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Eastern Christianity and Politics in the Twenty-First Century

Edited by Lucian Leustean

To Be Published March 31st 2014 by Routledge – 384 pages

Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

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Description

This book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of Eastern Christian churches in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia and the US. Written by leading international scholars in the field, it examines both Eastern Orthodox and Oriental churches from the end of the Cold War until the present day. The book addresses a number of key issues, including the religious revival after the fall of communism; relations between churches and the political realm; religious education; monastic life; theological publications; and inter-ecclesiastical dialogue at national and international levels. It goes on to analyse new challenges faced by Eastern Christian churches, such as religious minorities; religious boundaries and migration; relations with the European Union; and, the impact of globalisation on Eastern Christianity in the twenty-first century.

Contents

1. Eastern Christianity and Politics. An Overview Lucian Leustean Part 1: Chalcedonian Churches 2.The Ecumenical Patriarchate Paschalis Kitromilides 3.The Greek Orthodox Churches in the Middle East Anthony O’Mahony 4.The Russian Orthodox Church Zoe Knox and Anastasia Mitrofanova 5. The Romanian Orthodox Church Lavinia Stan and Lucian Turcescu 6. The Serbian Orthodox Church Klaus Buchenau 7. The Bulgarian Orthodox Church Daniela Kalkandjieva 8. The Georgian Orthodox Church Stephen F. Jones 9. The Polish Orthodox Church Edward D. Wynot 10. The Orthodox Church in the Czech Lands and Slovakia Tomáš Havlíček 11. The Albanian Orthodox Church Nicolas Pano 12. The Macedonian Orthodox Church Todor Cepreganov and Philip Shasko 13. The Orthodox Church of Greece Vasilios Makrides 14. The Orthodox Church of Cyprus Victor Roudometof and Irene Dietzel 15. The Finnish Orthodox Church Teuvo Laitila 16. Orthodox Churches in Ukraine Zenon Wasyliw 17. The Belarusian Orthodox Church Sergei Mudrov 18. The Lithuanian Orthodox Church Regina Laukaitytė 19. The Latvian Orthodox Church Inese Runce 20. Orthodox Churches in Estonia Sebastian Rimestad Orthodox Churches in Moldavia Andrei Avram 21. Orthodox Churches in Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Transnistria Kimitaka Matsuzato 22. Orthodox Churches in Japan, China and Korea Kevin Baker 23. Orthodox Churches in Western Europe Andrew Louth 24. Orthodox Churches in America Alexei Krindatch 25. Orthodox Churches in Australia James Jupp Part 2: Non-Chalcedonian Churches 26.The Armenian Apostolic Church Hratch Tchilingirian 27.The Ethiopian Orthodox Tawehedo Church Steve Kaplan 28. The Coptic Orthodox Church Fiona McCallum 29. The Syrian Orthodox Church Erica Hunter 30. Orthodox Churches in India Istvan Perczel and Uday Balakrishnan Part 3: The Assyrian Church of the East 31.The Assyrian Church of the East Erica Hunter Part 4: Eastern Christianity and Politics: Challenges in the Twenty-First Century 32.Orthodox Churches and Migration Kristina Stoeckl 33. Orthodox Churches and the European Union Lucian Leustean 34. Orthodox Churches and Globalisation Victor Roudometof 35. Orthodox Churches and Symphonic Secularism Kristen Ghodsee

Author Bio

Lucian Leustean is a Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Aston University, Birmingham, UK.

Name: Eastern Christianity and Politics in the Twenty-First Century (Hardback) – Routledge 
Description: Edited by Lucian Leustean. This book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of Eastern Christian churches in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia and the US. Written by leading international scholars in the field, it examines both Eastern Orthodox and Oriental...
Categories: Christianity, Christian Life & Experience, Religion & Politics