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Though the Armenian church in the former USSR has a tradition of giving authorities & the establishment unqualified support by weaving together communist & religionational myths in its discourse, in the late 1980s the church awakened from a long period of stagnation & experienced a religious revival. A more active membership has challenged the church leadership; combined with feelings of Armenian nationalism & the annexation of Nagorno Karabagh, this has made the church's accommodation to the USSR increasingly untenable. Accommodation has gradually been replaced with statements of qualified support for greater national autonomy, though the church remains a very conservative institution. Faith holds a key for the future of the members of the Armenian church as they continue to struggle with feelings of nationalism & pursuit of religious freedom. 3 Appendixes, 8 References. D. Generoli

In August of 1990 Mikhail Gorbachev sent a message to His Holiness Vazken I, Catholicos of All Armenians, "pleading" with him "to use the influence, authority, rich life experience and the higher feelings of your humanitarianism and your responsibility for the fate of the Armenian people to work for the immediate ending of ethnic violence and fighting in the Transcaucasian region." The message reveals the deep historical and cultural relationship of the Armenian Church to the Armenian nation. It also is a reminder of the long established Soviet practice of prevailing upon the church to assist the central government in imposing its will upon a subject people.

" Church of Our Granddaughters is a visionary work of theology and ethics that looks hopefully and lovingly two generations into the future, imagining the Orthodox Church's practices and realities rightfully aligned with its core theological teachings and truths regarding women. This reverent but bold work offers the necessary insight and inspiration to create a community that welcomes all its members, our granddaughters as well as our grandsons, thus allowing the Orthodox Church to better incarnate its mission of service and transfiguration."--Back cover