Eastern Orthodoxy in a Global Age

Tradition Faces the 21st Century

Edited by Victor Roudometof, Alexander Agadjanian, Jerry Pankhurst

Publication date:

28 June 2005

Length of book:

304 pages

Publisher

AltaMira Press

Dimensions:

235x171mm
7x9"

ISBN-13: 9780759105362

Despite over 200 million adherents, Eastern Orthodox Christianity attracts little scholarly attention. While more-covered religions emerge as powerful transnational forces, Eastern Orthodoxy appears doggedly local, linked to the ethnicity and land of the now marginalized Eastern Europe. But Eastern Orthodoxy in a Global Age brings together new and nuanced understandings of the Orthodox churches—inside and outside of Eastern Europe—as they negotiate an increasingly networked world. The picture that emerges is less of a people stubbornly refusing modernization, more of a people seeking to maintain a stable Orthodox identity in an unstable world. For anyone interested in the role of Eastern Orthodoxy in the 21st century, this volume provides the place to begin.

1 Foreword
2 Preface
3 Introduction: Eastern Orthodoxy in a Global Age: Preliminary Considerations
Part 4 East European Experiences
5 Globalization and Identity Discourse in Russian Orthodoxy
6 From Hot War to Cold Integration? Serbian Orthodox Voices on Globalization and the European Union
7 Orthodoxy as Public Religion in Post-1989 Greece
8 Church, Identity, Politics: Ecclesiastical Functions and Expectations Toward Churches in Post-1989 Romania
9 Globalization, Nationalism, and Orthodoxy: The Case of Ukranian Nation-Building
Part 10 Comparative Perspectives and Transnational Connections
11 Orthodox Christianity, Rationalization, Modernization: A Reassessment
12 A Transnational Religious Community Gathers Around an Icon: The Return of the Tsar
13 Living Eastern Orthodox Religion in the United States
14 The Greek Orthodox Church in the US: Crisis or Transition?
15 Bibliographical Notes
16 Index

Eastern Orthodoxy in a Global Age is a valuable contribution....[It] is a highly welcome addition to the literature of religion and globalization.