Armenian Church News, Vol. 1, Issue 3, 25 July 2015
Another Successful Armenian Street Festival
The Fifth Armenian Street Festival was held on Sunday, 19th July, on the grounds of St. Sarkis Church in Iverna Gardens, Kensington. The beautiful sunny morning started with celebration of the Divine Liturgy, Badarak, followed by the traditional process of Antasdan, the service of the blessing of the four corners of the world.
At the formal opening of the Street Festival, Dr Hratch Tchilingirian welcomed everyone on behalf of the Armenian Church of St Sarkis and the Diocese of the Armenian Church of the United Kingdom and Ireland, and then introduced the new Primate. “On this gloriously bright day, we also have a special occasion to celebrate: the beginning of the tenure of our new Primate, His Brace Bishop Hovakim Manukyan, who formally started his mission a week ago.” Dr Tchilingirian highlighted the new Primate’s qualities and underlined: “Bishop Hovakim brings with him the warmest spirit of ....
... organised sets of ingredients ("values", "ideas", "symbols", etc.) that would provide a "common denominator" (admittedly a problematic concept) of Armenian identity. The process of coming up with a workable ...
Panel Discussio with Andrew Jack (Financial Times), Hratch Tchilingirian (Oriental Institute, Oxford), Marina Nagai (International Alert) and Dennis Sammut (Links).
This talk on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict accompanies Imagined Futures, the first UK solo show by internationally exhibited artist Hrair Sarkissian, and aims to shed further light on issues raised by the works in the show.
"Victors, Not Victims: Johnson Presents Case for Armenian Martyrs", by Florence Avakian
"Sociologist and Deacon Hratch Tchilingirian, in a 1990 article titled “Canonization of the Genocide Victims: Are We Ready?” wrote, “Theologically, once the victims of the genocide are canonized, the Armenian Church will be put under a dogmatic imperative. ..."
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN - New York Times - October 4, 2013 - p.A6
ECHMIADZIN, Armenia - In this ancient city, tucked in a valley that has witnessed the rise and fall of empires, King Tiridates III converted to Christianity and declared Armenia to be the world's first Christian state. The year was 301, more than a decade before the Emperor Constantine put Rome on a similar path.
"... [the] agenda seemed to ignore tough issues in favor of safe topics," said Hratch Tchilingirian, an expert on the church who teaches at Oxford University's Oriental Institute.
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Armenian Prelacy Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Annual Sts. Ghevontiants Clergy Conference
Armenian Reporter International [Paramus] 01 Apr 2000: 14.
Antranig Baljian
Twenty-five years ago, in February of 1975, the Prelate Archbishop Karekin Sarkissian of blessed memory (later Catholicos of Cilicia and, even later, of All Armenians), conceived and organized a gathering of clergy from throughout the Prelacy to observe the Feast Day of Sts. Ghevontiank. This very first gathering of its kind took place at St. Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts. For twenty-five years, this annual event has been observed in various communities throughout the Prelacy. This year, by arrangement of His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan, Prelate of the Armenian Apostolic Church of the Eastern United States and Canada, this observance was again held in the parish where it all began twenty-five years ago.
The keynote speaker for the conference was Mr. Hratch Tchilingirian, who has been involved in many church-related and national organizations. His topic was "The Challenges Facing the Armenian Apostolic Church in the Twenty-first Century," focusing on what the church's mission should be in today's world.
Armenian Reporter International [Paramus] 25 Feb 2006: 21.
An invited audience of more than 80 people, including MPs, diplomats, academic researchers, and government and NGO representatives, attended the publication launch of "The limits of leadership: elites and societies in the Nagorny Karabakh peace process" at the Houses of Parliament in London, which was sponsored and chaired by Angus Robertson MP, Scottish Minister for Defense & Foreign Affairs. The speakers were Dr. Laurence Broers, issue editor of Accord 17; Mr. Famil Ismailov, senior producer, BBC World Service; Dr.HratchTchilingirian, Accord issue 17 author and associate director of the Eurasia Research Programme, University of Cambridge.
A Tortured Priest Rests in Peace; In Memory of Fr. Manuel Yergatian
Armenian Reporter International [Paramus] 21 Feb 2004: 22.
Hratch Tchilingirian
The Very Rev. Fr. Manuel Yergatian, the pastor of the Armenian Church in the Netherlands, passed away on February 11, 2004 at the young age of 50. He was a member of the St. James Brotherhood of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem. In 1980, the life of this energetic priest, who was full and contagious enthusiasm, changed irretrievably. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time. A citizen of Turkey, he was arrested in October 1980 at Istanbul airport while en route to Jerusalem. He was only 33 years old at the time. Fr. Manuel was charged with anti-Turkish activities in the years when various acts of political violence against Turks by Armenians were taking place.
Armenian Reporter International [Paramus] 04 July 1997: 16.
