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Jun 13, 2020 · It is in view of the complex heterogeneity of Orthodoxy that the need for scholarly demarcation, systematisation, and ordering becomes evident. This leads back to a question more or less explicit in all the contributions to this collection: is it necessary and possible to determine criteria for conceptual and religious normativity, given that the heterogeneous field offers no clarity?
- Katya Tolstaya
- 2020
Feb 23, 2024 · It may help find effective solutions for acute human problems, which are becoming increasingly complex. Through the historical encyclicals of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of 1902, 1904, and 1920, the Greek Orthodox Church took the initiative and encouraged the rapprochement between Christian Churches, with the immediate aim of promoting the unity of the whole of Christendom (Papandreou, 1986 ).
- ibakas@past.auth.gr
Feb 20, 2020 · Abstract. This introductory chapter explains the state of the art, the objective, and theoretical perspectives of the current volume. It dwells into the discourses of religious, political, and human rights issues, which are presented in this book and analyzed as a continuum from a shared Eastern Orthodox vision to different national Orthodox ...
- Giuseppe Giordan, Siniša Zrinščak
- 2020
Jul 27, 2021 · The remainder of the article looks at different trends from the perspective of marketisation: the coextensive rise of Orthodoxy affiliation and nationalism, the qualitative changes within Orthodoxy, as well as the parallel developments of New Age derived spirituality and Pentecostalism, the two ideal-typical religious forms in the Global-Market regime, and by linking them to specific ...
- François Gauthier
- francois.gauthier@unifr.ch
- 2021
- Introduction
- Background
- Theology
- Halacha
- History
- Identity
- Language and Wittgenstein
- Summing Up
Who qualifies as an “orthodox” Jew and what do we mean by “orthodox” Judaism? These are questions that recur in academic and lay debates, and often spiral down into vitriolic polemics. Participants assume that there is a coherent movement called “orthodox” Judaism with readily identifiable boundaries. They will routinely label some rabbis or instit...
It is appropriate to open this investigation with a sketch recounting when and how “orthodox” entered the Jewish lexicon, which we owe in large part to Jeffrey Blutinger.3 The term was at first widespread in Christian circles. During the Reformation period, German Lutherans appropriated it to designate those who abided to the canonical works and do...
According to a definition of “orthodoxy” predicated on theology, the answer to the question What is it that makes someone orthodox? bears relevance to doctrine or creed. In other words, one ought to hold certain beliefs as true in order to qualify as “orthodox”. In its barest form, this definition requires little or no commitment to halachic observ...
A definition of “orthodoxy” predicated on halacha rests on practical observance. According to a hard definition of this kind, only individuals who observe all the mitzvot can adequately qualify as “orthodox”. Perhaps the farthest-reaching conception in this category contends that Judaism has always considered personal conduct as paradigmatic and ne...
The third definition treats “orthodoxy” as a faithful heir to the Judaism that was practiced until the modern period. In its most extreme form, this configuration imagines a pristine and immutable tradition transmitted from generation to generation over the centuries, which “orthodox” Jews inherited and perpetuated in the modern period. In contrast...
The final definition of “orthodoxy” that appears in the contemporary discourse is predicated on identity. Under this category, the response to the question, what is it that makes someone orthodox? looks towards the individual’s self-identification. Regardless of personal beliefs or level of observance, it claims that one need only pay dues to an “o...
This preliminary display of the inherent weaknesses of dictionary definitions and the vagrancies of language is a helpful segue into contemporary philosophy of language and its most prominent expounder, Ludwig Wittgenstein. In his later philosophical ruminations, the Austrian-British philosopher prompts us to shift our gaze in our quest for meaning...
These historical factors—the contentious nature of the term, the uneven process by which it gained prominence in the Jewish jargon, and its uncomfortable marriage with a pre-existing Jewish conceptual universe on deviance and marginalization—effectively doom to failure any attempt at coining a definition of the term “orthodox” which can apply syste...
Jan 1, 2024 · The Eastern Orthodox Church, characterized by its decentralized structure, comprises several autocephalous (self-governing) patriarchates and archdioceses. The foremost among these is the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, historically regarded as ‘first among equals’ in the Orthodox hierarchy. This symbolic primacy, stemming from ...
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Aug 12, 1990 · As a result, Orthodoxy's traditional frontiers have been profoundly modified. Millions of Orthodox are no longer "eastern" since they live permanently in their newly adopted countries in the West. Virtually all the Orthodox nationalities - Greek, Arab, Russian, Serbian, Albanian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Bulgarian - are represented in the United States.
