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Throughout history, the Georgian people have often dealt with outside threats, and Orthodox Chris... more Throughout history, the Georgian people have often dealt with outside threats, and Orthodox Christianity was one of the main factors which preserved a sense of distinctiveness among Georgians during times like these. The OCG has naturally been cast in the role of a guardian of the Georgian identity and independence. In the last decades the church has been able to claim as such a privileged position in society and in the political sphere.
Geographically outside of Europe and rarely making headlines in the West, Georgia is usually out of sight and thus out of mind. Yet for those with an interest in Orthodox Christianity, for its intersection with the political sphere and specific positions with regard to ecumenism, the Orthodox Church of Georgia represents a fascinating case. The present text explores the role of Georgian Orthodoxy in relation to society, the state, and other Christian churches in the context of Georgia’s Soviet history. (http://www.ru.nl/ivoc/english/publications/reports/)
Dutch article on Augustine's writing against suicide in the context of the Donatist schism.
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](In what ways was the sack of Rome of 410 AD used in contemporary and near-contemporary sources (b... more In what ways was the sack of Rome of 410 AD used in contemporary and near-contemporary sources (between 409 and 620), and why was the sack used in this way? There are two ways in which the sack of Rome was addressed in the sources. Many authors looked at the sack itself, while some others looked at the sentiments – the impact - brought about by the sack. These two ways of looking at the sack are reviewed in this thesis. It is concluded that, in whatever way the event was portrayed, it was used as a symbol of religious and political change the Roman Empire was undergoing.
In his book on Medieval Rome, Robert Brenanto said: "One must always return to the Aracoeli in th... more In his book on Medieval Rome, Robert Brenanto said: "One must always return to the Aracoeli in thinking of medieval Rome; everything is gathered there: the altar itself and its memory, the senate, the mosaic, the floors full of senators and lined with cosmatesque work, the old brick of the unfinished façade, the Franciscans, and the chapels, from various times, of great collection of Roman families, the great and the senatorial names […] In this very Roman place one of the century"s great scenes of renunciation and conversion took place -in some ways the century"s greatest scene in Rome". 1
Conference Presentations by Tijs Gelens
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Throughout history, the Georgian people have often dealt with outside threats, and Orthodox Chris... more Throughout history, the Georgian people have often dealt with outside threats, and Orthodox Christianity was one of the main factors which preserved a sense of distinctiveness among Georgians during times like these. The OCG has naturally been cast in the role of a guardian of the Georgian identity and independence. In the last decades the church has been able to claim as such a privileged position in society and in the political sphere.
Geographically outside of Europe and rarely making headlines in the West, Georgia is usually out of sight and thus out of mind. Yet for those with an interest in Orthodox Christianity, for its intersection with the political sphere and specific positions with regard to ecumenism, the Orthodox Church of Georgia represents a fascinating case. The present text explores the role of Georgian Orthodoxy in relation to society, the state, and other Christian churches in the context of Georgia’s Soviet history. (http://www.ru.nl/ivoc/english/publications/reports/)
Dutch article on Augustine's writing against suicide in the context of the Donatist schism.
In what ways was the sack of Rome of 410 AD used in contemporary and near-contemporary sources (b... more In what ways was the sack of Rome of 410 AD used in contemporary and near-contemporary sources (between 409 and 620), and why was the sack used in this way? There are two ways in which the sack of Rome was addressed in the sources. Many authors looked at the sack itself, while some others looked at the sentiments – the impact - brought about by the sack. These two ways of looking at the sack are reviewed in this thesis. It is concluded that, in whatever way the event was portrayed, it was used as a symbol of religious and political change the Roman Empire was undergoing.
In his book on Medieval Rome, Robert Brenanto said: "One must always return to the Aracoeli in th... more In his book on Medieval Rome, Robert Brenanto said: "One must always return to the Aracoeli in thinking of medieval Rome; everything is gathered there: the altar itself and its memory, the senate, the mosaic, the floors full of senators and lined with cosmatesque work, the old brick of the unfinished façade, the Franciscans, and the chapels, from various times, of great collection of Roman families, the great and the senatorial names […] In this very Roman place one of the century"s great scenes of renunciation and conversion took place -in some ways the century"s greatest scene in Rome". 1