Freikirchen zwischen Gesellschaft und Volkskirchen seit 1945 aus der Sicht der Griechischen Evangelischen Kirche: Ein Bericht
One of the pastors now serving his fellow countrymen working in Germany reports on the situation of his church at home. From its earliest beginnings this community has faced discrimination. Even under the current democratic constitution, Greece and the Orthodox Church have been taken as synonymous....
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
2000
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Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte
Year: 2000, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 482-494 |
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| Summary: | One of the pastors now serving his fellow countrymen working in Germany reports on the situation of his church at home. From its earliest beginnings this community has faced discrimination. Even under the current democratic constitution, Greece and the Orthodox Church have been taken as synonymous. Hence Protestants — unlike Muslims — are accused of being heretics and suspected of proselytism. Often it has been necessary to undertake steps through the courts to ensure their rights, though certain discriminatory measures, such as those passed in 1938 under Law no 1369, issued by the dictator Metaxas, are still in force. Although both the Greek Evangelical and the Orthodox Churches have belonged to the World Council of Churches since 1948, there has been little sign of reconciliation in Greece itself. Conservative Orthodox circles consider ecumenism as a super-heresy, and reject all fellowship with non-Orthodox churches. The Protestants attempt to reach out to their Orthodox neighbours through sermons, reading the Bible in modern Greek and through social services. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-808X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte
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