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The article studies the problem of self identification of a religious minority and its integration in the society, on the example of the Orthodox community in Syria and Lebanon which constitutes the flock of The Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch. Because of the system of relations between the state and religious communities which had * historically emerged in the region, the spiritual leaders of Orthodox community in Syria an Lebanon play a wide range of different roles not only as pastors, but as ideologists of the community. They take a significant part in shaping community's strategy of integration in the society, yet on condition of preserving its own specifics. Proceeding from the above, the article deals with the main statements of the position of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch concerning the Orthodox community's place in the contemporary Syria and Lebanon: in politics, economy, culture and education. The position of the Church is analyzed in the light of concept of Arabism and Arabic nationalism which was adopted by the Church in the end of XIX century. Another theme of the article is clerics' views on the Islam, Muslim-Christian Dialog and relations with the Muslim majority.

Forbidden Narratives: Critical Autobiography as Social Science explores overlapping layers of voices and stories that convey the social relations of psychiatric survivor participation within a community mental health service system. It is written from the perspective of a woman who, in the course of working with the survivor movement, had a physical and emotional breakdown. Ironically, the author found herself personally confronted with issues she typically dealt with only from a distance: as a mental health professional, a researcher, and an activist.The author of this volume writes herself i

Forbidden Narratives: Critical Autobiography as Social Science explores overlapping layers of voices and stories that convey the social relations of psychiatric survivor participation within a community mental health service system. It is written from the perspective of a woman who, in the course of working with the survivor movement, had a physical and emotional breakdown. Ironically, the author found herself personally confronted with issues she typically dealt with only from a distance: as a mental health professional, a researcher, and an activist. The author of this volume wri.

At the beginning of the twentieth century in the midst of the Russian Orthodox Church, a movement was most clearly manifested, which set the goal of renewal at all levels of church life. On the one hand, public discussion and the idea of renewal of the Church took shape as a movement towards the return of the canonical church system, which was subsequently embodied in the holding of the Local Council of the Russian Church in 1917–1918, on the other hand, especially among the intelligentsia – "new religious thinking". According to the conclusions obtained as a result of the analysis of the work of the priest Pavel Florensky, we can assert that by taking the dignity and participating in the philosophical and religious understanding of the church heritage through modern scientific philosophical analysis, through positivism and neo-Kantianism, he paved the way for the return of intellectuals to the "thinking and spiritualized Church". On the basis of the research material, the author proves that the "thinking" Church has become an authority for many neophytes who came or returned to it in Soviet times.

Background: This paper presents open systems analysis of the organizational dynamics of the US Catholic Church sexual abuse crisis. Most of the current literature on the crisis assigns culpability to various parties involved – in most cases to bishops and Church officials in Rome. This analysis offers a way of understanding events that goes beyond assigning culpability on the part of Church leaders. Material and Discussion: As an open system, a church is a system of interdependent, purposive activities, one that survives and develops through interchanges with its environment including the society of which it is a part. Key elements in this discussion include the dynamics that result from the idiosyncratic church structures and processes, and the apparent preoccupation with sexual matters, all of which are imbedded in a religious belief system and a high dependency culture. Conclusions: The picture is of a church experiencing the catastrophe of thousands of cases accusing priests of sexual abuse of young people, of an institution that has lost its capacity for openness as it is overwhelmed by the heapedon needs of members from a flood of constituencies. Key elements in this discussion include the description of the Church as an open system, the notions of primary task, sentient group life, a high dependency culture and the unconscious motivation operating in individuals, groups and the total Church enterprise.

After the partition of Ireland, the newly established parliament in Belfast was given control over education. The unionist government, mainly representing the majoritarian Protestant population, embarked on a reform of the pre-existing denominational education system and tried to persuade all the churches to transfer their schools to state control in exchange for public funding. Despite the sincere efforts of the first Minister of Education, the Catholic Church rejected interference in education from a government that its followers perceived as hostile, while the Protestant churches became increasingly intransigent in their demands for more control over state schools. In order to ensure their support, the government met their requests, ignoring the instances of teachers and principals who called for independence from clerical managers. The result was a segregated education system that contributed to maintain the deep divisions of the Northern Irish society.

Frontmatter -- FOREWORD / Careless, J. M. S. -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE. THE FIRST AND FOURTH ESTATES IN CANADA WEST -- CHAPTER TWO. THE CLERGY RESERVES, 1839-1849 THE COMPROMISE: THAT FAILED -- CHAPTER THREE. THE CLERGY RESERVES, 1849-1857: SECULARIZATION AND COMPENSATION -- CHAPTER FOUR. THE UNIVERSITY QUESTION, 1840-1849: IN SEARCH OF A SYSTEM -- CHAPTER FIVE. THE UNIVERSITY QUESTION, 1850-1867: A PATTERN ESTABLISHED -- CHAPTER SIX. RELIGION AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, 1841-1851: PROTECTION FROM INSULT -- CHAPTER SEVEN. RELIGION AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, 1852-1867: THE WAR OF TOTAL SEPARATION -- RETROSPECT -- APPENDIXES -- BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE -- NOTES -- INDEX

THIS STUDY HAS BEEN WRITTEN DURING THE STAGE OF BROAD political transition inside the Spanish State, following the death of General Franco, in November 1975. The new monarch, Juan Carlos I, has already carried out some acts that will define Spanish politics in the near future, by confirming the men who governed during Franco's last years: but what attitude the political system will take under the monarchy is still unforeseeable; and, although everyone is waiting for a certain liberalization of the regime, the real scope that liberalization will have in the short and medium term remains problematical.

THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES TWO PRINCIPLES OF SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE AS OUTLINED BY ROBERT AUDI. THEY ARE: THE INSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE OF POLITICAL NEUTRALITY, WHICH EXPRESSES THE REQUIREMENT THAT CHURCHES ABSTAIN FROM SUPPORTING CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE OR PRESSING FOR SPECIFIC PUBLIC POLICIES, ESPECIALLY THE KIND TYPICALLY INCLUDED IN THE PLATFORM OF A PARTICULAR PARTY; AND THE PRINCIPLE OF SECULAR MOTIVATION, WHICH SAYS THAT "ONE SHOULD NOT ADVOCATE OR PROMOTE ANY LEGAL OR PUBLIC POLICY RESTRICTIONS ON HUMAN CONDUCT UNLESS ONE IS MOTIVATED BY ADEQUATE SECULAR REASON. THE AUTHOR OUTLINES "GOOD REASONS TO REJECT THE PRINCIPLE OF INSTITUIONAL NEUTRALITY." THE ARTICLE ALSO ARGUES THAT THE PRINCIPLE OF SECULAR MOTIVATION IS TOO STRONG, AND ITS' PURPOSES COULD BE SERVED BY A WEAKER, BUT LESS INTRUSIVE, PRINCIPLE OF SECULAR RATIONALE.