This book explores how the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the leading centre of spiritual authority in the Orthodox Church, based in Istanbul, coped with political developments from Ottoman times until the present. The book outlines how under the Ottomans, despite difficult circumstances, the Patriarchate managed to draw on its huge symbolic and moral power and organization to uphold the unity and catholicity of the Orthodox Church, how it struggled to do this during the subsequent age of nationalism when churches within new nation-states unilaterally claimed their autonomy reflecting local national demands, and how the church coped in the twentieth century with the rise of nationalist Turkey, the decline of Orthodoxy in Asia Minor and with the Cold War. The book concludes by assessing the current position and future prospects of the Patriarchate in the region and the world.
| ISBN: | 9780367586874 |
| Publication date: | 30th June 2020 |
| Author: | Paschalis Kitromilides |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Religion, Society and Government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States |
| Genres: |
European history History of religion Christianity Regional / International studies Politics and government |
This book explores how the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the leading centre of spiritual authority in the Orthodox Church, based in Istanbul, coped with political developments from Ottoman times until the present. The book outlines how under the Ottomans, despite difficult circumstances, the Patriarchate managed to draw on its huge symbolic and moral power and organization to uphold the unity and catholicity of the Orthodox Church, how it struggled to do this during the subsequent age of nationalism when churches within new nation-states unilaterally claimed their autonomy reflecting local national demands, and how the church coped in the twentieth century with the rise of nationalist Turkey, the decline of Orthodoxy in Asia Minor and with the Cold War. The book concludes by assessing the current position and future prospects of the Patriarchate in the region and the world.
Religion and Politics in the Orthodox World features in the following genres: European history, History of religion, Christianity, Regional / International studies, Politics and government
Religion and Politics in the Orthodox World is available in Paperback, Ebook, Hardback
Religion and Politics in the Orthodox World was written by Paschalis Kitromilides and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Religion and Politics in the Orthodox World has 144 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Religion, Society and Government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States series
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