Essays about: "Orthodox Church"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words Orthodox Church.
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1. Multiculturalism and religious rights : Russian Orthodox operations in the Western Balkans
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : The aim of the present paper is to better understand the reality of religious pluralism, itscauses and the possibilities by which this situation could be maximized in the sense oftrying to reach a satisfactory agreement for all parties involved through reflections onpluralism. Corollary, it seeks to deepen the understanding on the topic ofmulticulturalism with a focus on the field of religious and political theory on topics suchas minorities, religious and cultural pluralism, liberal multiculturalism. READ MORE
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2. The name Jehovah on trial in Russia : Is it an inappropriate and disqualifying addition made to the Bible, or has the Russian nation been deprived of the awareness of its origin?
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärandeAbstract : Because of the recent ban on a Bible translation, in part because of the renderingof God’s name as Jehovah, this thesis analyses what can be learned on the topic of the attitude in Russia towards that name from a historic viewpoint. Early occurrences of the name within the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as examples of prominent authors’ usage of the name in the secular literary sphere, are being discussed. READ MORE
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3. The Katechon and Moscow as Third Rome : Visual analysis of Russia's religious soft power in Greece
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och mediaAbstract : The symphonic relationship between the Russian state and the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), a mission conceived as entrusted by God to coordinate their contributions to the society, provides the Russian state with a moral framework and the ROC with the possibility to confirm her spiritual role for the establishment of a Russian Orthodox world. This vision of a new Russian world helps the ROC expand her canonical borders to amend for the fragmentation of the pastoral community after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. READ MORE
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4. The Shhimo of 1890 and 1934 - Uniformity or diversity?
University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för östkyrkliga studierAbstract : The ܫܚܝܡܐ Shhimo is the prayer book for normal weekdays of the Syrian Orthodox Church and it was officially printed for the first time in Dayro d-Kurkmo (Dayr Al-Zafaran) in 1890 with a printing press that Patriarch Ignatius Peter IV (+ 1894) had received in 1874 thanks to his visit to London and the Anglican Church. Prior to 1890 Shhimo was a diverse tradition expressed with different manuscripts in different monasteries showing a diverse use of different prayers and costumes. READ MORE
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5. A Space of Uncertainty : The Relevance of Canon law in the Aftermath of the Scholastic School
University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för östkyrkliga studierAbstract : The ancient canons are regarded as a collection of texts with almost the same status as the biblical text in the Easter Orthodox Church. The corpus has therefore a firm position in the identity of this church-tradition and is recognized as how faith, expressed in the gospels should be lived in ecclesial practice. READ MORE
