Church and Religious Organizations Participation in Public Life of Russian Society
Church and Religious Organizations Participation in Public Life of Russian Society
Author(s): Polina A. BorisovaSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Religion and science
Published by: Центар за проучавање религије и верску толеранцију
Keywords: sociology of religion; religious identity; tolerance; liberality; churchism; religiousness
Summary/Abstract: This article considers specifics of the role of church and religious organization in life of modern Russian society. It marks the most challenging theoretical and methodological problems faced by the national sociology of religion. Particularly, special attention is paid to the question of theoretical and practical conceptualisation of two structural discipline’s conceptions – religiousness and churchism. Analysis of this problem provides an overview of empirical data on topical and controversial events for multi-religious Russian society like tolerance, liberality, violation of Believers’ feelings.
Journal: Политикологија религије
- Issue Year: X/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 55-68
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English