Lecture: “Military conflicts, religious extremism and future challenges facing Eastern Christianity in the Middle East today”, organised by Politics and International Relations Society.
The Centre of World Christianity, Dept for the Study of Religions, SOAS hosted on Monday 28th April, 2014 a Workshop, ‘Christians in Syria and Iraq today: facing the challenges’ to explore the realities of the Christian communities in Syria and Iraq. Six speakers presented a rich spread of papers, chaired by Dr. Erica C. D. Hunter.
The closed workshop was attended by Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian (University of Oxford), Mar Polycarpus (Metropolitan and Arch Vicar of the Netherlands, Syrian Orthodox Church), Dr. Naures Atto (University of Cambridge), Father Dr. Behnam Sony (St. Ephrem’s Seminary, Karakoche, Iraq), Dr. Suha Rassam (Iraqi Christians in Need), and Dr. Anthony O’Mahony (Heythrop College). All participants presented and openly discussed papers pertaining to the current situation of Christians in Iraq and Syria under present conditions.
This lecture will discuss the establishment of Soviet rule in Armenia and the near extinction of the institutional church, especially in the 1920’s, 30’s and 40's. The Church suffered heavily under decades of Soviet rule, anti-religious propaganda and was stripped bare to its liturgical functions. This process furthered the "secularisation" of the church that had started in the 19th century. Particular focus will be on the relationship between the Armenian Church and the Soviet-State in the context of the 'Repatriation' of Armenians from the Diaspora to Soviet Armenia in the mid-1940s.
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.
Anoosh Chakelian examines the struggles of an emerging player in the Caucasian circle as it takes its first steps into western markets
"... Dr Hratch Tchilingirian, Associate Faculty at Oxford University’s Oriental Institute, who organises these events, infers that Armenia’s status..."
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.
... Mr. Halacoglu's comment appeared to have been motivated primarily by politics.
In an interview with Uluslararasi Haber Dergisi in October 2007, Mr. Halacoglu said many "people" who think they are Kurds ...
... believe are important for the discussion and ultimate resolution of the Karabagh conflict:
1. The problem of personalization of politics and government
In this region, as in other parts of former Soviet ...
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.
One of the longest serving Orthodox Christian leaders in the Middle East, Patriarch Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch and All the East passed away at the age of 92 on 5 December 2012 in Beirut. His death comes at a time when Christians in the Middle East from Iraq to Egypt and Syria are facing formidable security, political and socio-economic challenges.
... say politics, we should not mean the position of the church toward this government or country, etc. The church should not deal with minor things. But politics that concerns the whole life of our ...
... University’s Judge Business School. He has written and lectured extensively on sociological and geopolitical developments in wider Eurasia region, the Caucasus, as well as the Armenian Diaspora and politics ...
... Azerbaijan Society and LINKS
Paper: "The Impact of Domestic and Regional politics on the energy policies of Azerbaijan and Turkey"
Conference programme ::/introtext:: ::fulltext::Oxford University, 9 ...
... developments. He is the author of numerous articles and publications on the politics, economy, culture, religion and social issues of the Eurasia region, especially the Caucasus and the Armenian Diaspora. ...
Conference programme
