The book offers glimpses of Orthodox Christian dynamics in various contemporary contexts, either in Eastern and South Eastern Europe or in the USA. Contrary to long-established notions of an Orthodox fixedness and immobility, this book attempts to show how Orthodox dynamics work in various ways and on different levels, at times towards a re-traditionalisation and at times with an innovative agenda, always depending on the particular constellations of each context and on the constraints of Realpolitik. Using various theoretical perspectives and disciplinary lenses, this book mainly focuses on issues of identity, politics, and jurisdiction, and brings to the fore a variety of policies and strategies that Orthodox institutions and individual actors use in their attempt to creatively engage with the numerous challenges of modernity and the global era.

Sebastian Rimestad is a Senior Researcher with a focus on Christianity at the Department of Religious Studies, University of Erfurt, Germany.
Vasilios N. Makrides is a Professor of Religious Studies (specialising in Orthodox Christianity) at the Department of Religious Studies, University of Erfurt, Germany.

Orthodox Christianity Today: Charting Changes, Understanding Developments - An Introduction

Elder Ephraim and Contested Identities in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

The Spirituality of Greek Orthodox Women in America: "You have to question...,but you also have to find answers that bring you peace with God and with yourself"

Religion on Maidan: The Case of Orthodox Christians in Ukraine

The Greek Orthodox Church and Symphonic Secularism: Church-State Relations Seen through the Prism of Blasphemy

Shifting the Centre of Gravity of Greek Orthodox EU Policies A Matter of Leadership?

Symphonic Democracy:Is there a Form of Modern Democracy Suitable for Orthodox Countries?

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople: Power and Geopolitics

Using History as a Weap on: Jurisdictional Conflicts in Diverse Orthodox Contexts

Autonomy or Autocephaly, Recognition or Isolation? A Comprehensive Approach to the Macedonian Schism in the Serbian Orthodox Church

The Return of Duklja: The Montenegrin Orthodox Church's Recasting of History