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141. Armenians and A Peace Center In Jerusalem

Armenian Life (Los Angeles) September 4, 1987

Armenians and A Peace Center In Jerusalem

Hratch Tchilingirain

How absurd a notion it is to con sider having a Peace Center in one of the most war-torm regions of the world. Such has been the response I have often received when pursuing the dreams of the Dormition Abbey/a century old Benedictine Monastry in Jerusalem. However, the more shocking idea seems to be participation of Armenians in this endeavor. While there is foundation for skepticism, the most appropriate answer to such a view seems to be - how is it possible that there not be a Center for Peace in the city of Jerusalem, capital of three monotheistic religions — the City of Peace.

 

 

Tchilingirian_Hratch_Armenians_and_Peace_Center_Jerusalem_1987.pdf

Date:

1987-09-04

142. Canonization of the Genocide Victims

Window view of the Armenian Church, Vol. I, No. 3, January 1990

Canonization of the Genocide Victims: Are We Ready?

by Hratch Tchilingirian

This year is the 75th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and it seems that the "preparatory activities" are still  continuing... So far the victims of the Genocide have not been canonized. There are several problems with the issue of 
canonizing the victims of the Genocide. However, before going into the discussion of these problems, let us briefly  define what "canonization" is.

Author:

Hratch Tchilingirian

Date:

1990-01-03

143. Armenia and The Vatican

Window View of the Armenian Church, Vol. 5, No. 3 & 4, 1995

ARMENIA AND THE VATICAN
Foreign Policy, the Armenian Church and the Diaspora

A Conversation with Vahan Papazian
Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia

by Hratch Tchilingirian

Author:

Hratch Tchilingirian

Date:

1995-05-03

144. What is Good Death?

Window view of the Armenian Church, Vol. 3, No. 3 & 4, 1993

WHAT IS GOOD DEATH?
Issues Related to Death and Dying

by Hratch Tchilingirian

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Euthanasia (Greek for "good death"), in general, means "the causing of an easy or painless death to the patient who is 
dying of a terminal illness. Death can be induced by the patient himself without the knowledge or cooperation of any 
other persons. Or it can be effected by others at the request or with the consent of the patient. In all these cases it is called voluntary euthanasia. If death is induced against the will or without the knowledge of the patient, [it is called] 
involuntary euthanasia.1

Author:

Hratch Tchilingirian

Date:

1993-03-04

145. The End of the Beginning: The Church in Armenia

Window view of the Armenian Church, Vol. 3, No. 1, 1992

THE END OF THE BEGINNING
The Church in Armenia

by Hratch Tchilingirian

It is the end of the beginning-the euphoria that began with the freedom and independence of Armenia is over. Instead, hardship, struggle and anxiety have become part of everyday living in Armenia. For better or worse, a new era, a new "world order" has commenced in the history of the Armenian nation.

Date:

1992-03-01

146. The Armenian Church: Glasnost Without Peristroka?

Window  view of the Armenian Church, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1991

The Armenian Church: Glasnost Without Peristroka?

by Hratch Tchilingirian

For the first time in the history of the Armenian Church in the diaspora, an international Conference of Armenian Clergy was held in New York from July 17-21, 1991.

Author:

Hratch Tchilingirian

Date:

1991-02-02

147. Armenian monks safe in Bethlehem, for now

... News, 5 April 2002 – The seven Armenian priests and monks trapped in the Armenian section of the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem are safe, said Fr. Khat Joundourian, 34, deputy abbot of the Armenian monastery ...

148. The Price of Freedom

Window view of the Armenian Church, Vol. 3, No. 1, 1992

THE PRICE OF FREEDOM

Conversation with His Holiness Vazken I 
Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenian
Holy Etchmiadzin, Armenia

By Hratch Tchilingirian

Date:

1992-03-01

149. Nation Building and The Church

Window view of the Armenian Church, Vol. 4, No. 2, 1994

NATION BUILDING AND THE CHURCH
Reflections on the Mission of the Armenian Church Today

A Conversation with His Holiness Karekin II
Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia

By Hratch Tchilingirian

Author:

Hratch Tchilingirian

Date:

1994-04-03

150. Church and State Relations in Armenia

Window view of the Armenian Church, Vol. 2, No. 3, 1991

CHURCH AND STATE IN ARMENIA

An Exclusive interview with Ludwig Khachadrian
Minister of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Armenia

By Hratch Tchilingirian

Date:

1991-02-03

151. Unity Efforts Between Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches

Window view of the Armenian Church, Vol. 4, No. 4, 1994

UNITY EFFORTS BETWEEN 
EASTERN AND ORIENTAL ORTHODOX CHURCHES

A Conversation with Archbishop Aram Keshishian (now Catholicos Aram I of Cilicia) 
Moderator of World Council of Churches and Prelate of the Armenian Church in Lebanon

