One of the predominantly Orthodox countries that has never experienced communism is Greece, a country uniquely situated to offer insights about contemporary trends and developments in Orthodox Christianity. This volume offers a comprehensive treatment of the role Orthodox Christianity plays at the dawn of the twenty-first century Greece from social

Preface; Introduction, Vasilios N. Makrides, Victor Roudometof; Part I Orthodox Christianity, Greek Ethnicity and Politics; Chapter 1 The Evolution of Greek Orthodoxy in the Context of World Historical Globalization, Victor Roudometof; Chapter 2 An Intriguing True-False Paradox, Anastassios Anastassiadis; Chapter 3 Scandals, Secret Agents and Corruption, Vasilios N. Makrides; Chapter 4 Domesticating Islam and Muslim Immigrants, Dia Anagnostou, Ruby Gropas; Chapter 5 Non-Orthodox Minorities in Contemporary Greece, Prodromos Yannas; Part II Orthodox Christianity and Greek Culture; Chapter 6 'The Traditional Modern', Eleni Sotiriu; Chapter 7 The Mosque that was not there, Dimitris Antoniou; Chapter 8 Religion and Welfare in Greece, Effie Fokas; Chapter 9 Faith and Trust, Theoni Stathopoulou; Chapter 10 Sacred Words in a Secular Beat, Lina Molokotos-Liederman;

Vasilios N. Makrides (born 1961) studied theology at the University of Athens (1979-1983) and religious studies, history of religions and sociology of religion at Harvard University (1984-1986) as well as the University of Tÿbingen (1986-1991), from where he obtained his doctorate in 1991. He taught at the University of Thessaly, Volos (1995-1998) and from 1999 he has been Professor of Religious Studies (specializing in Orthodox Christianity) at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Erfurt, Germany. His main research interests include comparative religious and cultural history as well as sociology of Orthodox Christianity. Victor Roudometof (Ph.D. Sociology & Cultural Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 1996) is Associate Professor with the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Cyprus. In the past, he has held positions at Princeton University, Washington and Lee University and Miami University (OH). His main research interests include globalization, historical sociology, sociology of religion (Eastern Orthodoxy), and sociology of culture.