Knorre, Boris (2018) Volunteering, Social Ministry and Ethical-Behavioural Attitudes in Post-Soviet Russian Orthodox Christianity. Religion, State and Society, 46 (1). pp. 43-63. ISSN 1465-3974
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This article explores the principles of volunteer mobilisation in social ministry and diaconal practices in contemporary Russian Orthodoxy. I focus on the main types of faith-based volunteer associations, assistance organisations and official Orthodox centres of social ministry that recruit volunteers. While analysing the mechanisms of attracting volunteers and the types of motivations, I identified two main models of organising communities and social groups: an authoritarian-mystical model and a socially open one. Ethical-behavioural preferences and attitudes determine the motivation of volunteers, as do gender, confessional and ideological-political factors. The analysis is based on both empirical data obtained through interviews with parish priests, organisers of church-based assistance organisations and volunteer associations, and homiletic theological and moral-didactic literature produced within Russian Orthodox Church circles and in official Church documents. I also consider the motivation of volunteers and their ethical-behavioural attitudes in the Russian Orthodox theological context. The article also analyses theological approaches in Russian Orthodoxy, inspired by modern developments in psychology, including self-determination theory and psychological autonomy, as well as ‘humanitarian-anthropological theology’.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Russian Orthodoxy, Volunteering, Social Ministry, Humanitarian-Anthropological Theology |
| Subjects: | B Mission theology/theory > Mission and Social responsibility C Types of Christian Ministry > Compassion ministries and humanitarian aid D World Christianity and Central Eastern Europe > Europe G Christian traditions/Denominations > Eastern Orthodox |
| Divisions: | Former Soviet Union Former Soviet Union > Russian Federation |
| Depositing User: | Speranca Tomin |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Sep 2021 14:01 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Sep 2021 14:01 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/2033 |
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