Global Eastern Orthodoxy: Politics, Religion, and Human Rights

Contents
Contributors
Introduction. Global Eastern Orthodoxy: Religion, Politics and Human Rights
	Global Eastern Orthodoxy and Forms of Belonging
	International Orthodox Politics and Church-State Relations
	Global Eastern Orthodoxy and the Debate on the Universality and Particularity of Human Rights
	Structure of the Volume
	References
Part I: Human Rights Between Religion and Politics
	Orthodox Christianity and Modern Human Rights: Theorising Their Nexus and Addressing Orthodox Specificities
		The Challenge of Modern Human Rights to the Orthodox Christian World
		Theorizing Orthodox Christianity and Modern Human Rights
			Comparative Civilisational Analysis
			The Multiple Modernities Approach
			Post-secularity, De-secularisation, and Multiple Secularities
			Postcolonial and Postmodern Perspectives
			Ethnicity and Nationalism Studies
			Globalisation Studies
			Political Science and International Relations
		Contextualising and Explaining the Orthodox Specificities vis-à-vis Modern Human Rights
			The Orthodox Introversion and Its Repercussions
			Orthodox Anti-Westernism and Its Numerous Consequences
			The Still Pending Fruitful Encounter Between Orthodoxy and Modernity
			The Weak World-Relatedness of Orthodoxy
			The Marginality of the Orthodox Christian Discourse
			Recent Promising Developments
		Concluding Remarks
		References
	The Russian Orthodox Church and the Global World
		Introduction
		Thinking Religion and Politics in the Same Movement: The Russian imaginaire
		Spiritual and Moral Values: From a Russian Civilizational imaginaire to Global Values
			Russian and Eastern Slavic Civilization, « Russian World », Orthodox Civilization
			From Pan-Europeanism to the Global World
		Territory and Tradition
			The Church and the Compatriots: The Example of the Russian Orthodox Church in France
			The Expansion of Tradition as a Response to Globalization
		Conclusion
		References
	The Russian Orthodox Church’s Approach to Human Rights
		The Russian Orthodox Church and Human Rights During the Cold War
		The Russian Orthodox Church and Human Rights after 1991 and the Social Doctrine in 2000
		The Shaping of a Middle Ground and the Human Rights Doctrine of 2008
		The Russian Orthodox Church as Moral Norm Entrepreneur
		Conclusion
		References
	The Great and Holy Council and the Orthodox Churches in the Public Sphere
		Introduction
		The Great and Holy Council and the Demands of Cultural Plurality
		The Public Sphere and Religious Communities
		The Participation of the Orthodox Church in Public Deliberations
			Theology for Social Involvement
		Impediments to a Robust Orthodox Witness in the Public Sphere
		References
	Religion and Human Rights in Greece
		Introduction
		Religion, National Identity, Church and State
		Relevant Legal Framework
		The Role of the ECtHR
		Flashpoints in Human Rights: Enduring Arenas of Conflict and Controversy
			Blasphemy
			Sharia
			Religious Education
		Where to from Here? Religion and Human Rights at the Grassroots Level
		References
	Religious Freedom in Context: A Comparison Between Belarus and Romania
		Introduction
		Theorizing International Religious Freedom in Sociology
		Religious Freedom Regulations in Orthodox Countries
		A Model of Quantitative Study of Religious Freedom in Orthodox Belarus and Romania
		Research Questions and Hypotheses
		Method and Sample
		Empirical Findings
			Religious Freedom: One Concept, Two Dimensions
			Patterns of Attitudes Towards Religious Freedom Among Orthodox, Religious Minorities, and Non-religious Youth
			Individual Religiosity, Faith/Spirituality Experiences, and Religious Freedom
			Role of Religion and Religious Freedom
			Exclusivism-Pluralism Nexus and Religious Freedom
		Conclusions and Discussion
		References
	Greek-Cypriot Religiocultural Heritage as an Indicator of Fundamental Rights and a Means to Cultural Diplomacy
		Introduction
		Religiocultural Heritage and Diplomacy
		The Relevance of Religion in a Post-Westphalian Context
		The Republic of Cyprus, the OCC and the EU
		Greek-Orthodox Religiocultural Heritage and Religious Freedom
		The OCC’s EU Engagement and Initiatives
		Sacred Space – The Greek-Orthodox Religioscapes
		Europeanisation
		Concluding Remarks
		References
Part II: Orthodox Diaspora and Identity in the Global World
	Orthodoxy Going Global: The Quest for Identity
		Orthodox Migrations and the Issue of Religious Identity
		Factors That Impact Orthodox Identity Reconstruction in a Global Context: Minority Status, Secularization, and Religious Pluralism
		Emerging Glocalizations of Orthodoxy
		Conclusion
		References
	Singing an Old Song in a New Land: Orthodox Christian Churches in the Twenty-First Century America
		Introduction: American Religious Context
		Orthodox Christian Churches in the USA in the Twenty-First Century: An Overview
		How “Ethnic” Are American Orthodox Christian Churches at the Beginning of the Third Millennium?
		Ten Facts About US Orthodox Parishes That Make Them “Different” from American Protestant Congregations
		Some Final Thoughts and Questions for the Future
		References
	Orthodox Christianity in a Western Catholic Country
		Introduction
		The Plurality of Orthodox Christianity in Italy
			Orthodox Christians Faithful in Italy
			The Orthodox Jurisdictions in Italy
		A Western Orthodox Laboratory?
			Spheres of Engagement
			Settlement and Religious Orientation
		Conclusion
		References
	Greek Diaspora in Germany: Church as the Ecclesia’s Forerunner and Point of Reference
		Introduction
		The Background of Greek Migration to Germany
		The Common Greek Paradigm
		Euergetism and Choregia
		An Individualistic Paradigm of Collectivism
		The Unique Paradigm of Greeks in Germany
		Political Divisions
		Between the Religious and the National
		Tradition Within the Context of Modernity
		Conclusion
		References
			Interviews
Index