scholarly journals The Romanian Orthodox Church, the European Union and the Contention on Human Rights

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Marco Guglielmi
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
European Integration ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Orthodox Christian ◽  
Christian Churches ◽  
Eu Membership ◽  
South Eastern Europe ◽  
Romanian Orthodox Church ◽  
Romanian Orthodox

Since the 1990s, there has been conflictual interactions between Orthodox Christian churches and human rights in South Eastern Europe, especially during the process of European integration. In this work, I shall concentrate on the case of the Romanian Orthodox Church and explore its current position towards human rights that has developed within the context of EU membership. Focusing on the influence that European integration has had on the Romanian Orthodox Church, I hypothesise a re-orientation of the latter from a position of closure and a general rejection of human rights in the direction of their partial acceptance, with this being related to its attempt to develop a European identity.

scholarly journals The Way Romanian Students Refer Themselves to Orthodox Christianity

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 400-405
Author(s):  
Daniela Sorea
Keyword(s):  
Church Attendance ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Orthodox Christianity ◽  
Great Confidence ◽  
Financial Interests ◽  
Romanian Orthodox Church ◽  
Romanian Orthodox ◽  
The Church

Abstract The Romanian Orthodox Church is one of the institutions in which Romanians have great confidence, according to surveys conducted in the country and studies conducted at the level of the European Union in recent years. The results of these researches do not reflect the attitude of young Romanians towards the church. Theoretically coded analysis of 23 essays by sociologist students on their trust or lack of trust in Orthodox Christianity highlights the students' reserve for priests' behavior, communication strategies, financial interests, and their inclination towards opulence. The analysis also highlights the students' tendency to operate with a far wider understanding of things than the canonical concept of Christianity. This tendency, manifests mainly in the declarative separation of faith from church attendance, shows the alignment of students to the post-secular evolutionary direction of European religiosity

scholarly journals The Romanian Orthodox Church and higher education: between academic freedom and constraint

Diacronia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliviu Felecan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
European Union ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
First Century ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Teaching Activity ◽  
Romanian Orthodox Church ◽  
And Control ◽  
Romanian Orthodox

This study is likely to cause certain controversies, as it deals with problems of the way in which academic rights and freedom of expression are interpreted in the twenty-first century in a state of the European Union in which the Romanian Orthodox Church is trying to impose certain restrictions based on abuse of authority and dominant power. The continuous intrusion of the Romanian Orthodox Church in universities may be construed as a constant attack on university autonomy, as a wish to subordinate and control the academic milieu, under the pretext of managing theological matters. Theologians’ scientific and teaching activity should depend on their merits exclusively, not on obtaining the consent of a bishop who, most often, does not pertain to the system of higher education.

scholarly journals The Service of the Romanian Orthodox Church to Migrants

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-66
Author(s):  
Cătălina Mititelu
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
The European Union ◽  
State Laws ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Romanian Orthodox Church ◽  
Migration Crisis ◽  
Informed Reader ◽  
Romanian Orthodox ◽  
The Eu

Through the concrete steps taken by its members (clergy, believers, and monks), from 1998 until now, the Romanian Orthodox Church has carried out extensive actions to monitor and solve the migration crisis. Thanks to this approach, initiated and improved by its current Primate, His Beatitude, Patriarch Daniel, both in the country and in the diaspora of our Church, the phenomenon of migration was not only be monitored, but also solved both in accordance with Church rules and with State laws, as well as those of the Law of the European Union, that is, of the EU Member States. From our article, the informed reader will be also able to see that, in its actions for monitoring and solving the migration problem, our Church has taken into account both the guidelines issued by the bodies of the Ecumenical Council of Churches and the guiding principles stated by the leaders of the two Churches, Catholic and Orthodox, namely, His Holiness, Pope Francis, and His Beatitude, the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew I, in their joint Declarations on the issue of migration, hence the ecumenical nature of the approach to the issue of migration.

scholarly journals Contemporary Serbian Orthodox church architecture: Architectural competitions since 1990

Spatium ◽  
2016 ◽  
pp. 10-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bozidar Manic ◽  
Dragana Vasiljevic-Tomic ◽  
Ana Nikovic
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Church Architecture ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Orthodox Christian ◽  
Christian Churches ◽  
Award Winning ◽  
Architectural Competitions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Temple

