Orthodoxy and EU Integration: Opportunity or Stumbling Block?
Orthodoxy and EU Integration: Opportunity or Stumbling Block?

Summary/Abstract: The accession to the European Union has been regarded as the most important moment in the recent history of Romania, but, with some notable exceptions, scholars of religion and politics have largely ignored it. This article surveys some of the most important statements on Europe, European Union, and accession made by Romanian orthodox religious figures, both church leaders and theologians, and shows a marked difference between the conciliatory discourse of national church leaders and the more critical statements delivered by regional church leaders and local priests.

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