By Hratch Tchilingirian

Author:

Hratch Tchilingirian

Date:

1994-04-01

152. The Armenian Protestants

Window view of the Armenian Church, Vol. II, No. 3, 1991, pp. 10-12

THE ARMENIAN PROTESTANTS
A Brief History

Compiled by Hratch Tchilingirian

The beginnings of the Armenian Protestant church dates back to the late 19th century. As a movement it was "imported" and "implanted" by American and European missionaries, amidst the "intellectual renaissance" that was taking place in the Armenian community within the boundaries of the Ottoman Empire. Tracing the roots of Armenian Protestantism is not as easy as it may seem. The authors who have written about the subject, while they agree on dates and personalities are divided over the reasons, rationale and effects of the events that lead to the establishment of a separate Armenian Protestant denomination.* The purpose of this article is to give a historical account of events rather than an analysis of the movement.

Author:

Hratch Tchilingirian

Date:

1991-02-03

153. More Priests, More Scholars

... scholars have teamed up with the Church to offer a dynamic alternative to secular students, reports Hratch Tchilingirian When the Soviet Union collapsed and the Republic of Armenia declared independence ...

154. Late Harvest

Frontier (Keston Institute, Oxford) June-August 1996 pp. 12-14

LATE HARVEST
Armenia's new church leader, Karekin I, must heal the rifts within the Armenian Church before he can plan for the future, writes Hratch Tchilingirian

In April 1995, the new Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church was elected in Echmiadzin, Armenia. Almost 9 million Armenians in the republic, the 'near abroad', and the diaspora were represented a the ceremony by 400 delegates from over 32 countries. The event represented many historical firsts. The National Ecclesiastical Assembly, the highest legislative body of the Armenian Church, composed of 26 per cent clergy and 74 per cent lay people) was convening for the first time in 40 years. The election was taking place for the first time in a free and independent Republic of Armenia. For the first time in history, the Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, in Lebanon, was elected Catholicos of All Armenians in Echmiadzin. The President of Armenia addressed the NEA for the first time and witnessed the enthronement of the new Catholicos.

Tchilingirian_Hratch_Late_Harvest_1996.pdf

Author:

Hratch Tchilingirian

Date:

1996-08-01

155. The Forgotten Diaspora: Bulgarian-Armenians after the end of Communism

... including the large Turkish and Roma communities, are not allowed to have political parties. During the Communist years, the Armenian Apostolic Church was permitted to remain functional. The Bulgarian ...

156. The Forgotten Diaspora: Bulgarian-Armenians after the end of Communism

... including the large Turkish and Roma communities, are not allowed to have political parties. During the Communist years, the Armenian Apostolic Church was permitted to remain functional. The Bulgarian ...

157. Celebration of Faith: 1700th Anniversary

Armenian International Magazine (AIM) Vol. 12, Issue 2, March 2001, pp 22-24

Cover Story

CELEBRATION OF FAITH
The Armenian Church celebrates 1700th Anniversary of its Establishment and Adoption of State Religion in Armenia

By Hratch Tchilingirian

Imagine a giant organization with over 350 offices and branches in some 40 countries, with 500 top executives, thousands of full- and part-time employees, tens of thousands of volunteers, serving millions of people. That's the Armenian Apostolic Church today and, this year, it's celebrating the 1700th anniversary of its founding.

Tchilingirian_Hratch_Celebration_of_Faith_AIM_March_2001.pdf

Author:

Hratch Tchilingirian

Date:

2001-03-01

158. Catholicos Visits John Paul II

Armenian International Magazine (AIM) November 2000 Vol. 11, No. 11

Catholicos Visits John Paul II
Heads of 'Sister' Churches Renew Ties

By HRATCH TCHILINGIRIAN

The heads of the Armenian and Roman Catholic Churches met in the Vatican during Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II's official three-day visit to Rome.

Tchilingirian_Hratch_Catholicos_Karekin_II_in_Rome_AIM_November_2000.pdf

Author:

Hratch Tchilingirian

Date:

2000-11-01

159. Dividing Jerusalem : Armenians on the line of confrontation

... churches in the Holy Land -- the Armenian, Greek Orthodox and Latin Patriarchs -- were not briefed about the talks on Jerusalem at Camp David. When the issue was made public, the church leaders were indignant. ...

160. A Noble Cause: Violinist Levon Chilingirian

... musicians, including his parents. His church choirmaster and composer grandfather (after whom he is named) published the first three-voice Divine Liturgy in 1898 in Smyrna and introduced the organ in the ...