Religious And Politics: The Case Of The Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Religious And Politics: The Case Of The Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Author(s): Maria SerafimovaSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Центар за проучавање религије и верску толеранцију
Keywords: religions; secularization; sacred; profane; society; values
Summary/Abstract: The Bulgarian society suff ers the consequences of the domination of the falsely accepted notion about ideology. The ideology was one the reasons for the pathology of the passed century, a taking shape civil society seemingly free of the power of the party-state. In the new situation the culture, state and religion are not the same as they have been. After the collapse of the communist rule and in the times of reappraisal of values, the Bulgarian Ortodox Church found itself in a situation of deep, acute and unprecedented crisis. The proces has many aspects – moral, political, canonical – which should always be diff erentiated.
Journal: Политикологија религије
- Issue Year: I/2007
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 11-23
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English