scholarly journals Missionary activities of the Russian orthodox church in Southeast Asia at the beginning of the 21st century

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 448-460
Author(s):  
Elena V. Kriazheva-Kartseva ◽  
Asrinda A. Idrus
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Turn Of The Millennium ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
Missionary Work ◽  
Local Characteristics ◽  
Global Labor Market

The article analyses the Russian Orthodox Churchs missionary activity of the in Southeast Asia, with a focus on its prerequisites and the stages of its development. ROC missionary work in the region could build on the experience of pre-revolutionary spiritual missions in Asia, as well as on the Orthodox communities of Russian emigrants after the revolution. Important factors are also the formation of the global labor market; international tourism; and the aspiration of compatriots living abroad to preserve the Russian World (Russkii Mir). The article analyses the Russian historiography of the missionary activity of the Russian Orthodox Church in Southeast Asia. With the establishment of the Patriarchal Exarchate in Southeast Asia in 2018, with its center in Singapore, a new stage of missionary activity in the region began. The establishment of the exarchate in Southeast Asia brought about the systematical management of the numerous Orthodox parishes that appeared at the turn of the millennium in this region. Relying on little-known and understudied historical sources, the authors identified the forms of missionary work in various countries and assessed the scale of activities in relation to the prevailing confessional traditions. This includes an analysis of missionary work in countries dominated by Buddhism (Thailand, Cambodia, Laos), Christianity (the Philippines), and Islam (Indonesia, Malaysia), with special attention paid to the situation in socialist Vietnam and multi-confessional Singapore. The authors conclude that the missionary activity of the Russian Orthodox Church in Southeast Asia has now passed through several stages from the emergence of the first Orthodox communities in the region to the formation of centralized structured management of the numerous new parishes, with missionary work conducted in ways that respond to the local characteristics.

Christian unity: the search for ways to achieve

2001 ◽  
pp. 91-100
Author(s):  
Yu. Ye. Reshetnikov
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Turn Of The Millennium ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Christian Churches ◽  
The Press ◽  
Christian Unity ◽  
Future Policy

Last year, the anniversary of all Christianity, witnessed a number of significant events caused by a new interest in understanding the problem of the unity of the Christian Church on the turn of the millennium. Due to the confidentiality of Ukraine, some of these events have or will have an immediate impact on Christianity in Ukraine and on the whole Ukrainian society as a whole. Undoubtedly, the main event, or more enlightened in the press, is a new impetus to the unification of the UOC-KP and the UAOC. But we would like to focus on two documents relating to the problem of Christian unity, the emergence of which was almost unnoticed by the wider public. But at the same time, these documents are too important as they outline the future policy of other Christian denominations by two influential Ukrainian christian churches - the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. These are the "Basic Principles of the attitude of the Russian Orthodox Church to the" I ", adopted by the Anniversary Bishops' Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, and the Concept of the Ecumenical Position of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, adopted by the Synod of the Bishops of the UGCC. It is clear that the theme of the second document is wider, but at the same time, ecumenism, unification is impossible without solving the problem of relations with others, which makes it possible to compare the approaches laid down in the mentioned documents to the building of relations with other Christian confessions.

scholarly journals Bishop Apollos (Belyaev) and Development of Vyatka Diocese in 1866—1885

2021 ◽  
pp. 396-412
Author(s):  
M. Yu. Polovnikova
Keyword(s):  
Local Population ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
Old Believers ◽  
Missionary Work ◽  
Historical Comparative ◽  
First Time ◽  
Positive Results

Using mainly historical-comparative and historical-genetic methods, the issue of the development of the Vyatka and Slobodsk dioceses, which coincides within the borders with the Vyatka province, under Bishop Apollos (Belyaev), is considered in the article. The author pays special attention to the process of organizing religious, educational and missionary activities, and up to the appointment of Bishop Apollos, the results of this work were insignificant. The novelty of the research lies in the fact that for the first time it comprehensively examines the activities of the Vyatka Bishop Apollos in terms of the implementation of a nationwide religious course, which included active educational and missionary work of the local clergy. Under Bishop Apollos, to increase the influence of the clergy on the local population, including the Old Believers and non-Orthodox, important transformations were carried out: a separate vicariate was allocated in the diocese, the Vyatka Committee of the Orthodox Missionary Society and the Vyatka Brotherhood of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker were opened, and the work of the local clergy was also generally reorganized. This gave the first positive results in strengthening the position of the Russian Orthodox Church among the local population of the Vyatka diocese.

scholarly journals Missionary Activity of the Russian Orthodox Church at the End of the XIX - the Beginning of the XX Centuries in Central Asia

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 550-554
Author(s):  
S. Atajanova
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
Missionary Work ◽  
History Of

The article is devoted to the history of the missionary influence of representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church in the late XIX — early XX centuries in Central Asia. Based on scientific materials, the author characterizes the tasks, methods, organization features and the results of the missionary work of the Russian Orthodox Church in Central Asia.

Activities of Bishop Porphyrius Uspensky as head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem (1847–1853)

2021 ◽  
pp. 169-175
Author(s):  
Andrey N. Allenov ◽  
Oleg Y. Levin
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Arab Population ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
Missionary Work ◽  
Theological School ◽  
The Russian Empire ◽  
Charitable Activities

We analyze the missionary activity of the Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Porphyrius (Konstantin Aleksandrovich Uspensky) in the territory of Palestine, which was part of the Ottoman Empire in the period under study from 1847 to 1853. Porphyrius’s preliminary explora-tion of these lands to justify the expediency of establishing a Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in the region, and the patronage of this idea among the authorities of the Russian Empire, including the Chancellor Count Nesselrode and Emperor Nicholas I, are shown. We consider the educational and charitable activities of Bishop Porphyrius among the local Orthodox population, including the provision of financial assistance in the creation of public schools and a theological school for the training of clergy from the local Arab population. It is noted that along with missionary work, re-search activities were extremely important for the bishop. As an orientalist, Porphyrius described local church folklore, collected relics and copied manuscripts, and described his observations. It is noted that his colleagues also sought to reveal to the Russian society the history and culture of the Middle East; in particular, the seminarian Solovyov made sketches of the area. The relations of the bishop with the Russian and Austrian consuls are described.

