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Autocephaly Reconsidered: Civil Authorities as Autocephaly-Making Factors

Religions
Contemporary scholars share a common vision of the phenomenon of autocephaly as a virtue empowering a local Orthodox church independently to elect its supreme hierarch and run its domestic affairs without the endorsement of another church leader.
Daniela Kalkandjieva
exaly   +5 more sources

Autocephaly in the Light of the Preparations to the Pan-Orthodox Council [PDF]

Elpis, 2016
Among the topics submitted, but finally not elaborated and discussed at the Pan-Orthodox Synod, is found the manner of granting autocephaly. Calling the Great Synod signifies a revival of the institution of conciliarity’s activity at the Pan-Orthodox ...
Andrzej Borkowski
exaly   +7 more sources

Theopolitics of the Orthodox World—Autocephaly of the Orthodox Churches as a Political, Not Theological Problem

Religions, 2022
The recognition of the autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 2019 sparked a debate in the Orthodox world about the legitimacy of such an act.
Barbara Baarová, Martin Solik, Vladimír Baar   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

De Facto or De Iure? Ukrainian Autocephaly as a Contentious Issue in Orthodoxy [PDF]

Collectanea Theologica, 2023
The purpose of this article is to present the contentious issue of Ukrainian autocephaly in today’s Orthodox Church. The topic is developed in four sections. Firstly, the method of proclaiming autocephaly in the Orthodox Church is presented.
Tadeusz Kałużny
doaj   +5 more sources

Discussion about Belarussian Church autocephaly during Nazi occupation of Belarus [PDF]

Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность", 2021
In 2020 in Belarus there was an intensification of the activities of forces sympathetic to the idea of separating the Orthodox on the territory of the Republic from the Russian Orthodox Church. This kind of reaction is not new to the republic. The idea
I. V. Petrov
doaj   +2 more sources

Russian World and Ukrainian Autocephaly: Religious Narratives in Anti-Colonial Nationalism of Ukraine

Religions, 2022
The paper examines the role of religious narratives in the on-going Russo-Ukrainian conflict. The literature on religious nationalism offers several ways in which religion plays a role in national identity narratives.
Lena Surzhko Harned
exaly   +3 more sources

Consecration of Chrism: Symbol of Ecclesial Unity? [PDF]

Вестник Свято-Филаретовского института, 2022
In the course of history, the sanctification of the precious chrism/myron has become increasingly complex; the article investigates how, when and why this happened.
Basilius J. Groen
doaj   +1 more source

Church, State and Society in Ukraine: Three Years after the Tomos [PDF]

Современная Европа, 2022
This article contains an analysis of the consequences of the establishment of the autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), the recognition of which was announced in the Tomos of the Ecumenical (Constantinople) Patriarch on January 5, 2019.
S.A. Mudrov
doaj   +1 more source

Self-Ruled and Self-Consecrated Ecclesiastic Schism as a Nation-Building Instrument in the Orthodox Countries of South Eastern Europe

Genealogy, 2020
The Orthodox concept of autocephaly, a formerly organizational and administrative measure, has been a powerful nation-building tool since the 19th century.
Dragan Šljivić, Nenad Živković
doaj   +1 more source

The Ethiopian Orthodox Church and its role in the State before 1974

Российский журнал истории Церкви, 2021
The aim of the study is to consider the role and place of the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Church in preserving the ancient traditions and culture of the peoples of Ethiopia.
Nigusie Wolde Michae Kassaye, Yu. N. Buzykina   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source