In Chase of âModern Religiosityâ
Georgiaâs Secular Moderns Challenge the âSpoon-Worshippersâ
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In the spring of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly spread through the four corners of the world, Christian Orthodox churches were caught in the age-old altercation with science. Tensions condensed around a small material objectâthe communion spoonâand its potential to transmit the virus. The article examines the ensuing Eucharist-related debates between âliberal secularistsâ and followers of the Orthodox Church of Georgia: namely, the formerâs selective juxtaposition of abstract âfaithâ against religious practice due to the latterâs alleged incongruity with modernity. The goal of this article is to illuminate the underlying discourse behind these accusations, which in turn draws on the notion of âmodern religiosityâ informed by post-Reformation ideals.
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In Chase of âModern Religiosityâ
Georgiaâs Secular Moderns Challenge the âSpoon-Worshippersâ
In: Journal of Religion in EuropeSearch for other papers by Mariam Goshadze in
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In the spring of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly spread through the four corners of the world, Christian Orthodox churches were caught in the age-old altercation with science. Tensions condensed around a small material objectâthe communion spoonâand its potential to transmit the virus. The article examines the ensuing Eucharist-related debates between âliberal secularistsâ and followers of the Orthodox Church of Georgia: namely, the formerâs selective juxtaposition of abstract âfaithâ against religious practice due to the latterâs alleged incongruity with modernity. The goal of this article is to illuminate the underlying discourse behind these accusations, which in turn draws on the notion of âmodern religiosityâ informed by post-Reformation ideals.
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