Societies around the world are facing what I would call the Corona-paradox: until only a few weeks ago, the internet and social media were viewed as “unhealthy” addictions that lead people to social isolation, but now we are welcoming “social distancing” as a critical form of security and protection of health.
Panelist: London screening of "Garine" (1969, Soviet Armenia; director Armen Manaryan). Kino Klassika, in partnership with the Armenian Institute, 21 January 2020, Ciné Lumière (Institut français), London.
. . . "Главным инструментом централизации стало введение унифицированных уставов для Армянской церкви по всему миру", - говорит в интервью Би-би-си профессор Института Востока Оксфордского университета Грач Чилингирян
["The main instrument of centralization of administrative authority has been through the imposition of a unified bylaws for the Armenian Church globally," said Hratch Tchilingirian] ....
... «Կենտրոնացման գլխավոր գործիքը դարձավ Հայկական եկեղեցու միասնական կանոնադրությունների ներմուծումը ամբողջ աշխարհում»,- ասում է Օքսֆորդի համալսարանի Արևելքի ինստիտուտի պրոֆեսոր Հրաչ Չիլինկիրեանը։ (CivilNet.am 14 սեպտեմբեր, 2019)
The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, in partnership with the Armenian Institute of London, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian as the Director of the Armenian Diaspora Survey (ADS) project.
Lecture: "Electing 'Patriarch of Constantinople': Church and State relations since the establishment of the Republic of Turkey." Eastern Christianity Lecture Seminar Series (6th edition), 28 May 2019, Pembroke College, Oxford.
Patriarch Mesrob Mutafyan was one of the most courageous, principled and forward looking church leaders in the contemporary history of the Armenian Church. His youth, charisma, strong pastoral and
Hratch Tchilingirian (2019) “Western Armenian in the 21st Century: Issues of ‘Thinking’ and ‘Creating’ in Armenian” in Western Armenian in the 21st Century: Challenges and New Approaches, edited byBedross Der Matossian and Barlow Der Mugrdechian. The Press at California State University, Fresno, 2019: 1-28.
Armenian Khatchkar in the Canterbury Cathedral’s Memorial Garden
Hratch Tchilingirian | 2 March 2019
A new Armenian khatchkar (cross stone) was consecrated in the Canterbury Cathedral’s Memorial Garden on Friday March 2nd. The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby presided over the ceremony.
"They've had to start from zero, and obviously, they've had their difficulties," said Hratch Tchilingirian, a sociologist and associate faculty member at the University of Oxford, who specialises in Middle Eastern and Armenian studies.