The source base for reconstructing the history of Orthodox churches during the Soviet period (1917-1990)

2019 ◽  
pp. 293-304
Author(s):  
Михаил Евгеньевич Денисов
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Period ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
History Of ◽  
Parish Churches

В статье описываются и классифицируются исторические источники, служащие источниковой базой для реконструкции истории приходских церквей Русской Православной Церкви в советское время (1917-1990 гг.). Исследование решает дилемму, которая заключается в том, что воссоздание приходской истории советской эпохи сопряжено с дефицитом исторических источников. Автор приходит к выводу, что дефицит источников может быть компенсирован благодаря использованию в исследовательских целях всех видов исторических источников. The article describes and classifies the historical sources which serve as a source base for reconstructing the history of parish churches of the Russian Orthodox Church during the Soviet period (1917-1990). The study addresses the dilemma that reconstructing the parish history of the Soviet era is fraught with a shortage of historical sources. The author concludes that the scarcity of sources can be compensated through the use of all types of historical sources for research purposes.

scholarly journals Contemporary problems of missionary work among the Samoyedic peoples

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-105
Author(s):  
Olga L. Tserpitskaya ◽  
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priest Daniil Iakovov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Tradition ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
Animal Blood ◽  
Missionary Work ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
The Church ◽  
Nutritional Element

The article examines one of the most important traditions of the Samoyedic peoples, which complicates the mission of the Russian Orthodox Church — the consumption of fresh blood of a young deer. This tradition refers to the practice of sacrifice, so it cannot be fully accepted by the Church as there is a canonical prohibition against consuming blood. As a result, a problem arises that hinders a successful mission among the Samoyedic peoples and impedes the growth of the Church. Despite the ban, there is also a modern medical assessment on the use of animal blood by humans, according to which a certain benefit of blood as a nutritional element is recognized. The state, in turn, is interested in maintaining the traditional way of life of the Nenets. It can be stated that the ban penetrated into new Testament Christianity under the influence of Judeo-Christians. The purpose of this article is to examine the effectiveness of missionary activity among the Samoyed peoples and to identify the possibility of missionary reception in light of the cultural tradition. The authors propose a new strategy for missionary work among the Samoyed people, which will be feasible if the Council of Bishops will consider relaxing the canonical prohibitions for the Samoyeds.

scholarly journals Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow and the Russian Church Policy in the Eastern Siberia

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-58
Author(s):  
Irina Smirnova
Keyword(s):  
Far East ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Eastern Siberia ◽  
Crimean War ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
Missionary Work ◽  
Documentary Sources ◽  
The Far East ◽  
Church Policy

The article is devoted to the Church policy of the Russian Orthodox Church in Eastern Siberia and the Far East with the participation of the Metropolitan of the Moscow Philaret (Drozdov, 1782–1867). Until recently historians did not focus their attention on “Asian” perspective of his activities, though there is an extensive historiography devoted to Moscow prelate. The most important aspects of the missionary activity of the Russian Orthodox Church in Eastern Siberia during the 1810s – 1860s are considered on the basis of materials from Russian archives (RSHA, St. Petersburg) and the little-known documentary sources. Particular attention is paid to the fate of the British Ecclesiastical Mission (1818–1840) and the development of Orthodox missionary work in the Trans-Baikal region, the missionary work of St. Innocent (Veniaminov) in the Far East, the Russian Church policy in the Amur and Primorye regions after the Crimean War (1853–1856), the reorganization of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Beijing (1860–1864). The role of the Metropolitan Philaret in the Russian Church diplomacy in the Far East is studied in the context of Russian-Chinese relations in the mid-Nineteenth Century.

scholarly journals The Spread of Orthodoxy in Southeast Asia and the Role of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1(50)) ◽  
pp. 232-242
Author(s):  
Larissa S. Ruban ◽  
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Мaksim А. Ananjin ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Value Orientations ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
The Russian Federation

The authors analyze the spread of Orthodoxy and Orthodox parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in some the countries of Southeast Asia, and their impact on Russian and Russian-speaking immigrants and expats. The article shows the growth of the publication activity of the ROC in Southeast Asia and translation activities (translation of prayers and spiritual literature into the languages of the indigenous peoples of the region). The article reveals the influence of Orthodox parishes on the implementation of social communication, identification and self-identification of Russian compatriots in Southeast Asia, the formation and preservation of the cultural Orthodox basis of semantic and value orientations of parishioners. A proposal was made to use the potential of the ROC MP in Southeast Asia to strengthen the influence of the Russian Federation in the region.

scholarly journals The evolution of the Orthodox church's mission under the influence of modernization

2012 ◽  
pp. 193-195
Author(s):  
O. L. Tserpitskaya
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Russian Orthodox ◽  
Orthodox Church ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
Political Situation ◽  
Missionary Work

The basic forms of modern missionary work Russian Orthodox Church, special features in the context of socio-cultural and political situation of the Orthodox believers and groups that exhibit a positive attitude toward the ideals of Orthodoxy. Critical of the Orthodox mission in negative manifestations of postmodernism in culture.

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