Georgian Orthodox Church and Georgian society in the 20th–21st centuries (original) (raw)

The text deals with the issue of the current role and place of the Georgian Orthodox Church over the centuries of its history, with special consideration of the issue of the restoration of autocephaly at the beginning of the 20th century and the place currently occupied by the Orthodox Church in Georgian society. A separate thematic topic is the perception of its identity by the inhabitants of this country in connection with the Orthodox religion, as well as contemporary trends prevailing in the Georgian Church, including the trend of secularization as well as the phenomenon of the politicization of Orthodox institutions in Georgia. A separate theme is the issue of discrimination against non-Orthodox religious associations in Georgia in relation to the law.