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The state’s guardian angel? : The Georgian Orthodox Church and human security

Metreveli, Tornike LU (2019) p.106-126
Abstract
The Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) organisation has 15 departments, which focus on a wide range of areas from missionary work to finance, economy, real estate, ecology and military. This chapter focuses on historical and political contexts that shaped the GOC as an organisation over time. The GOC’s organisation is headed by Patriarch Ilia, while the administrative–operational part is conducted by the office of Patriarchate. The GOC operates between seven to nine orphanages, which house between 1,200 to 1,500 children. Due to the Constitutional Agreement between the Georgian state and the GOC, the state institutions have no access to church’s organisations. Georgia boasts its own unique language and a rich Christian tradition, and is in... (More)
The Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) organisation has 15 departments, which focus on a wide range of areas from missionary work to finance, economy, real estate, ecology and military. This chapter focuses on historical and political contexts that shaped the GOC as an organisation over time. The GOC’s organisation is headed by Patriarch Ilia, while the administrative–operational part is conducted by the office of Patriarchate. The GOC operates between seven to nine orphanages, which house between 1,200 to 1,500 children. Due to the Constitutional Agreement between the Georgian state and the GOC, the state institutions have no access to church’s organisations. Georgia boasts its own unique language and a rich Christian tradition, and is in fact one of the oldest Christian nations; its connection to Christian culture dates to the third and fourth centuries. The great revival of Georgian Orthodoxy dates back to King Vakhtang I Gorgasali under whom the church began to flourish.
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Orthodox Christianity, human security, LGBT rights
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Forced Migration and Human Security in the Eastern Orthodox World
editor
Leustean, Lucian N.
pages
20 pages
publisher
Routledge
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  • scopus:85122051106
ISBN
978-0-8153-9470-9
978-1-351-18523-3
DOI
10.4324/9781351185233
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English
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  author       = {{Metreveli, Tornike}},
  booktitle    = {{Forced Migration and Human Security in the Eastern Orthodox World}},
  editor       = {{Leustean, Lucian N.}},
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  keywords     = {{Orthodox Christianity; human security; LGBT rights}},
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  pages        = {{106--126}},
  publisher    = {{Routledge}},
  title        = {{The state’s guardian angel? : The Georgian Orthodox Church and human security}},
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  doi          = {{10.4324/9781351185233}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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