The paper presents a historical and theoretical analysis of the issue of local currency (coins and paper money), undertaken in various forms by the Orthodox Christians in the Balkan provinces of the Ottoman Empire (XVII 鈥揦IX centuries). The paper has two main goals. The first is to enrich...
I will relate to you one telling incident that happened in Geneva. I was told it by our representative at the World Council of Churches (there are about 300 different churches in it: Protestant, and almost all the Orthodox Churches with the exception of the Bulgarian and Georgian Churches). ...
Why are there Bible-believing Christians on opposite sides when it comes to the issue of church and state? Some believers want Christianity legislated by the government, others do not. Both affirm that God is sovereign over all things and both agree that ultimate obedience comes not from governm...
The mean age of the respondents was 17.39 (±1.51) years. More than half of the participants, 196 (51.9%) were males. Ethnic wise, the majority participants were Oromo, 366 (96.8%) and religion-wise many of them were Orthodox Christians, 340 (89.9%). Most of the participants were ...
Gujarat has become one of India's most visited states thanks to its vibrant festivals, rich heritage, and delectable cuisine. In Gujarat, there are a few hidden jewels that we were unaware of.
Another possible rationalization for this differ- ence might be religious by which all of the study partici- pants in the current study were orthodox Christians. Predictors of knowledge and attitude for female genital mutilation Income of respondents, marital status, belief, custom, and value had a...
Once *the* definition of a person,religionlost some of its importance under the Soviet atheist regime.Roman Catholic(~85,9%) practices and holidays are generally considered mainstream, whileRussian Orthodox(~4,6%) is the most visible minority. Interfaith relations are cordial; religious (93,2%)...
In the nineteenth century, it became a centre of con- currence between the European great powers and an important object of the so-called Eastern Question. Till the 1910s Russia was one of the most powerful agents in the Holy Land, thanks to its Orthodox faith, shared with the local ...
the two major traditionsin contention among most Christian authors who engage in social theo-logy about state and society. Some authors, such as Don Browning, seea certain complementarity and convergence between these two tradi-tions.2Recent Catholic social thought explicitly evokes the “covenantal”...
Most Estonians are not religious. Around 16% of the population are Orthodox Christians, and 8% are Lutherans, according to government statistics. Estonia was part of the Soviet Union from 1940 to 1991. Around 27% of the population are Russian speakers. ...