The Role of Religion in the Fate of the Armenian People

Armen Kolyayi Sahakyan

doi:10.31648/hip.2624

Published: 2018-12-201

No. 24 (2018)

The Role of Religion in the Fate of the Armenian People

Armen Kolyayi Sahakyan

Humanities and Natural Sciences

Section: ARTICLES Faith – religion – church

https://doi.org/10.31648/hip.2624

Abstract

The article represents the role and significance of Christianity as a national religion and the Armenian Apostolic Church as a national church in the life of Armenia and the Armenian people. Taking into account the historical facts, the invaluable contribution of the Armenian Church to the preservation of the Armenian identity and the strengthening of the Armenian statehood are pointed out. Historical-chronological analysis of state-church relations is observed, considering it in the framework of modern period as one of priority issues of globalization concerning the national security of the republic.

The article represents the results of a series of sociological researches revealing the religious perceptions of the Armenian youth, thus trying to show the role and significance of Christianity and the Armenian Apostolic Church among contemporary Armenian youth.

Keywords:

religion, Christianity, enian Apostolic Church (AAC), National Church, state, nation

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