Religion and Politics in Post-Communist Romania

Name: Religion and Politics in Post-Communist Romania
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ISBN: 9780195308532

ISBN-10: 0195308530

ISBN-13: 9780195308532

Edition: 2007

Authors: Lavinia Stan, Lucian Turcescu

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In the post-communist era it has become evident that the emerging democracies in Eastern Europe will be determined by many factors, only some of them political. Throughout the region, the Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Greek Catholic churches have tried to impose their views on democracy through direct political engagement. Moreover, surveys show that the churches (and the army) enjoy more popular confidence than elected political bodies such as parliaments. These results reflect widespread disenchantment with a democratization process that has allowed politicians to advance their own agendas rather than work to solve the urgent socio-economic problems these countries face. In this…

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List price: $74.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/25/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English

Lavinia Stan is director of the Center for Post-Communist Studies at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.




Religion and Politics in Post-Communism



Competing Models of Church-State Relations



Religion and Nationalism



Confronting the Communist Past



The Politics of Orthodox-Greek Catholic Relations



Religion and Elections



Religious Education in Public Schools



Religion, Politics, and Sexuality



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