68th annual scientific conference of the University of Latvia. Faculty of Theology section. "Science and Religion Dialogue".

LU 68. zinātniskā konference. Teoloģijas fakultātes sekcija „Zinātnes un Reliģijas dialogs”. I sēde 2010. gada 11. februārī, Latvijas universitāte, Raiņa bulv. 19, Mazā zāle (video skatīties http://www.lu.lv/par/mediji/video/konferences/2010/religijaunzinatne/11022010/) Vadītājs Normunds Titāns 1. Juris Cālītis, „Kā 19. gadsimtā tika izdomātas 'reliģija' un 'zinātne'”. 2. Normunds Titāns, „Teoloģijas kā zinātnes vieta universitātē”. 3. Elizabete Taivāne, „Reliģijas izpratne mūsdienu Krievijas reliģiju pētniecībā: semi-zinātniskais modelis”. 4. Valdis Tēraudkalns, „Sociālās zinātnes un teoloģija – sadarbības partneres vai pretinieces?” 5. Ilze Jansone, „Literāri-reliģiska teksta fenomens: na…

Voldemārs Lauciņš, The right man in the right place: the role of Kārlis Irbe (1861–1934) in the formation and development of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia, 1916–1928

Happy Birthday, Mr. Ulmanis! Reflections on the Construction of an Authoritarian Regime in Latvia

AbstractThe authors of the article analyse the ideology of the authoritarian regime which lasted in Latvia from the coup d'etat on 15 May 1934 until the beginning of the Soviet occupation on 17 June 1940. A variety of sources (newspapers and books of the analysed period) are used for the article. The birthday celebrations of authoritarian leader Kārlis Ulmanis are used as a case study to show the performative elements of the regime. The authors argue that during the short period of authoritarian rule in Latvia, the new political culture known as authoritarianism was widely supported and popular due to the dominance of the performative and festive practices used by the political elite to est…

INTERACTION BETWEEN RELIGION AND POLITICS UN WESTERN AND EASTERN EUROPE: THE COMMON AND THE DISTINCTIVE FEATURES

The common and the distinctive features in the interaction between religion and politics in Western and Eastern Europe are discussed in the paper. At the beginning, the relative, flowing character of the concepts used is outlined, and the difficulties are indicated in making generalizations, since Europe sees great diversity regarding the involvement of religions in politics. The author also outlines the causes for greater interest of religious groups in politics – a large number of religious practitioners refuse to acquiesce with the place allocated for religion in the private space, where it was positioned by the Enlightenment. In the civil society, which strives to facilitate the partici…