1st Edition

Orthodox Christianity and the COVID-19 Pandemic

228 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

228 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

Description

This book probes into the dynamics between Orthodox Christianity and the COVID-19 pandemic, unraveling a profound transformation at institutional and grassroots levels. Employing a multidisciplinary approach, and drawing upon varied data sources, including surveys, digital ethnography, and process tracing, it presents unprecedented insights into church-state relations, religious practices, and... Read more

List of Figures

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List of Contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction, Tornike Metreveli

1. Church fragmentation and the pandemic: Analysis of four eastern Christian groups in Ukraine, Tetiana Kalenychenko, Cyril Hovorun, Tymofii Brik

2. Orthodox Churches and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Romania and Bulgaria, Lucian N. Leustean

3. Conspiracies, anxieties, and ritual arrhythmia: Exploring Orthodox discourses and practices in Greece and Cyprus during the coronavirus pandemic, Vasilios N. Makrides, Eleni Sotiriou

4. As if the State Mattered: Georgian Orthodox Church under COVID Crisis, Tornike Metreveli

5. COVID-19 and Orthodox Christianity: Communion practices in Serbian Orthodox Church, Stefan Radojković

6. Immunity to COVID-19? The Russian Orthodox Church under global crisis, Maria Toropova

7. Shots of Faith: The Influence of Christian Nationalism on Vaccination Behaviour in Ukraine, Georgia, Serbia, and Montenegro during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Tymofii Brik, Tornike Metreveli

8. “Locked doors slam against the very essence of the Church” Finnish and Swedish Orthodox Priests’ Pastoral Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Johan Bastubacka

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