How Long to Read Ecclesial Boundaries and National Identity in the Orthodox Church

How Long Does it Take to Read Ecclesial Boundaries and National Identity in the Orthodox Church?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 36 minutes to read Ecclesial Boundaries and National Identity in the Orthodox Church by Tamara Grdzelidze

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Description

Grdzelidze’s study evaluates the present state of ecclesiology in the Orthodox Church, focusing on the history of autocephaly and its relationship with the rise of religious nationalism. To date, the Orthodox Church has not sufficiently addressed the pressing problem of religious nationalism. Tamara Grdzelidze’s Ecclesial Boundaries and National Identity in the Orthodox Church fills this lacuna, offering a solution to the ecclesiological problems posed by the rise of group-related sentiment in Orthodox communities. Grdzelidze’s monograph begins with an examination of the history of autocephaly and synodality in the Orthodox Church. As she explains, the political autonomy of local churches in the Eastern Roman Empire, which was later transformed into autocephaly, instinctively carried the kernel of group-related sentiments, whether national or ethnic. Over time, such sentiments have given rise to religious nationalism, which has further resulted in the inability of autocephalous churches to disengage from their national political involvements. Consequently, Orthodox Churches are unable to conduct a conversation on the hermeneutics of authority. After sketching this historical background, Grdzelidze offers a solution to this ecclesiological problem, proposing a eucharistic hermeneutics by which the concepts of autocephaly and synodality might be preserved from misappropriation by religious nationalists. This proposal is centered on the principle that the Church represents the Body of Christ and thus embraces the whole people of God and the whole of God’s creation through the sacramental life. Ultimately, this eucharistic mode of visioning the Church furnishes a solution to the crisis of borders and boundaries in the Orthodox Church.

How long is Ecclesial Boundaries and National Identity in the Orthodox Church?

Ecclesial Boundaries and National Identity in the Orthodox Church by Tamara Grdzelidze is 327 pages long, and a total of 84,039 words.

This makes it 110% the length of the average book. It also has 103% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ecclesial Boundaries and National Identity in the Orthodox Church Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 39 minutes to read Ecclesial Boundaries and National Identity in the Orthodox Church aloud.

What Reading Level is Ecclesial Boundaries and National Identity in the Orthodox Church?

Ecclesial Boundaries and National Identity in the Orthodox Church is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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