The Liquidation Of The Church

Author : Kees de Groot
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317104766

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The Liquidation of the Church by Kees de Groot Pdf

Is religion dying out in Western societies? Is personal spirituality taking its place? Both stories are inadequate. Institutional religion is not simply coming to an end in Western societies. Rather, its assets and properties are redistributed: large parts of the church have gone into liquidation. Religion is crossing the boundaries of the parish and appears in other social contexts. In the fields of leisure, health care and contemporary culture, religion has an unexpected currency. The metaphor of liquidation provides an alternative to approaches that merely perceive the decline of religion or a spiritual revolution. Religion is becoming liquid. By examining a number of case studies in the Netherlands and beyond, including World Youth Day, television, spiritual centers, chaplaincy, mental healthcare, museums and theatre, this book develops a fresh way to look at religion in late modernity and produces new questions for theological and sociological debate. It is both an exercise in sociology and an exercise in practical theology conceived as the engaged study of religious praxis. As such, the aim is not only to get a better understanding of what is going on, but also to critique one-sided views and to provide alternative perspectives for those who are active in the religious field or its surroundings.

Author : Nandor Dreisziger
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442625280

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Church and Society in Hungary and in the Hungarian Diaspora by Nandor Dreisziger Pdf

In Church and Society in Hungary and in the Hungarian Diaspora, Nándor Dreisziger tells the story of Christianity in Hungary and the Hungarian diaspora from its earliest years until the present. Beginning with the arrival of Christianity in the middle Danube basin, Dreisziger follows the fortunes of the Hungarians’ churches through the troubled times of the Middle Ages, the years of Ottoman and Habsburg domination, and the turmoil of the twentieth century: wars, revolutions, foreign occupations, and totalitarian rule. Complementing this detailed history of religious life in Hungary, Dreisziger describes the fate of the churches of Hungarian minorities in countries that received territories from the old Kingdom of Hungary after the First World War. He also tells the story of the rise, halcyon days, and decline of organized religious life among Hungarian immigrants to Western Europe, the Americas, and elsewhere. The definitive guide to the dramatic history of Hungary’s churches, Church and Society in Hungary and in the Hungarian Diaspora chronicles their proud past and speculates about their uncertain future.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004545687

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The ‘Lviv Sobor’ of 1946 and Its Aftermath by Anonim Pdf

At a church council in 1946 Soviet authorities liquidated the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church. The Moscow Patriarchate sees it as a ‘reunification,’ while the Catholic Church condemns it as illegitimate and coerced. What is the truth and how is reconciliation possible?

Author : Free Church of Scotland (SCOTLAND). General Assembly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1843
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026987951

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Acts of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland, Etc. 1843-54 by Free Church of Scotland (SCOTLAND). General Assembly Pdf

Author : Gerhard Robbers
Publisher : Nomos Verlag
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783845296265

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State and Church in the European Union by Gerhard Robbers Pdf

Im Prozess der europäischen Einigung kommt den Kirchen als wesentlicher Bestandteil der europäischen Kultur eine besondere Bedeutung zu. Ein Europa, das den gemeinsamen Verfassungsüberlieferungen, den Traditionen und Kulturen der Mitgliedstaaten, ihrer nationalen Identität und dem Grundsatz der Subsidiarität verpflichtet ist, wird das gewachsene Staatskirchenrecht seiner Mitgliedstaaten zu respektieren haben. Die 2. Auflage bietet einen umfassenden Vergleich der unterschiedlichen staatskirchenrechtlichen Systeme in den Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union. Der Sammelband berücksichtigt auch die neuen Mitgliedsländer und beschreibt europaweite Entwicklungen. Er macht deutlich, wie sich die europäische Integration auf die Stellung der Kirchen auswirkt. Das Werk ist für jeden, der im Staatskirchenrecht arbeitet, aber auch für staatliche und kirchliche Institutionen von Interesse. Das Buch ist in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Europäischen Konsortium für Staat-Kirche-Forschung entstanden. Die Autoren, führende Staatskirchenrechtler aus den verschiedenen Mitgliedstaaten der EU, erläutern die religionsverfassungsrechtlichen Systeme ihrer Heimatländer. Der Herausgeber ist Professor für öffentliches Recht an der Universität Trier und Leiter der Forschungsstelle für Europäisches Verfassungsrecht.

Author : United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021030650

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Basket Three, Implementation of the Helsinki Accords by United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Pdf

Author : Sabrina P. Ramet
Publisher : Christianity Under Stress
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015018937295

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Catholicism and Politics in Communist Societies by Sabrina P. Ramet Pdf

This book is volume two of a three-volume work, Christianity Under Stress, which focuses on the experiences of Christian churches in contemporary communist and socialist societies. In this volume a distinguished group of experts examines the changing relationship of the Catholic church to contemporary communist and socialist societies in Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Catholicism has, on the one hand, traditionally regarded earthly life as of secondary importance--as an instrument of spiritual transformation--and, on the other, has ascribed great value to the early institutions of the church, taking great interest in temporal matters that affects its institutional concerns. Against the backdrop of this duality, the church has changed over the centuries, adapting to local and national conditions. Catholicism and Politics in Communist Societies surveys these local and national adaptations in their historical contexts, linking the past experience of the church to its present circumstances. Organized around themes of tradition vs. modernity, hierarchy vs. lower clergy, and institutional structure vs. grass-roots organization, this comprehensive volume presents a detailed, country-by-country portrait of the political and social status of the church today in communist and socialist settings. Contributors. Pedro Ramet, Arthur F. McGovern, Roman Solchanyk, Ivan Hvat, Robert F. Goeckel, C. Chrypinski, Milan J. Reban, Leslie Laszlo, Janice Broun, Eric O. Hanson, Stephen Denney, Thomas E. Quigley, Humberto Belli, Hansjakob Stehle, George H. Williams

