Secularism in Context
The Relations between the Greek State and the Church of Greece in Crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4180843 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Evangelos Karagiannis (0000-0002-8169-6382, University of Zurich, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 133-167 |
| Publication date | 2009-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-9756 • E-ISSN: 1474-0583 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003975609000447 |
| OpenAlex | W2126249511 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 35 |
The present article addresses the question of secularism in Greece. It discusses the prevalent modernist and civilisationist explanations of the recent crisis in state-church relations in Greece. Based on the idea that there is neither a single route to, nor a single pattern of, modernity and secularism, the article argues that the entanglement between state and church in modern Greece does not necessarily indicate either incomplete modernity or incomplete secularism. The paper emphasises both the structural weakness of the Orthodox Church in the modern Greek state and the secularisation of the church's ideology as core dimensions of the particular pattern of secularism in this country. The recent crisis is interpreted as a result of the twofold challenge of democratisation and globalisation that this historically grown pattern of secularism is facing over the last decades. Further, the article seeks to demonstrate that the nationalist stance of the Church of Greece should not be seen as persistent blind traditionalism and anti-modernism
Archaeology · Christianity · Context (archaeology) · Democracy · Democratization · Ideology · Modernity · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Secular state · Secularism · Secularization · Sociology · State (computer science) · History · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious Freedom and Discrimination · Religious studies
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,69 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |