Church-State Relations in the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921)
Church-State Relations in the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921)
Author(s): Dimitry GegenavaSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Constitutional Law, International Law, Theology and Religion
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Prawa, Prawa Kanonicznego i Administracji
Keywords: Georgian Orthodox Church; separation; Democratic Republic of Georgia; freedom of religion; secularism; religious freedom; freedom of conscience and religion; Church-State relations; Law on Religion
Summary/Abstract: Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921) was one of the unique states in the first quarter of XX century. Despite the historical relations between the Church and the State in Georgia, the social-democratic government changed its official policy and chose French secularism, which was very unusual for the country. This was incorporated in the Constitution of 1921. This article is about the Georgian church-state relations during 1918-1921, the positive and negative aspects of the chosen form of secularism and the challenges that the newly independent State faced in the sphere of religious freedom until the Soviet occupation.
Journal: Studia z Prawa Wyznaniowego
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 21
- Page Range: 255-269
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English