...“The lecture series are designed to engage both timeless questions of faith and urgent modern concerns,” explained Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, Director of Institutional Innovation, adding that “the program accords the public meaningful conversations on Armenian Christian tradition, theology, spirituality, culture, and contemporary realities.”
BURBANK (March 3, 2026) — A colloquium examining the future of Western Armenian and innovative approaches to language education brought together scholars, teachers, educators, and community leaders for a discussion on language vitality, pedagogy, and institutional collaboration. ...Moderator Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, Director of Institutional Innovation at the Western Diocese...
Syria today remains a politically and militarily fragmented country, defined not only by the legacy of a devastating civil war, but also by unresolved tensions between the country’s central authorities and the Kurdish forces operating in the northern and northeastern regions. Periodic clashes, shifting alliances, and contested systems of governance continue to generate instability and uncertainty, particularly for minorities caught between competing centers of
Welcome to the Armenian Church. Essentials about the Armenian Church Faith, Religious Culture and Traditions from Ancient times to Present. Edited by Michael Kermian and Arpie Nakashian McQueen. Burbank: Western Diocese of the Armenian Church.
... author and scholar, his work and publications on the ArmenianChurch, identity, culture, the Armenian diaspora, and Christian communities in the MiddleEast have been recognized in both academic and policy ...
... first camp consists of the purists, the self-styled soldiers, warriors, and language police of Western Armenian — mostly, intellectuals of MiddleEastern origin. They see it as their sacred mission to ...
... is the author of numerous studies and publications and has lectured internationally, in recent years drawing attention to the plight of minorities and Christian communities in the MiddleEast, especially ...
Քանի մը ամիս առաջ, «Սփիւռքի Մեծ Բացական՝ Ղեկավարութիւն» վերնագրով յօդուածի մը մէջ անդրադարձած էի, թէ ինչպէս Սփիւռքի «դասական» կազմակերպութիւնները խոր ճգնաժամի մէջ են, թէ սփիւռքեան ղեկավարութեան քանակական եւ որակական նօսրացումը հիմնական ու գոյութենական խնդիր է, եւ կառոյցները չեն յարմարած 21-րդ դարու
Komitas’s Sacred Harmony Before the Silence, the Last Liturgy
Hratch Tchilingirian | 24 April 2025
During the chaos of World War I in Constantinople, Komitas Vardapet began composing a version of the Armenian Divine Liturgy (Badarak) for a male choir. Due to military exemptions for some educators and church servants, including a few from the Armenian Church in Galata (Istanbul neighborhood), Komitas gathered a group of about 25–30 young men and worked intensely—sometimes day and night—to train them and compose the choral arrangements, carefully crafting each voice part as its own unique melody....
Վերջին տարիներուն, սփիւռքի կառոյցներու եւ ղեկավարութեան հարցը դարձած է աճող եւ մտահոգիչ երեւոյթ մը։ Ապագան մշուշոտ է, իսկ ներկայ վիճակը՝ յուսախաբեցնող։ Մեծի Տանն Կիլիկիոյ Արամ Ա. Կաթողիկոսի բնորոշումով՝ «Կը գտնուինք անդունդի եզրին...
Paper: "Minority within Minorities: Armenian communities in the Middle East between imposed realities and uncertain future", CME International Workshop, Athens, Greece, 21 October 2022. Christianity and Religious Pluralism in the Modern Middle East: International Politics and Religion at the turn of the 20th and 21st century, funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation
The Azerbaijani state has embarked on a concerted effort to enhance its international image following the Second Karabakh War in 2020 and especially since the subsequent ethnic cleansing of Armenians orchestrated by
... has published extensively on issues of identity, culture, and religion, as well as the plight of Christian communities and minorities in the MiddleEast. His work has earned recognition in both academic ...
Paper: "Diaspora Studies: Future Directions", Society for Armenian Studies 50th Anniversary Conference, "Armenian Studies: Evolving Connections and Conversations." 13-15 September 2024, Harvard University & NAASR.
Hratch Tchilingirian, “’Being Armenian is a package.’ Some critical issues facing Diaspora organizations today,” in H. Oshagan and Kh. Tölölyan (eds.), The Diaspora at 100. (Boston: The Armenian Weekly), June 2024: 60-61.
Paper: “Armenology: research and methodological issues”, International Conference, Prospects of Armenian Philology, National Library, Yerevan, 6 July 2024.
Զեկոյց՝ «Հայագիտութիւն՝ հետազօտութեան ու մեթոդաբանութեան հարցեր» « Միջազգային Գիտաժողով Հայ Բանասիրութեան Հեռանկարներ, Հայաստանի Ազգային Գրադարան, Երեւան Հուլիսի 6, 2024.