Religion, Society and the State â Transformations in Three Baltic States since the 1990s

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The chapter examines the evolution of religion-society-state relations in the Baltic States since the 1990s. Although the Baltic States are a geo-political area located on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, the three countries differ from each other in their religious histories and current situations. Between the 1940s and the late 1980s, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania underwent state-imposed secularisation by the Soviet regime. As seen in other post-Communist Central and Eastern European countries, the Catholic Church withstood Soviet antireligious measures more effectively than the Lutheran churches in Estonia and Latvia. Consequently, the post-Communist Baltic States display different regulations governing the relationship between the state and religious institutions. The Catholic Churchâs relations with individual states are governed by various international agreements with the Holy See. The chapter argues that the secularisation of society is reflected in how the state and religious institutions interact, both in legislative and practical terms.

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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:Â Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion, Volume: 15

Cover Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion. Volume 15 (2024)

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004713802

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 05 Nov 2024

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Part 1 Social Transformation and Varieties of Religious Changes

Part 2 Secularization Dilemmas and Church-State Relations

Part 3 Orthodoxy and Social and Political Conflicts

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