"Fidelity to the Mission of Renewal"

By Hratch Tchilingirian, Ph.D

AMAA NEWS, April-May-June 2021 | One of the most impressive characteristics of the Armenian Evangelical Church is the fact that, despite being small in numbers among Armenians worldwide, this 175-year-old church is one of the most active, visible and organized institutions in the Armenian world. Today, the mission, value and legitimacy of the Armenian Evangelical Church is indisputable, even as there had been periodic conflicts with the Armenian Apostolic Church in the past and after Armenia’s independence.

Christianity in Karabakh: Azerbaijani Efforts At Rewriting History Are Not New

Dr. Hratch Tchilingirian, Oxford

EVN Report / MassisPost / Aravot (22 November 2020)—Long before the start of the armed conflict in Karabakh, the “authentication” of the history of the region had become the scholarly battleground of historians, political scientists, archaeologists, researchers and bureaucrats. The consequences of Soviet scholarship—particularly in the process of constructing histories—have been disastrous and continue to have a negative impact on how conflicting parties view “the other.” It should be noted that, even today, 

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A decade-long goodbye for a journey cut short

In Memoriam: Patriarch Mesrob Mutafyan (1956-2019)

Hratch Tchilingirian  |   CivilNet.am 10 March 2019

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

Agos, 18.03.2019

‘Yarıda kalmış bir yolculuğun ardından on yıl süren bir veda’

Hratch Tchilingirian Patrik Mutafyan’ın vefatı üzerine geniş bir makale kaleme aldı. Bu makaleden bölümler sunuyoruz.

Patrik Mesrob Mutafyan, Ermeni Kilisesi’nin yakın tarihindeki en cesur, en ilkeli ve en ileri görüşlü liderlerdendi. Gençliği, karizması, güçlü dinî ve idari önderliği, patrik seçildiği dönemde Türkiye’deki Ermeni toplumunun ihtiyaç duyduğu vasıflardı. Ancak on yıl süren hastalığı, cemaat yaşamında yeni bir dönemin

NB Hebdo, N° 143 – 14 mars 2019: 5-6.

In memoriam : le patriarche Mesrob Moutafian (1956-2019)

Par Hratch Tchilingirian

Le patriarche Mesrob Moutafi an était l'un des hommes d'église les plus courageux, les plus intègres et les plus inspirés de l'histoire contemporaine de l'Église arménienne. Sa jeunesse, son charisme, son

Կարապետ Ամիրա Պալեանի նուէրը Երուսաղէմի Պատրիարքութեան

Հրաչ Չիլինկիրեան

«Ժամանակ» 28 սեպտեմբեր 2018

Երուսաղէմի պատրիարքութեան Թուրքիոյ մէջ ունեցած կալուածներու հարցը վերջին տարիներուն հանրութեան ուշադրութեան առարկայ դարձած է:  

Պատմութեան ընթացքին Ս. Երկիրը եւ Երուսաղէմի պատրիարքութիւնը յատուկ տեղ գրաւած են հայ հաւատացեալներու կեանքին մէջ, որպէս քրիստոնեայ հաւատքի ամենակարեւոր ուխտավայրեր:  Իբր այդ՝ դարերու ընթացքին Երուսաղէմի հայոց պատրիարքութիւնը հարուստ ներկայութիւն մը ունեցած է Ս. Երկրի եւ

What is "Armenian" in Armenian Identity?

By Hratch Tchilingirian

EVN Report, February 6, 2018    Mirror-Spectator, February 22, 2018, pp. 19-20.

The debate on "Armenian identity" has a long history and is an ever-evolving discourse, especially in the Diaspora. In the last 100 years since 1915, along with efforts to build communities in dispersion, there have been hierarchies of identity and canonical approaches to