Legal regime for church property in Russia and the Baltic states
... conclusion, we consider the reasons why the complete transfer (return) of the church property seized in the Soviet period is impossible.
Smorgunova V. Yu., Dorskaia A. A., Tolstukhina T.V.
10.5922/2079-8555-2018-4-4
60-73
church property, state, religious organization, state budget
Evangelical Lutheran church of Denmark: socio-economic and territorial-organisational aspects
... influence that religious institutions have on cultural, socio-economic, and political processes. Traditional Christian denominations continue to predominate in Europe, despite the secular trends, observed especially among the indigenous population. Religious organizations not only own and manage religious and cultural infrastructure in residential areas, but they are also characterized by the active implementation of social responsibility [1], [2]. Moreover, there are examples of countries and regions where ...
Economic activity of the leading religious organizations in Estonia
... least studied topics is the economic activity of confessions. Estonia is one of the few countries in the Baltic region where religion has not been a public institution until nowadays, therefore it hasn’t provided access to the financial records of its religious organizations.
At the same time, the population of modern Estonia (more than other countries in Northern Europe) is influenced by the processes of secularization. The aim of the study is to confirm this hypothesis using data from economic and mathematical-statistical ...