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Restoring Hagia Sophia to the Greek Orthodox Church: ​​A Case for Historical Continuity and Cultural Responsibility

By Panagis Dionysios Malik Evangelatos By Panagis Dionysios Malik Evangelatos Institution: San Francisco State University Email: mevangelatos@ssfusd.org; mevangelatos@sfsu.edu; evangelatosgr@gmail.com  Keywords: Hagia Sophia; Ayasofya; Greek Orthodox Church; Cultural heritage preservation; Heritage ethics; Soft-power diplomacy; Greek–Turkish relations; UNESCO World Heritage Abstract This is the first thesis to argue that restoring Hagia Sophia to the Greek Orthodox ChurchContinue reading “Restoring Hagia Sophia to the Greek Orthodox Church: ​​A Case for Historical Continuity and Cultural Responsibility”