This book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of Eastern Christian churches in Europe, the Middle East, America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Written by leading international scholars in the field, it examines both Orthodox and Oriental churches from the end of the Cold War up to the present day. The book offers a unique insight into the myriad church-state relations in Eastern Christianity and tackles contemporary concerns, opportunities and challenges, such as religious revival after the fall of communism; churches and democracy; relations between Orthodox, Catholic and Greek Catholic churches; religious education and monastic life; the size and structure of congregations; and the impact of migration, secularisation and globalisation on Eastern Christianity in the twenty-first century.
| ISBN: | 9781138079465 |
| Publication date: | 10th May 2017 |
| Author: | Lucian Leustean |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 823 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series |
| Genres: |
Religion and politics Regional / International studies Christianity |
This book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive overview of Eastern Christian churches in Europe, the Middle East, America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Written by leading international scholars in the field, it examines both Orthodox and Oriental churches from the end of the Cold War up to the present day. The book offers a unique insight into the myriad church-state relations in Eastern Christianity and tackles contemporary concerns, opportunities and challenges, such as religious revival after the fall of communism; churches and democracy; relations between Orthodox, Catholic and Greek Catholic churches; religious education and monastic life; the size and structure of congregations; and the impact of migration, secularisation and globalisation on Eastern Christianity in the twenty-first century.
Eastern Christianity and Politics in the Twenty-First Century features in the following genres: Religion and politics, Regional / International studies, Christianity
Eastern Christianity and Politics in the Twenty-First Century is available in Paperback
Eastern Christianity and Politics in the Twenty-First Century was written by Lucian Leustean and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Eastern Christianity and Politics in the Twenty-First Century has 823 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series series
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