The Church of Greece in critical times: reflections through philanthropy
In this article we reflect on the position and role of the Orthodox Church of Greece in contemporary Greek society as the latter is ravaged by a multi-layered crisis. This we do through the study of the discursive prerequisites and underlying logic governing the philanthropic response of the Church...
| Published in: | Journal of contemporary religion |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Carfax Publ.
[2018]
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| In: |
Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 247-260 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Griechisch-Orthodoxe Kirche
/ Crisis
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| RelBib Classification: | KBK Europe (East) KDF Orthodox Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Greek Orthodox Church
B State B Philanthropy B Crisis |
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| Summary: | In this article we reflect on the position and role of the Orthodox Church of Greece in contemporary Greek society as the latter is ravaged by a multi-layered crisis. This we do through the study of the discursive prerequisites and underlying logic governing the philanthropic response of the Church to the crisis, as promulgated by the Church's major institutional settings, the Synodical Committee on Social Welfare and Beneficence and the Archdiocesan Anti-Poverty Fund. Viewing the Church and the state as uneasy partners in the process of the modernisation of Greece, we first consider the Church's understanding of the crisis before focusing on the way this informs the practice of the above-mentioned institutional settings. We conclude with some thoughts on the Church's attempt to transcend the secular-religious divide through imbuing its philanthropic praxis with its transcendental Christian hope. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9419 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2018.1469265 |