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Orthodoxy in the Agora: Orthodox Christian Political Theologies Across History
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Abstract The radical socio-political changes in the wake of the fall of communism in many predominantly Orthodox countries of Eastern and Southeastern Europe have triggered an intense interest in formulating a specifically Orthodox Christian political theology in various forms. The present volume focuses on ... view more
The radical socio-political changes in the wake of the fall of communism in many predominantly Orthodox countries of Eastern and Southeastern Europe have triggered an intense interest in formulating a specifically Orthodox Christian political theology in various forms. The present volume focuses on these developments, but also offers a panorama of the evolution of Orthodox political theologies across time, from early Byzantium until today. The contributions examine their historical background, consider their specific parameters, and critically assess their particular features. Given that political theology has a much more robust history within Western Christianity, some contributions contextualise the topic more broadly by comparing Orthodox with Western Christian political theologies. Considering that the analysis of the Orthodox side has been mostly neglected or ignored in the past, this volume aims at filling a serious gap in the related research.... view less
Keywords
Orthodox Church; church; religion; theology; politics; political influence; political ideology; historical development; Eastern Europe; Southeastern Europe
Classification
General History
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Sociology of Religion
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
City
Göttingen
Page/Pages
431 p.
Series
Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Europäische Geschichte Mainz, Beihefte, 143
DOI
https://doi.org/10.13109/9783666302565
ISSN
2197-1056
ISBN
978-3-666-30256-5
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0