Two models of relations between the Romanian Orthodox Church and the state
Two models of relations between the Romanian Orthodox Church and the state

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the different models of church–state relations embraced by the Romanian Orthodox Church during the reigns of its two post-communist patriarchs, Patriarch Teoctist (Arapasu) and Patriarch Daniel (Ciobotea). It argues that although marred by its communist past for almost the first decade and a half after 1989, the church, like the country itself, has transformed in the process of accession to the European Union. In particular, it argues that the search for a model of church–state relations has evolved in the view of the country’s dominant church, from one of establishment to one of partnership.

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