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The Challenges of Modernity to the Orthodox Church in Estonia and Latvia (1917-1940)

Sebastian Rimestad (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

333 Seiten

2012
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
978-3-631-62437-1 (ISBN)

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After the collapse of the Russian Empire in 1917, Orthodox Christians in Estonia and Latvia had to rethink their place in society and reorganise the local Orthodox Church. The Church was challenged both by the new political circumstances and by societal antagonism. In both cases, the local ecclesiastic authorities considered themselves independent from the Patriarchate of Moscow, although in very different fashions. This study uses primarily periodicals and other published sources from the period between 1917 and 1940 to shed light on the internal discussions in the respective Orthodox Churches on issues of authority, identity, and history. This includes creating adequate structures for the Church, reforming liturgical elements and emphasising the positive role of Orthodox Christianity in Estonian and Latvian history.

Sebastian Rimestad studied Political Science and International Relations in Aberdeen (United Kingdom) and Tartu (Estonia) as well as Religious Studies in Erfurt (Germany). He finished his PhD in Religious Studies at the University of Erfurt in 2011. His research interests include religion and modernity, Orthodox Christianity in minority contexts and the modern history of Northeast Europe.

Contents: Orthodox Church in Estonia and Latvia, 1917-1940 - Struggling for independence from Moscow - Managing ethnic diversity - Building democratic structures - Countering societal antagonism - Redressing unfavourable historiography.

«Die Studie bietet viele Denkanstöße und kann zu den wenigen bestens gelungenen Grundlagenarbeiten über die Kirchengeschichte im Baltikum gezählt werden.» (Svetlana Bogojavlenska, Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa-Forschung 63.2, 2014)

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.9.2012
Reihe/Serie	Erfurter Studien zur Kulturgeschichte des Orthodoxen Christentums ; 6
Mitarbeit	Herausgeber (Serie): Vasilios N. Makrides
Verlagsort	Frankfurt a.M.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	540 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Kirchenrecht
Schlagworte	1917 • 1940 • challenges • Church • Demokratisierung • Erzbischof Janis • Estonia • Ethnic Diversity • Latvia • Makrides • Modernity • Orthodox • Orthodoxes Christentum • Rimestad • Sebastian • Vasilios
ISBN-10	3-631-62437-9 / 3631624379
ISBN-13	978-3-631-62437-1 / 9783631624371
Zustand	Neuware