Orthodox Christianity, Modernity and Human Rights: A Sociological Assessment

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Rivista	STUDI DI SOCIOLOGIA
Fascicolo	STUDI DI SOCIOLOGIA - 2022 - 2
Titolo	Orthodox Christianity, Modernity and Human Rights: A Sociological Assessment
Autore	Marco Guglielmi
Editore	Vita e Pensiero
Formato	Articolo \| Pdf
Online da	05-2022
Doi	10.26350/000309_000144
Issn	0039-291X (stampa) \| 1827-7896 (digitale)

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Over the centuries, Orthodox Christianity has developed conflictual experiences with respect to the main Western model of modernity. Recently, it has shown a complicated relationship with some of its phenomena such as human rights. According to this backdrop, we explore the sociological nexus among religion, modernity and human rights within the case of Orthodox Christianity. We study the main paths of tension between Orthodoxy and the main Western modern project, and then we focus on the Orthodox stances and churches’ approaches with respect to human rights. Examining the Orthodox official documents on both subjects, we recognise common Orthodox orientations and issues, besides some paths of religious change. In short, the study sheds light on a social research perspective focused on the nexus among religion, modernity and human rights, and emphasises the recent Orthodox engagement with some facets of the modern project through the recognition of the paradigm of human rights. keywords Eastern Orthodoxy and Human Rights, Eastern Orthodoxy and Modernity, Religion and Human Rights; Religion and Modernity Biografia dell'autore Università degli Studi di Padova. Email: marco.guglielmi@unipd.it

Descrizione

Over the centuries, Orthodox Christianity has developed conflictual experiences with respect to the main Western model of modernity. Recently, it has shown a complicated relationship with some of its phenomena such as human rights. According to this backdrop, we explore the sociological nexus among religion, modernity and human rights within the case of Orthodox Christianity. We study the main paths of tension between Orthodoxy and the main Western modern project, and then we focus on the Orthodox stances and churches’ approaches with respect to human rights. Examining the Orthodox official documents on both subjects, we recognise common Orthodox orientations and issues, besides some paths of religious change. In short, the study sheds light on a social research perspective focused on the nexus among religion, modernity and human rights, and emphasises the recent Orthodox engagement with some facets of the modern project through the recognition of the paradigm of human rights.