Culture, structure, and rational interests in interdenominational networking: a case study of Romanian Orthodox Seminarians

This article is a snapshot of the current attitudes manifested by the Romanian Orthodox seminarians towards interdenominational networking from the perspectives of individual interests, cultural representation, and institutional structure. Using the interdenominational networking as a social platfor...

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Autori: Tudor, Mihaela Alexandra ca. 20./21. Jh. (Autore) ; Simion, Denise Elaine Burrill (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: [2021]
In: Journal of beliefs and values
Anno: 2021, Volume: 42, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 124-141
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Rumänien / Chiesa ortodossa / Seminarista / Denominazione (Religione) / Ecumenismo / Rete
Notazioni IxTheo:CB Esistenza cristiana
KBK Europa orientale
KDD Chiesa evangelica
KDF Chiesa ortodossa
KDJ Ecumenismo
RB Carica ecclesiastica
Altre parole chiave:B Scelta razionale
B interdenominational networking
B Romanian orthodox seminarians
B Culture
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Riepilogo:This article is a snapshot of the current attitudes manifested by the Romanian Orthodox seminarians towards interdenominational networking from the perspectives of individual interests, cultural representation, and institutional structure. Using the interdenominational networking as a social platform, the article considers the tension between rational choice and structuralism, whereby an Orthodox seminarian navigates between individual interests and institutional constrains; while also instrumentalizing cultural representation. For this purpose, a face-to-face survey was administered to 133 Protestant and Orthodox seminarians in Romania enrolled as fulltime students in the pastoral theology programmes at five theological seminaries. The contribution of this research lies in the fact that the data we collected and analysed serves as a social barometer revealing not only the restrained attitudes of the Romanian Orthodox seminarians towards interdenominational networking, but also their inability to bypass the deep-seated religious prejudice due to indoctrination and competition for credibility.
ISSN:1469-9362
Comprende:Enthalten in: Journal of beliefs and values
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13617672.2020.1780392