Open AccessChurch Jurisdictional Fragmentation, Religious Discourse and Public Policy: The Greek Case
Author(s) -
Konstantinos Papastathis
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
studia z prawa wyznaniowego
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2544-3003
pISSN - 2081-8882
DOI - 10.31743/spw.5083
Subject(s) - political science , fragmentation (computing) , public discourse , state (computer science) , alliance , order (exchange) , sociology , law , public administration , business , politics , finance , algorithm , computer science , operating system
The paper aims at exploring the question whether the Greek State has exploited the jurisdictional fragmentation of the Orthodox Church in order to promote its secular agenda. The paper argues that the so-called ‘identity card crisis’ (2000) might be a case highlighting this point. To this end, the paper critically examines the discourse of senior church officials with respect to this public policy issue. Special emphasis is also put on the relations between Church and State, as well as the causes and effects of their systemic alliance within a growing secular and multi-cultural society.