This paper focuses on the architectural competitions for Orthodox Christian churches in Serbia since 1990, both on the analysis of the designs submitted and the competition requirements. The first competition for an Orthodox church in Serbia after World War II was announced for Pristina in 1991. After that, competitions for the temple in Cukarica, Novi Beograd, Nis, Aleksinac and Krusevac were conducted. Thanks to the fact that architectural competitions allow a greater degree of creative freedom to the architects than regular practice, various solutions were offered, from replicas of models from architectural history and tradition to fully non-traditional proposals. Depending on the relationship to tradition, architectural design approaches can be classified into three main groups: radically modernizing, conservatively traditionalist, and compromising. Of the six competitions conducted, four churches were built, which are among the most architecturally successful newer churches in Serbia. This points to the importance of the implementation of the architectural competition in this field of architecture. The diversity of the award-winning projects shows that there is awareness of the possibility for the further development of church architecture, favouring a moderate approach.

The Romanian orthodox church after 1989: social identity, national memory, and the theory of secularization

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-71
Author(s):  
Iuliana Conovici
Keyword(s):  
Mass Communication ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
The Public ◽  
Official Discourse ◽  
National Memory ◽  
Romanian Orthodox Church ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Romanian Orthodox ◽  
The Church

The Romanian Orthodox Church engaged, after the fall of communism, in the reconstruction of its public identity and its position in society. The public discourse of its official representatives – the Holy Synod and individual hierarchs, especially the Patriarch Teoctist – expresses and „translates” this process to the faithful and the general public. Its perception by this public, particularly when mediated by means of mass communication, is usually partial and frequently altered.</p> <p>By focusing on the official discourse of the Romanian Orthodox Church representatives, as expressed in the ecclesiastical press and (re)transmitted in the common mass media, this paper will explore the justification/explanation by ecclesiastical officials of this process, following the lines of two main - intertwined - lines: the legitimization of the resurgence in the public sphere of the Church as an institution of spiritual and social assistance and its presence as the privileged keeper and guardian of national values.</p> <p>It will be further argued that, while explicitly refuting and condemning any signs of secularization in the Romanian society, the Romanian Orthodox Church, through its official discourse, is actually contributing to the deepening of this very process within both society and the Church itself.</p> <p>Our main sources for the public discourse of the Romanian Orthodox Church will be the ecclesiastical press and collections of speeches, sermons, articles of Orthodox hierarchs and documents of the Holy Synod. For the theoretical framing of the paper, the main references will be works of Thomas Luckmann, Danièle Hérvieu-Léger, Grace Davie, René Rémond, etc.

Apostolatul creștin și social în perioada arhipăstoririi patriarhului Iustin Moisescu

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 150-161
Author(s):  
Ovidiu Soare
Keyword(s):  
First Year ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Social Burden ◽  
Romanian Orthodox Church ◽  
Romanian Orthodox

The study highlights the main internal and external directions for the promotion and execution of the Christian and Social Apostolate, which Patriarch Iustin was concerned about, notably the ones presented in 1977, his first year of being patriarch. It was a very eventful year, with many events carrying a strong spiritual and social burden. We mention here the passing away of Patriarch Justinian and then earthquake of March 4 – two events that happened within a few weeks of each other. There are two additional events: the enthronement of the Iustin, archbishop of Moldova and Suceava as the patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, and the Centenary of Independence 1877-1977. All these events were coordinated with wisdom and balance by Patriarch Iustin. He always showed through his actions that good understanding, faith, sacrifice, the love of nation and country, pace and brotherly love are the main guidelines of realising a true Christian and Social Apostolate in the Romanian Orthodox Church.

scholarly journals “Old Church Women”: An Insight into the Less Understood and Their Contribution to the Life of the Orthodox Church

Societies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Lavinia Țânculescu
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Religious Tradition ◽  
Spiritual Identity ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Romanian Orthodox Church ◽  
Romanian Orthodox ◽  
Insight Into

In this study, I aim to explore the role of old women in the life of the Christian Orthodox Church in the Romanian space. The analysis is based on empirical evidence (qualitative fieldwork and case studies) gathered between 2017 and 2019, and it mainly employs the framework of theory of tradition, and theories of attachment and of parent–infant relationship. I will show that old women going to church have a double role: To educate the community in keeping the religious tradition, and to initiate other members, especially the very young ones (blood-related or not), in the Romanian Orthodox faith. The paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages offered by both aforementioned roles, putting forth possible explanations for the tensions arising between generations. I conclude by underlining the crucial role that old women have in today’s struggle for survival of the Romanian Orthodox Church and in its spiritual identity.

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