عنوان

A Rational Choice? Explaining the Growth of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Philippines

شماره

LA112645

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انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

A Rational Choice? Explaining the Growth of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Philippines

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Katja Richters

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

This paper shines a light on the three Eastern Orthodox churches which are currently operating in the Philippines and asks why it is the Moscow Patriarchate rather than the Ecumenical or Antiochian Patriarchates which is displaying the most significant growth. Using rational choice theory, the paper argues that the Moscow Patriarchate is best placed to capitalise on the opening created by the lack of dynamism in the country's religious marketplace. This is so because it insists on the strict observance of Orthodox traditions and therefore operates in the strict market niche which is underserved by the country's majority Catholic church. The paper, however, also finds that it is not only the Moscow Patriarchate's strictness, but also the financial resources provided by Russian businessmen, which are fuelling its growth. This paper shines a light on the three Eastern Orthodox churches which are currently operating in the Philippines and asks why it is the Moscow Patriarchate rather than the Ecumenical or Antiochian Patriarchates which is displaying the most significant growth. Using rational choice theory, the paper argues that the Moscow Patriarchate is best placed to capitalise on the opening created by the lack of dynamism in the country's religious marketplace. This is so because it insists on the strict observance of Orthodox traditions and therefore operates in the strict market niche which is underserved by the country's majority Catholic church. The paper, however, also finds that it is not only the Moscow Patriarchate's strictness, but also the financial resources provided by Russian businessmen, which are fuelling its growth.

تاريخ نشر

2021

توصيف ظاهري

72-93

عنوان

International Journal of Asian Christianity

شماره جلد

4/1

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

2542-4246

اصطلاح موضوعی

church growth

اصطلاح موضوعی

Eastern Orthodoxy

اصطلاح موضوعی

missions

اصطلاح موضوعی

Philippines

اصطلاح موضوعی

rational choice theory

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Katja Richters

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/25424246-04010005

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y