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Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion. Volume 15 (2024)
Change and Its Discontents. Religious Organizations and Religious Life in Central and Eastern Europe
Series: - Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion, Volume: 15
This volume presents a comparative study on the pivotal role of religion in social transformation of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) over the past three decades. Organized into four thematic sections, it examines divergent patterns of religiosity and non-religious worldviews, secularization, religious presence in public life, and processes of identity formation. Comparison across the countries in the CEE reveals the absence of uniform and synchronic dynamics in the region. The geopolitical and cultural heterogeneity, the need to understand post-1989 social processes in the context of a much longer historical development of the region, and the importance of incorporating religious factors â are central to all contributions in this volume.
Contributors are: Mikhail Antonov, Olga Breskaya, Zsuzsanna Demeter-Karászi, Jan KaÅák, Alar Kilp, Zsófia Kocsis, Tobias Koellner, Valéria Markos, András Máté-Tóth, Jerry G. Pankhurst, Gabriella Pusztai, Ringo Ringvee, Ariane Sadjed, Marjan Smrke, Miroslav TÞik, David VáclavÃk, Jan VánÄ, Marko VekoviÄ, and SiniÅ¡a ZrinÅ¡Äak.
Contributors are: Mikhail Antonov, Olga Breskaya, Zsuzsanna Demeter-Karászi, Jan KaÅák, Alar Kilp, Zsófia Kocsis, Tobias Koellner, Valéria Markos, András Máté-Tóth, Jerry G. Pankhurst, Gabriella Pusztai, Ringo Ringvee, Ariane Sadjed, Marjan Smrke, Miroslav TÞik, David VáclavÃk, Jan VánÄ, Marko VekoviÄ, and SiniÅ¡a ZrinÅ¡Äak.
Olga Breskaya, PhD in Sociology, is Assistant Professor at the Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education and Applied Psychology, University of Padova. Recently she co-edited the volumes Religious Freedom. Thinking Sociologically (with G. Giordan and S. ZrinÅ¡Äak; Routledge 2023) and Religious Freedom: Social Scientific Approaches (with R. Finke and G. Giordan; Brill 2021).
SiniÅ¡a ZrinÅ¡Äak is Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb. His recent publications include Global Eastern Orthodoxy. Politics, Religion, and Human Rights (co-edited with G. Giordan; Springer 2020), Well-Being and Extended Working Life. A Gender Perspective (co-edited with T. Addabo, P. Carney, Ã. Nà Léime and J. Spijker; Routledge 2022), and Changes in the Value System in Democratic Croatia ([KatoliÄki bogoslovni fakultet and KrÅ¡Äanska sadaÅ¡njost], in Croatian; co-edited with J. Baloban, S. Migles, and K. Nikodem; 2023).
SiniÅ¡a ZrinÅ¡Äak is Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb. His recent publications include Global Eastern Orthodoxy. Politics, Religion, and Human Rights (co-edited with G. Giordan; Springer 2020), Well-Being and Extended Working Life. A Gender Perspective (co-edited with T. Addabo, P. Carney, Ã. Nà Léime and J. Spijker; Routledge 2022), and Changes in the Value System in Democratic Croatia ([KatoliÄki bogoslovni fakultet and KrÅ¡Äanska sadaÅ¡njost], in Croatian; co-edited with J. Baloban, S. Migles, and K. Nikodem; 2023).
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
âChange and Its Discontents: Religious Organizations and Religious Life in Central and Eastern Europe: An Introduction
ââOlga Breskaya and Siniša ZrinšÄak
Part 1
Social Transformation and Varieties of Religious Changes
1âMultiple Post-communisms: The Variability of Religious Change in Central and Eastern Europe
ââMiroslav TÞik
2âReligion, Moral Issues, and Politics: Exploring Country Profiles incee
ââOlga Breskaya and Siniša ZrinšÄak
3âGrief, Resilience and Religion in Central and Eastern Europe: A Theoretical Approach
ââAndrás Máté-Tóth
Part 2
Secularization Dilemmas and Church-State Relations
4âIs the Secularization Thesis a Helpful Tool for Understanding the Modern Religious History ofcee ? A Case of the Czech Republic
ââDavid VáclavÃk
5âReligion, Society and the State â Transformations in Three Baltic States since the 1990s
ââRingo Ringvee
6â(Un)Expected Sacred Canopy? Religion, State and Society in the Post-conflict Kosovo
ââMarko VekoviÄ
Part 3
Orthodoxy and Social and Political Conflicts
7âServing Caesar to Serve God: Russian Orthodoxy and the Construction of the Narrative of Russia in a Time of War
ââAlar Kilp and Jerry G. Pankhurst
8âThe Russian Orthodox Church and the Deep Constitution of Russia
ââMikhail Antonov
9âReligion and Politics in Contemporary Russia: Entanglements, Identity Making and Nation Building
ââTobias Koellner
10âVladimir Putin as a Challenge to a Sociologist of Religion
ââMarjan Smrke
Part 4
Religions and Identities
11âCatholic School and Religious Identity Formation: A Case Study from the Czech Context
ââJan KaÅák and Jan VánÄ
12âTypes of Student Work and Religiosity among Higher Education Students in Central and Eastern Europe
ââValéria Markos, Zsófia Kocsis, Zsuzsanna Demeter-Karászi, and Gabriella Pusztai
13âJewish Identity Formation after Leaving Central Asia
ââAriane Sadjed
Index
Notes on Contributors
âChange and Its Discontents: Religious Organizations and Religious Life in Central and Eastern Europe: An Introduction
ââOlga Breskaya and Siniša ZrinšÄak
Part 1
Social Transformation and Varieties of Religious Changes
1âMultiple Post-communisms: The Variability of Religious Change in Central and Eastern Europe
ââMiroslav TÞik
2âReligion, Moral Issues, and Politics: Exploring Country Profiles in
ââOlga Breskaya and Siniša ZrinšÄak
3âGrief, Resilience and Religion in Central and Eastern Europe: A Theoretical Approach
ââAndrás Máté-Tóth
Part 2
Secularization Dilemmas and Church-State Relations
4âIs the Secularization Thesis a Helpful Tool for Understanding the Modern Religious History of
ââDavid VáclavÃk
5âReligion, Society and the State â Transformations in Three Baltic States since the 1990s
ââRingo Ringvee
6â(Un)Expected Sacred Canopy? Religion, State and Society in the Post-conflict Kosovo
ââMarko VekoviÄ
Part 3
Orthodoxy and Social and Political Conflicts
7âServing Caesar to Serve God: Russian Orthodoxy and the Construction of the Narrative of Russia in a Time of War
ââAlar Kilp and Jerry G. Pankhurst
8âThe Russian Orthodox Church and the Deep Constitution of Russia
ââMikhail Antonov
9âReligion and Politics in Contemporary Russia: Entanglements, Identity Making and Nation Building
ââTobias Koellner
10âVladimir Putin as a Challenge to a Sociologist of Religion
ââMarjan Smrke
Part 4
Religions and Identities
11âCatholic School and Religious Identity Formation: A Case Study from the Czech Context
ââJan KaÅák and Jan VánÄ
12âTypes of Student Work and Religiosity among Higher Education Students in Central and Eastern Europe
ââValéria Markos, Zsófia Kocsis, Zsuzsanna Demeter-Karászi, and Gabriella Pusztai
13âJewish Identity Formation after Leaving Central Asia
ââAriane Sadjed
Index
This volume will appeal to social scientists who are interested in the processes of social, religious, and political change in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and history of post-communist transformation in Europe.