Globalization and Orthodox Christianity: A Glocal Perspective

Guglielmi, Marco

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“…However, many other scholars have referred to the EOC in similarly critical terms. Thus, this article is not the first indication that there are many religious scholars and clergy who are concerned with the absence of equal religious liberty for all believers that is notable within Eastern Orthodox nations (Guglielmi 2018(Guglielmi , 2021.…”

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From the Ivory Tower to the Grass Roots: Ending Orthodox Oppression of Evangelicals, and Beginning Grassroots Fellowship

Hancock-Stefan

Stefan

2021

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When considering the relationship between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Evangelical Church, can we both celebrate progress towards unity, while acknowledging where growth must still occur? Dr. George Hancock-Stefan, who fled the oppressive communist regime of Yugoslavia with the rest of his Baptist family, now frequently returns to Eastern Europe to explore topics of modern theology. During these travels, he has recognized a concerning trend: the religious unity and interfaith fellowship celebrated in Western academia does not reach the Eastern European local level. This is primarily due to the fact that Orthodoxy is a top to bottom institution, and nothing happens at the local level unless approved by the top. This lack of religious unity and cooperation at the local level is also due to the fact that the Eastern Orthodox Church claims a national Christian monopoly and the presence of Evangelicals is considered an invasion. In this article, Dr. Hancock-Stefan unpacks the history of the spiritual revivals that took place in various Eastern Orthodox Churches in the 19th–20th centuries, as well as the policies established by the national patriarchs after the fall of communism that are now jeopardizing the relationship between Orthodox and Evangelicals. By addressing this friction with candor and Christian love, this article pleads for the Orthodox Church to relinquish its monopoly and hopes that both Orthodox and Evangelicals will start considering each other to be brothers and sisters in Christ.

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From the Ivory Tower to the Grass Roots: Ending Orthodox Oppression of Evangelicals, and Beginning Grassroots Fellowship

Hancock-Stefan

Stefan

2021

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“…Therefore, churches' patterns of establishment abroad may change their identity; both maintaining traditional religious reference points and developing relevant religious transformations. Following a sociological perspective, in the next decades some important indications related to the rooting of diaspora religions (such as: their use of the language of the host country as the liturgical language; their request for greater autonomy with respect to the church of origin; their development of an identity hybridized with the host country; and their acceptance of the cultural norms of the new society (Guglielmi 2018) will suggest whether the Coptic, Ethiopian and Eritrean diasporas are really re-shaping the historical religion-ethnicity entanglement within their identity.…”

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Sharpening the Identities of African Churches in Eastern Christianity: A Comparison of Entanglements between Religion and Ethnicity

Guglielmi

2022

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Although at first sight Eastern Christianity is not associated with Africa, the African continent has shaped the establishment and development of three of the four main Eastern Christian traditions. Through a sociological lens, we examine the identity of the above African churches, focusing on the socio-historical entanglements of their religious and ethnic features. Firstly, we study the identity of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and the Eritrean Orthodox Church belonging to Oriental Orthodoxy. We focus on these African churches—and their diasporas in Western countries—as indigenous Christian paths in Africa. Secondly, we examine the identity of Africans and African-Americans within Eastern Orthodoxy. We consider both to have some inculturation issues within the Patriarchate of Alexandria and the development of an African-American component within Orthodoxy in the USA. Thirdly, we analyze the recent establishment and identity formation of African churches belonging to Eastern-rite Catholic Churches. In short, we aim to elaborate an overview of the multiple identities of African churches and one ecclesial community in Eastern Christianity, and to compare diverse sociological entanglements between religious and ethnic traits within them. A fruitful but neglected research subject, these churches’ identities appear to be reciprocally shaped by their own Eastern Christian tradition and ethnic heritage.

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“…Această recunoaștere legală a permis episcopiei să înființeze parohii, mănăstiri și centre pastorale pe teritoriul Italiei. În baza articolul 4 din Statutul episcopiei 33 , acestea sunt recunoscute ca unități componente ale episcopiei și au dreptul să fie înregistrate la Agenția de Venituri (Agenzia delle Entrate) cu cod fiscal propriu, fără însă să beneficieze de personalitate juridică ca un cult recunoscut.…”

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“…Înființarea și funcționarea parohiilor ortodoxe românești este în principal caracterizată de trecerea prin mai multe faze: de la statutul de oaspete al parohiilor sau diverselor instituții catolice care au pus la dispoziția comunităților românești biserici, săli sociale și 32 A se vedea Federica BOTTI, "Sui contenuti di una possibile Intesa con la Chiesa Ortodossa Romena in Italia", în Stato, Chiese e pluralismo confessionale (Rivista telematica), 2008, https://www.statoechiese.it/images/uploads/articoli_pdf /botti_sui_contenuti.pdf?pdf=sui-contenuti-di-una-possibile-intesa-con-la-chiesaortodossa-romena-in-ita (18.09.2021). 33 culturale la cel de posesor al unei biserici sau clădiri seculare (închiriate sau în contract de comodat) și, în final, la cel de proprietar al lăcașurilor de cult și, după caz, a altor anexe parohiale (prin cumpărare sau construire ex-novo). Într-o terminologie specifică geografiei religiilor, se poate vorbi de o trecere de la faza de seek place (căutare a unui spațiu de cult adecvat), la cea de keep place (posesia temporară a unui spațiu și convertirea lui în spațiu de cult ortodox) și, în fine, la cea de make place (construirea propriului locaș de cult sau cumpărarea unui spațiu secular și transformarea lui în locaș de cult ortodox).…”

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Diaspora ortodoxă română în Italia: strategii și dinamici în crearea și folosirea lăcașurilor de cult

Cozma¹,

Giorda²

2021

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The Romanian Orthodox Diaspora in Italy: Strategies and Dynamics in Establishing and Use of Places of Worship. This paper presents the reality of religious diversity in contemporary Italy, which has in its center one of the largest and most mediatized religious and ethnic groups, that is, the Orthodox Romanians. In the last decade, this religious group has undergone an extensive process of stabilization and settling, which is visible both in material (through the purchase or construction of their own places of worship) and demographic terms (through the growing number of those who apply for Italian citizenship). Despite the number of believers and the multitude of parishes, this religious group still has difficulties building its own places of worship because they are not recognized as religious entities by the Italian state. Based on some representative examples, the article focuses primarily on the dynamics and strategies of establishing and managing the places of worship of Romanian Orthodox parishes. We use an interdisciplinary method, combining historical, social, and ethnographic tools.

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Globalization and Orthodox Christianity: A Glocal Perspective

Cited by 9 publications

References 36 publications

From the Ivory Tower to the Grass Roots: Ending Orthodox Oppression of Evangelicals, and Beginning Grassroots Fellowship

From the Ivory Tower to the Grass Roots: Ending Orthodox Oppression of Evangelicals, and Beginning Grassroots Fellowship

Sharpening the Identities of African Churches in Eastern Christianity: A Comparison of Entanglements between Religion and Ethnicity

Diaspora ortodoxă română în Italia: strategii și dinamici în crearea și folosirea lăcașurilor de cult

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