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- 81. Church and State Relations in Armenia
- ... has been established in Armenia-for all political parties to carry out their agenda-there is no need anymore to burden the church with politics. As such, we see the continued separation of the church-besides ...
- 82. The Armenian Protestants
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Window view of the Armenian Church, Vol. II, No. 3, 1991, pp. 10-12
THE ARMENIAN PROTESTANTS
A Brief HistoryCompiled 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.
1991-02-03 - 83. Presidential Elections in Armenia: Candidates and Issues
- ... flawed parliamentary elections in 1995 and Ter-Petrosian's disputed victory in the 1996 presidential contest, the conduct of the current poll will shape domestic prospects for democratic politics and international ...
- 84. More Priests, More Scholars
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Frontier (Keston Institute), January-March 1996 [pp. 6-7]
More Priests, More Scholars
While the legacy of communist oppression continues to hamper Armenia's seminaries, scholars have teamed up with the Church to offer a dynamic alternative to secular students, reports Hratch TchilingirianWhen the Soviet Union collapsed and the Republic of Armenia declared independence in 1991, the Armenian Apostolic Church, Armenia's national church, faced one of the greatest challenges of its history: how to care for the religious needs of the three million Armenians in the country with fewer than 150 clergymen.
1996-03-01 - 85. Late Harvest
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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 TchilingirianIn 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.
1996-08-01 - 86. Political Crisis in Armenia
- ... likely. The new leadership may bring more democratic politics to Armenia. However, domestic politics in both Yerevan and Baku will probably ensure that the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process is effectively ...
- 87. Armenia: Political Prospects for 1998
- ... place in the context of several key factors. It remains to be seen how these factors will effect Armenia’s internal politics. a) All the opposition parties in Armenia have failed to develop a broader ...
- 88. Armenia: Rebooting the Political Hard Drive
- ... given as to the motives of the controversial appointment. But it has serious implications not only for Armenia’s internal politics, but also for the Transcaucasus region, in view of the nine-year-old conflict ...
- 89. The Forgotten Diaspora: Bulgarian-Armenians after the end of Communism
- ... a few years ago, decided to move to the US because, "There is no advancement in my career, unless I get involved with government work and politics," he says. But he doesn’t think leaving is bad. "If ...
- 90. The Forgotten Diaspora: Bulgarian-Armenians after the end of Communism
- ... a few years ago, decided to move to the US because, "There is no advancement in my career, unless I get involved with government work and politics," he says. But he doesn’t think leaving is bad. "If ...
- 91. The British Library's 1700th Anniversary exhibit
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Armenian International Magazine (AIM) Vol. 12, Issue 2, March 2001, pp 18-19
HEAVENLY TREASURES
The British Library's extensive exhibit dedicated to the 1700th anniversary of Armenian Christianity
By Hratch Tchilingirian
Ten years in the making, the British Library in London is staging a large-scale and first of its kind exhibit, called "Treasures from the Ark: 1700 Years of Armenian Christian Art," that will be on displace from March 2 until May 28
2001-03-01 - 92. Celebration of Faith: 1700th Anniversary
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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 ArmeniaBy 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.
2001-03-01 - 93. Catholicos Visits John Paul II
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Armenian International Magazine (AIM) November 2000 Vol. 11, No. 11
Catholicos Visits John Paul II
Heads of 'Sister' Churches Renew TiesBy 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.
2000-11-01 - 94. Dividing Jerusalem : Armenians on the line of confrontation
- ... matters and politics, there is coordination among the churches, whose centuries-old presence in the this City precedes Israeli rule." Hintlian added that the Armenian Patriarchate has "semi-diplomatic ...
- 95. Witness of His Time: Krikor Norikian
- ... in Lebanon. It was only later as an accomplished artist that he was somewhat drawn in. "For me, party and politics was my art. I am not interested in Armenian politics, neither right, nor left," he says ...
- 96. Medieval Lobbyists
- ... the periphery of Armenia proper and politics was mostly local in nature, determined by the geostrategic conditions and circumstances of a given period.” Stuck between Islam and Byzantium, “Armenian history ...
- 97. Seven Years in Prison:
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Armenian International Magazine (AIM) February 2000, Volume 11, No. 2, pp. 50-52
Seven Years in Prison
“If one suffers, but does not believe, life becomes meaningless.”Compiled by Hratch Tchilingirian
Father Manuel Yergatian, a 33-year-old priest and citizen of Turkey was arrested in October 1980 while preparing to leave Istanbul en route to Jerusalem. He was charged with anti-Turkish activities in the years when various acts of political violence against Turks by Armenians were reported. His whereabouts were not known and no one was able to contact him. Archbishop Shnork Kalustian, Patriarch of Istanbul, was called to testify before the military court. The Turkish press reported on the trial of the “priest who is Turkey’s enemy.” The US State Department turned down a request to intervene in the case. Amnesty International did investigate the arrest. After his conviction, Yergatian served nearly seven years in Turkish prisons. Since his release, he has remained silent about his ordeal. At this writer's request, Fr. Yergatian, 46, describes for the first time and in great detail, what happened when he was arrested and convicted on charges of inciting terrorism.
2000-01-01 - 98. Jubilee in the Holy Land
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Armenian International Magazine (AIM) February 2000, Volume 11, No. 2
FOCUS OF THE MONTH
Jubilee in the Holy Land
Pilgrimage of the Century Includes Top Government, Religious LeadersBy HRATCH TCHILINGIRIAN
early 1000 Armenians from around the world gathered in the Holy Land during the week of January 17-24 to celebrate the bi-millennial jubilee of Christ’s Nativity in Bethlehem. The celebrations were headed by the top leadership of the Armenian Apostolic Church with the participation of Armenian President Robert Kocharian, who led a 30-member state delegation to Palestine and Israel for the occasion.
2000-02-01 - 99. The Armenian Evangelical Union of the Near East
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Armenian International Magazine AIM Vol. 11, No. 1, January 2000, pp. 52-53
The Armenian Evangelical Union of the Near East
Coping with the effects of the war
Hratch Tchilingirian
Established in 1924, the Lebanon-based Armenian Evangelical Union of the Near East is one of the oldest among the five Unions that comprise the Armenian Evangelical Church. It is a union of over two dozen churches and congregations in seven countries in the Middle East and one church in Australia, as the origin of the Sydney church is traced back to Lebanon and Syria.
2000-01-01 - 100. The Armenian Evangelical School in Anjar
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Armenian International Magazine AIM Vol. 11, No. 1, January 2000, pp. 52-53
The Armenian Evangelical School in Anjar
Providing a brighter future
Hratch Tchilingirian
Ara (not his real name) was four years old when a social worker brought him to the Armenian Evangelical boarding school in Anjar, the Armenian village in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. The school was already in session and the principal insisted that Ara should come at the beginning of the following year. But the social worker could not take Ara back. “You wouldn’t send him away if I told you where this child comes from,” pleaded the desperate social worker. Ara was very quiet and looked disturbed, says Rev. Nersess Balabanian, 40, who is in charge of the school. “The child’s father is a drug addict, his mother is a prostitute and he lives in a tiny room with two other little siblings,” explains Balabanian, “we couldn’t possibly return this child to that place.” They took him in.
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