Papers by Vladi Narsia
Canon Law Research Center, 2023
The complexity of canonical structures is obvious and well-understood. There is much evidence for... more The complexity of canonical structures is obvious and well-understood. There is much evidence for the primordial origin of the principles of canon law in general, but in particular, they have also been revealed as heterogeneous in different historical and cultural contexts. Moreover, canonical principles have often intersected with Church dogmas, and they represent realities not necessarily found expressly in the law but rather exist as theological propositions-this is particularly the case in Orthodoxy. Yet, the principle of conciliarity as an institution of the divine law in the decision-making process has been maintained as a valid ecumenical concept to discover unity of the canonical principles among three "Sister Churches"-namely, Orthodox, Catholic, and Anglican.
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This policy brief analyzes the role of the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) in Georgian society, pa... more This policy brief analyzes the role of the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) in Georgian society, particularly in the context of promoting the European integration process. The paper consists of three sections: sermons and preaching that influence European integration policy; the Church-State nexus as a non-secular alliance; and the weak international links of the GOC. All three sections look at the GOC from the perspective of its level of support for Georgia's European integration policy. While Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II can be considered an ecumenical and equivalently a European minded leader based on some of his statements, his position has not been shared by all Georgian primates 1 and, in this paper, this ambiguity is considered a threat for the state's European policy. Overall, the paper assumes that the GOC is in the primary stage of developing a clearer and more lucid positive role, which would allow it to avoid polarizing the society over the critical question of the European policy.
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უსამართლობა ვნებს ეკლესიას, 2021
This essay examines canon law on clergy in the Orthodox, Anglican and Roman Catholic churches. It... more This essay examines canon law on clergy in the Orthodox, Anglican and Roman Catholic churches. It seeks to describe the principal similarities and differences in the canonical approaches of these churches to the following subjects: the nature of ordained ministry; the ordination of priests and deacons; the functions of clergy, their privileges and duties; and clerical discipline. All three traditions accept the threefold ministry of bishops, priests and deacons as fundamental to the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. It is generally accepted that the English word priest derives from the Greek presbiteros, which means elder: this term indicates a person who has special experience in pastoral life, or a nobility of character of and is distinguished from the rest of the people by virtue of his dignity and spiritual authority. In the Old Testament priests are symbolized by the seventy elders, chosen by Moses to assist him in the government of the people. However, at precisely which time priests were ordained in the New Testament church cannot be clearly established from the Gospel. Nevertheless, we might be say that, when St. Paul wrote to Timothy: "lay not thy hands lightly on any man."(1 Tim. 5. 22), he had in his mind the ordination of priests.
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