Victor Roudometof is assistant professor of Sociology at the University of Cyprus. Alexander Agadjanian is teaching at the Center for the Study of Religion, Russian State University of Humanities, Moscow. Jerry Pankhurst is professor of Sociology at Wittenberg University.

• 1 Foreword2 Preface3 Introduction: Eastern Orthodoxy in a Global Age: Preliminary ConsiderationsPart 4 East European Experiences5 Globalization and Identity Discourse in Russian Orthodoxy6 From Hot War to Cold Integration? Serbian Orthodox Voices on Globalization and the European Union7 Orthodoxy as Public Religion in Post-1989 Greece8 Church, Identity, Politics: Ecclesiastical Functions and Expectations Toward Churches in Post-1989 Romania9 Globalization, Nationalism, and Orthodoxy: The Case of Ukranian Nation-BuildingPart 10 Comparative Perspectives and Transnational Connections11 Orthodox Christianity, Rationalization, Modernization: A Reassessment12 A Transnational Religious Community Gathers Around an Icon: The Return of the Tsar13 Living Eastern Orthodox Religion in the United States14 The Greek Orthodox Church in the US: Crisis or Transition?15 Bibliographical Notes16 Index

Eastern Orthodoxy in a Global Age is a valuable contribution....[It] is a highly welcome addition to the literature of religion and globalization.

Victor Roudometof is assistant professor of Sociology at the University of Cyprus. Alexander Agadjanian is teaching at the Center for the Study of Religion, Russian State University of Humanities, Moscow. Jerry Pankhurst is professor of Sociology at Wittenberg University.

• 1 Foreword2 Preface3 Introduction: Eastern Orthodoxy in a Global Age: Preliminary ConsiderationsPart 4 East European Experiences5 Globalization and Identity Discourse in Russian Orthodoxy6 From Hot War to Cold Integration? Serbian Orthodox Voices on Globalization and the European Union7 Orthodoxy as Public Religion in Post-1989 Greece8 Church, Identity, Politics: Ecclesiastical Functions and Expectations Toward Churches in Post-1989 Romania9 Globalization, Nationalism, and Orthodoxy: The Case of Ukranian Nation-BuildingPart 10 Comparative Perspectives and Transnational Connections11 Orthodox Christianity, Rationalization, Modernization: A Reassessment12 A Transnational Religious Community Gathers Around an Icon: The Return of the Tsar13 Living Eastern Orthodox Religion in the United States14 The Greek Orthodox Church in the US: Crisis or Transition?15 Bibliographical Notes16 Index

Eastern Orthodoxy in a Global Age is a valuable contribution....[It] is a highly welcome addition to the literature of religion and globalization.

Victor Roudometof is assistant professor of Sociology at the University of Cyprus. Alexander Agadjanian is teaching at the Center for the Study of Religion, Russian State University of Humanities, Moscow. Jerry Pankhurst is professor of Sociology at Wittenberg University.

• 1 Foreword2 Preface3 Introduction: Eastern Orthodoxy in a Global Age: Preliminary ConsiderationsPart 4 East European Experiences5 Globalization and Identity Discourse in Russian Orthodoxy6 From Hot War to Cold Integration? Serbian Orthodox Voices on Globalization and the European Union7 Orthodoxy as Public Religion in Post-1989 Greece8 Church, Identity, Politics: Ecclesiastical Functions and Expectations Toward Churches in Post-1989 Romania9 Globalization, Nationalism, and Orthodoxy: The Case of Ukranian Nation-BuildingPart 10 Comparative Perspectives and Transnational Connections11 Orthodox Christianity, Rationalization, Modernization: A Reassessment12 A Transnational Religious Community Gathers Around an Icon: The Return of the Tsar13 Living Eastern Orthodox Religion in the United States14 The Greek Orthodox Church in the US: Crisis or Transition?15 Bibliographical Notes16 Index

Eastern Orthodoxy in a Global Age is a valuable contribution....[It] is a highly welcome addition to the literature of religion and globalization.