catholicism

This article examines three Catholic home shrines in a Dalit community in North Indian and argues that it is misleading to think that home shrines and other collections of material objects are somehow static conveyors of meaning. “Meaning” can mean many things or nothing at all, depending upon the terms we are using and the scholarly methods we deploy. The crucial aspect of Dalit Catholic home shrines is that they are literally open to interpretation and reinterpretation, to touching and being touched. Their significance—their meaning—depends not on decoding their structure or symbolic logic, but interacting with them as part of …


The Grace Of God And The Travails Of Contemporary Indian Catholicism, Kerry P. C. San Chirico Sep 2016

The Grace Of God And The Travails Of Contemporary Indian Catholicism, Kerry P. C. San Chirico

Journal of Global Catholicism

This essay discusses the challenges faced by Indian Catholicism, particularly as it seeks to adapt to and in contemporary, post-colonial India through the process or program of what is called inculturation, a self-conscious program of adaptation to Indian religion and culture. Since Indian Catholicism is constituted by so many irreducible persons-in-relation, the article focuses on the life of the Catholic priest, Swami Ishwar Prasad in whose life we may chart something of the inculturation movement and the Catholic tradition as it is found in North India region, in one rather long and rich lifetime connecting two centuries. The article seeks …


In Continuity With The Past: Indigenous Environmentalism And Indian Christian Visions Of Flora, James Ponniah Sep 2016

In Continuity With The Past: Indigenous Environmentalism And Indian Christian Visions Of Flora, James Ponniah

Journal of Global Catholicism

This article considers whether Indian Christianity can be said to have a distinctive ecological vision. The first two parts of the article examine Christian environmentalism in two native forms of Indian Christianity: Tamil Christianity and Tribal Christianity. Continuing with the theme of conformity to the local culture—though of the elite—the third part of the article investigates how Christian Ashrams function as dynamic centers for ecological praxis. The last part of the article considers how contemporary Indian Christian communities can respond to the ecological challenges confronting them.


Antoniyar Kōvil: Hindu-Catholic Identity At The St. Anthony Shrine In St. Mary’S Co-Cathedral, Chennai, Pj Johnston Sep 2016

Antoniyar Kōvil: Hindu-Catholic Identity At The St. Anthony Shrine In St. Mary’S Co-Cathedral, Chennai, Pj Johnston

Journal of Global Catholicism

This article combines ethnographic description of the practices of Hindu and Christian visitors of the St. Antony Shrine in Chennai with the observation that this material cannot be understood using the standard world religions paradigm that essentializes Christianity as exclusivistic. Drawing upon the visual and material culture of the shrine in light of premodern and Vatican II templates for inculturation and the negotiation of religious difference, the article highlights overlap between Tamil Hinduism and the Tamil Popular Catholicism of the site to argue that the beliefs and practices documented should inform descriptive and normative accounts of Catholic Christianity. Because Tamil …


“The Agent Of Jesus Christ”: Participation Of Fr. Vitali Borovoy In The Second Vatican Council As An Observer From The Roc, Anastacia Wooden Jul 2016

“The Agent Of Jesus Christ”: Participation Of Fr. Vitali Borovoy In The Second Vatican Council As An Observer From The Roc, Anastacia Wooden

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

This is the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Russian Orthodox theologian and church diplomat Fr. Vitali Borovoy (1916-2008). He actively participated in almost all external engagements of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in the second half of the twentieth century: from inter-Orthodox relations to work in the World Council of Churches (WCC). His ecumenical career unfolded during challenging times for his church. Internally, it was determined by the tension between the Soviet state’s continual persecution of the ROC and its simultaneous demand that the ROC work for the state’s benefit in external relations. Externaly, it was affected by …


Review Of Radeljić And Topić'S "Religion In The Post-Yugoslav Context", Branko Bjelajac Jul 2016

Review Of Radeljić And Topić'S "Religion In The Post-Yugoslav Context", Branko Bjelajac

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Review Of Daniel's "Russia’S Uncommon Prophet: Father Aleksandr Men And His Times", Michael Plekon Jul 2016

Review Of Daniel's "Russia’S Uncommon Prophet: Father Aleksandr Men And His Times", Michael Plekon

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Frontmatter, Paul B. Mojzes Jul 2016

Frontmatter, Paul B. Mojzes

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Historical And Cultural Implications Of Bogomilism, Maja Angelovska, Ruzhica Cacanoska Jul 2016

Historical And Cultural Implications Of Bogomilism, Maja Angelovska, Ruzhica Cacanoska

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

Bogomilism represents a spiritual manifestation, dualistic in nature, of a religious expression, and a social and philosophical orientation. The essence of Bogomilism can be followed on the basis of several key postulates, such as dualism, a specific theological and dogmatic characteristic, the support of ethical principles within their social life, and finally the political dimension of teaching the determinants which rise from the overall social and political processes in medieval times. The aim of this article is to present the historical and cultural aspects of this movement, which left visible traces in the spiritual culture of Macedonia, Balkans, and Byzantium.


No Country For Foreigners: Christian Praxis In Croatian Migration Crisis, Branko Sekulić Jul 2016

No Country For Foreigners: Christian Praxis In Croatian Migration Crisis, Branko Sekulić

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


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

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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.


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

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


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

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


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

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


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

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


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

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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


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

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


In Jerusalem By Mahmoud Darwish, Uri Horesh Mar 2016

In Jerusalem By Mahmoud Darwish, Uri Horesh

Transference

Translated from the Arabic by Uri Horesh.


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

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


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

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


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

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Frontmatter, Paul Mojzes Mar 2016

Frontmatter, Paul Mojzes

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.