Author : Stéphanie Mahieu
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Church and state
ISBN : 9783825899103

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Churches In-between by Stéphanie Mahieu Pdf

Eastern Rite Catholic Churches occupy an ambiguous position between two religious worlds and challenge the idea of a sharp religious and political dichotomy between Eastern and Western Europe. After decades of repression under socialism, the churches known popularly in Central Europe as Greek Catholic have successfully undertaken a process of revitalisation. This has been marked by competition with other churches, both over material properties and over people's souls. How can a Greek Catholic "identity" be recreated? Can these churches provide a distinctive "product" for the new "religious marketplace"? By exploring such questions the contributors to this volume shed fresh light on the social and political shaping of religious phenomena in the era of postsocialism and also on more general issues of belief, practice, transmission and syncretism.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555008985

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The United Presbyterian Magazine by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bruce R. Berglund,Brian A. Porter
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789639776654

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Christianity and Modernity in Eastern Europe by Bruce R. Berglund,Brian A. Porter Pdf

Disgraceful collusion. Heroic resistance. Suppression of faith. Perseverance of convictions. The story of Christianity in twentieth-century Eastern Europe is often told in stark scenes of tragedy and triumph. Overlooked in the retelling of these dramas is how the region's clergy and lay believers lived their faith, acted within religious and political institutions, and adapted their traditions---while struggling to make sense of a changing world. The contributors to this volume, coming from the U.S. and Western and Eastern Europe, look beyond the narratives of resistance and collaboration. They offer surprising new evidence from archives and oral history interviews, and they provide fresh interpretations of Christianity as it was lived and expressed in modern Europe: from religiosity in the industrial cities of the late nineteenth century to current debates over immigration and European identity; from theological debates in East Germany to folk healing in post-socialist Bulgaria; and, counter-intuitively, from religious fervor among the Czechs to indifference among the Poles. Addressing Christianity in diverse forms---Orthodox, Protestant, Roman and Greek Catholic---as an integral part of the region's politics, society, and culture, this collection is a major addition to studies of both Eastern Europe and religion in the twentieth century. "A volume that specialists in the history of Christianity in other regions of the world will read with great interest, and a degree of envy. As an historian of religion in Western Europe, I can say that although there is a vast literature on the religious history of the nineteenth century and a growing literature on the twentieth century, there is nothing quite like this." From the Foreword by Hugh McLeod, author of The Religious Crisis of the 1960s. "This is a path-breaking book in two different ways. It contributes to the re-evaluation of the nature of modern European religion generally, and to the nature of religion in the modern world." Jeffrey Cox, University of Iowa, author of Imperial Fault Lines: Christianity and Colonial Power in India.

Author : Pawel Mink, Georges Reichardt, Iwona Kowal
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783838213217

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Three Revolutions: Mobilization and Change in Contemporary Ukraine I by Pawel Mink, Georges Reichardt, Iwona Kowal Pdf

Volume One of Three Revolutions presents the overall research and discussions on topics related to the revolutionary events that have unfolded in Ukraine since 1990. The three revolutions referred to in this project include: the Revolution on Granite (1990); the Orange Revolution (2004–2005); and the Euromaidan Revolution (2013–2014). The project’s overall goal was to determine the extent to which we have the right to use the term “revolution” in relation to these events. Moreover, the research also uncovered the methodological problems associated with this task. Lastly, the project investigated to what extent the three revolutions are connected to each other and to what extent they are detached. Hence, the research in this volume not only discusses the theoretical aspects but also provides new analyses on such issues as religion, memory, and identity in Ukraine.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : United States
ISBN : MINN:319510012285180

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The Department of State Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (Old School). General Assembly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1845
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89067525154

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Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America by Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (Old School). General Assembly Pdf

Author : Andrzej Chwalba,Krzysztof Zamorski
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000203998

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The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by Andrzej Chwalba,Krzysztof Zamorski Pdf

This volume provides a fresh perspective of the history and legacy of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, as well as the often-disputed memory of it in contemporary Europe. The unions between the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania have fascinated many readers particularly because many solutions that have been implemented in the European Union have been adopted from its Central and Eastern European predecessor. The collection of essays presented in this volume are divided into three parts – the Beginnings of Poland-Lithuania, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Legacy and Memory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth – and represent a selection of the papers delivered at the Third Congress of International Researchers of Polish History which was held in Cracow on 11-14 October 2017. Through their application of different historiographical perspectives and schools of history they offer the reader a fresh take on the Commonwealth’s history and legacy, as well as the memory of it in the countries that are its inheritors, namely Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus and Ukraine. An exploration of one of the biggest countries in Early Modern Europe, this will be of interest to historians, political scientists, cultural anthropologists and other scholars of the history of Central and Eastern Europe in the Early Modern period.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 872 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1864
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:AH6JSI

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The Home and Foreign Record of the Canada Presbyterian Church by Anonim Pdf