A literary dialogue with poet Anoush Nakashian of Jerusalem was held here last week. The event was organized by Tekeyan Cultural Association to present the newly published Rainy Love, Nakashian's third volume of collected poems. Throughout the "Dialogue," 36-year-old Nakashian's personal reflections and literary interpretations were enriched with her captivating poetry recitations. Hratch Tchilingirian, a scholar and analyst of contemporary Armenian affairs, was the host of the evening. He was introduced by Alex Kalayjian.
Armenian Reporter International [Paramus] 06 June 1998: 12.
Entrepreneurs Report on Socio-Economic Conditions in Armenia at NAASR
Economic conditions in Armenia since the fall of the Soviet Union and Armenia's prospects for future economic development were discussed at length during a recent gathering of entrepreneurs from Armenia. The May 7 event, "Armenia In Transition: Socio-economic Conditions and Business Opportunities," was co-sponsored by the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research and the Cambridge-Yerevan Sister Cities Association (CYSCA) and took place at NAASR's Center and Headquarters here.
Hratch Tchilingirian opened the program with an overview of conditions in Armenia since it gained independence. He pointed out what a pleasure it is to be hearing "some of the success stories" of the Armenian economy, as represented by the seven panel members, instead of the all too common litany of conflicts, disasters, and shortages. He then briefly outlined some of the obstacles which have interfered with the growth of the Armenian economy.
Broadcast on 1 December 2012 on First Channel (Armenia), H1
Host Tsvetana Paskaleva presents a profile of Hratch Tchilingirian's scholarly and community activities in the Diaspora and interviews him on issues of preservation of identity and culture in the Diaspora and on Armenia-Diaspora relations. Co-hosted by Khachatur Gasparyan. Programme Director: Karine Hakobyan
Armenian Reporter International [Paramus] 29 Dec 2001: 19.
Hratch Tchilingirian Lectures on the Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict at Haigazian University
Hratch Tchilingirian, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science, gave a public lecture about the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict in the Haigazian University auditorium. The lecture, organized by the university's Department of American Studies, was held on Tuesday, December 11, 2001.
Host Tsvetana Paskaleva presents a profile of Hratch Tchilingirian's scholarly and community activities in the Diaspora and interviews him on issues of preservation of identity and culture in the Diaspora and on Armenia-Diaspora relations. Co-hosted by Khachatur Gasparyan. Programme Director: Karine Hakobyan.
News report on international conference on Diakonia Education held on 27-28 November 2012 in Etchmiadzin. Hratch Tchilingirian interviewed in the report about Diakonia.
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) held its annual meeting in the Palais des Congrès in Montreal, Canada, in conjunction with the Middle East Studies Association's(MESA) Conference (November 17-21, 2007).
The highlight at the Montreal conference was a panel sponsored jointly by the SAS and the Turkish Studies Association dedicated to the memory of slain Armenian journalist Hrant Dink.
The session titled "On Hrant Dink and Turkish-Armenian Relations" was organized by the presidents of the two associations, Professors Richard Hovannisian of UCLA andAndras Riedlmayer of Harvard. The panel attracted an overflow audience of more than 200 academics, including specialists in Turkish and Armenian studies as well as colleagues from other fields.
After remarks by both organizers, Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian of Cambridge University spoke on "Hrant Dink before Hrant Dink: Armenians in Turkey." He was followed by Dr. Fatma Müge Göçek of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, who discussed "Hrant Dink and Turkish-Armenian Dialogue." The third panelist was Professor Levon Zekiyanof Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, who assessed "Hrant Dink’s Innovative Approach to Armenian-Turkish Relations. Its Context, Challenge and Prospects."
The final presentation was by journalist Etyen Mahçupyan, who now edits Hrant Dink’s newspaper Agos, with his reflections on "Agos and the Hrant Dink Foundation: Looking at the Future."
The panel was filled with deep emotion and was received enthusiastically by the large, mixed audience.
School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London
DEMOGRAPHIC POLICY& ETHNIC CLEANSING IN THE LATE OTTOMAN PERIOD
Lecture by Dr. Taner Akçam, University of Minnesota Chair: Dr Hratch Tchilingirian, University of Cambridge
Tuesday, 4 March 2008 at Brunei Gallery, SOAS, University of London
Project for Armenian & Turkish Studies PATS) and Armenian Studies Group (ASG)
Dr Taner Akçam teaches (since 2002) in the History Department of University of Minnesota and is an authority on the late Ottoman and modern Turkish history. He has authored ten scholarly works on history and sociology, as well as numerous articles in Turkish, German and English. His most recent publications include From Empire to Republic: Turkish Nationalism and the Armenian Genocide (Zed, 2004); A Shameful Act: the Armenia Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility (Metropolitan, 2006) and most recently ‘Ermeni Meselesi Hallolunmustur’: Osmanli Belgelerine Göre Savas Yillarinda Ermenilere Yönelik Politikalar (Istanbul, 2008).
... as it is in New York or in Lebanon, or elsewhere? I am not sure whether we can establish a common denominator, a common concept or a common definition of what the Armenian Church should be. The Armenian ...