<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This essay illustrates situations in actual parish life in the diaspora, between juridical presumptions and everyday practice. Juridical grounds are based on canonical law of the Orthodox Church as well as on the Constitution and Acts of the Serbian Orthodox Church, which were formed between the World Wars and in the post-war period, thus being prepared for the multicultural surroundings of Yugoslavia. Multiculturalism is particularly accented in the diaspora. The text describes the juridical procedure and its consequences in parish life and gives a statistical overview of a parish in the diaspora.</p></abstract>

This essay illustrates situations in actual parish life in the diaspora, between juridical presumptions and everyday practice. Juridical grounds are based on canonical law of the Orthodox Church as well as on the Constitution and Acts of the Serbian Orthodox Church, which were formed between the World Wars and in the post-war period, thus being prepared for the multicultural surroundings of Yugoslavia. Multiculturalism is particularly accented in the diaspora. The text describes the juridical procedure and its consequences in parish life and gives a statistical overview of a parish in the diaspora.

Interconfessional Marriage and Serbian Orthodox Church – A Parish Life Perspective from Diaspora

Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu

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This essay illustrates situations in actual parish life in the diaspora, between juridical presumptions and everyday practice. Juridical grounds are based on...

Interconfessional Marriage and Serbian Orthodox Church – A Parish Life Perspective from Diaspora

Published Online: Dec 28, 2018

Page range: 453 - 457

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2018-0033

Keywords
Orthodoxy, mixed marriage, juridical practice, diaspora, Austria

© 2018 Mihailo Smiljanic, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Interconfessional Marriage and Serbian Orthodox Church – A Parish Life Perspective from Diaspora

Published Online: Dec 28, 2018

Page range: 453 - 457

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2018-0033

KeywordsOrthodoxy, mixed marriage, juridical practice, diaspora, Austria

© 2018 Mihailo Smiljanic, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Orthodoxy, mixed marriage, juridical practice, diaspora, Austria