Eastern Orthodoxy In A Global Age

Foreword
Sabrina P. Ramet
Preface

Introduction: Eastern Orthodoxy In A Global Age: Preliminary Considerations
Alex Agadjanian And Victor Roudometof
East European Experiences

Globalization And Identity Discourse In Russian Orthodoxy
Alexander Agadjanian And Kathy Rousselet
From Hot War To Cold Integration? Serbian Orthodox Voices On Globalization And The European Union
Klaus Buchenau
Orthodoxy As Public Religion In Post-1989 Greece
Victor Roudometof
Church, Identity, Politics: Ecclesiastical Functions And Expectations Toward Churches In Post-1989 Romania
Gavril Flora And Georgina Szilagyi
Globalization, Nationalism, And Orthodoxy: The Case Of Ukranian Nation-Building
Victor Yelenski
Comparative Perspectives And Transnational Connections

Orthodox Christianity, Rationalization, Modernization: A Reassessment
Vasilos N. Makrides
A Transnational Religious Community Gathers Around An Icon: The Return Of The Tsar
Nina Schmit
Living Eastern Orthodox Religion In The United States
Dmitro Volkov
The Greek Orthodox Church In The US: Crisis Or Transition?
George Kouvetaris
Bibliographical Notes

Index

Additional Info
Despite over 200 million adherents, Eastern Orthodox Christianity attracts little scholarly attention. While more-covered religions emerge as powerful transnational forces, Eastern Orthodoxy appears doggedly local, linked to the ethnicity and land of the now marginalized Eastern Europe. But Eastern Orthodoxy in a Global Age brings together new and nuanced understandings of the Orthodox churches–inside and outside of Eastern Europe–as they negotiate an increasingly networked world. The picture that emerges is less of a people stubbornly refusing modernization, more of a people seeking to maintain a stable Orthodox identity in an unstable world. For anyone interested in the role of Eastern Orthodoxy in the 21st century, this volume provides the place to begin.