Orthodoxy as Solidarity: New Books from the Research Project

Friday 20. February at 17:00 - 19:00 EET

The event takes place according to Estonian time, 17.00 EET.

National Archives of Estonia, Otto Liivi saal, Tartu

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You are warmly invited to a hybrid presentation of two books published within the research project
“Orthodoxy as Solidarity: An Examination of Popular and Conciliar Orthodoxy in the Baltic Provinces and Independent Estonia, 1890s–1930s” (PRG 1599).

📘 Baltic Orthodoxy: People, Places, Practices

Tartu University Press
https://shop.ut.ee/en/pood/baltic-orthodoxy/

Over the past two centuries, Orthodoxy in the Baltic region has unfolded amid empire, revolution, independence, repression, and revival. It has been the faith of imperial elites and persecuted Old Believers, of convert Estonians, Latvians, and Finns, and of minority communities such as the Seto and Karelians. Constantly negotiating its position between power and marginality, Orthodoxy in the Baltic lands has proved both deeply rooted and strikingly adaptable.

This volume explores the complexity and diversity of Baltic Orthodoxy through fourteen chapters that focus on people, practices, and places. It asks who the Baltic Orthodox are, how they experienced dramatic political and social change, and how Orthodoxy interacted with language, education, architecture, music, monasticism, and heritage-making. Written in English, the book contributes to international scholarship while offering rich material for comparative and interdisciplinary research.


📕 The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Conciliarity in Modern Orthodox Christianity

Wiley-Blackwell
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781394195855

Conciliarity has long been central to Orthodox Christian identity, shaping church governance, theology, and communal life. This Companion offers a comprehensive and innovative analysis of how conciliarity has been rethought and reconfigured from the nineteenth century to the present.

Bringing together leading scholars, the volume examines major historical moments—such as the 1917–18 Moscow Council and the 2016 Council of Crete—alongside contemporary challenges including inter-Orthodox relations, the role of the laity and women, and global Orthodox diversity. Combining historical, theological, and sociopolitical perspectives, the book highlights diverse models of conciliar and synodal practice across Orthodox communities in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and beyond.

An essential reference for scholars, students, clergy, and ecumenical practitioners, the Companion fills a major gap in English-language scholarship on modern Orthodox ecclesiology.

Purchase link:
https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Wiley+Blackwell+Companion+to+Conciliarity+in+Modern+Orthodox+Christianity-p-9781394195862](https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Wiley+Blackwell+Companion+to+Conciliarity+in+Modern+Orthodox+Christianity-p-9781394195862

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Irina Paert

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