Political Theologies In Orthodox Christianity

Author : Kristina Stoeckl,Ingeborg Gabriel,Aristotle Papanikolaou
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567674166

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Political Theologies in Orthodox Christianity by Kristina Stoeckl,Ingeborg Gabriel,Aristotle Papanikolaou Pdf

This book gathers a wide range of theological perspectives from Orthodox European countries, Russia and the United States in order to demonstrate how divergent the positions are within Orthodox Christianity. Orthodoxy is often considered to be out-of-sync with contemporary society, set apart in a world of its own where the church intertwines with the state, in order to claim power over the populace and ignore the individual voices of modern societies. As a collective, these essays present a different understanding of the relationship of Orthodoxy to secular politics; comprehensive, up-to-date and highly relevant to politically understanding today's world. The contributors present their views and arguments by drawing lessons from the past, and by elaborating visions for how Orthodox Christianity can find its place in the contemporary liberal democratic order, while also drawing on the experience of the Western Churches and denominations. Touching upon aspects such as anarchism, economy and political theology, these contributions examine how Orthodox Christianity reacts to liberal democracy, and explore the ways that this branch of religion can be rendered more compatible with political modernity.

Author : Kristina Stoeckl,Ingeborg Gabriel,Aristotle Papanikolaou
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567674135

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Political Theologies in Orthodox Christianity by Kristina Stoeckl,Ingeborg Gabriel,Aristotle Papanikolaou Pdf

This book gathers a wide range of theological perspectives from Orthodox European countries, Russia and the United States in order to demonstrate how divergent the positions are within Orthodox Christianity. Orthodoxy is often considered to be out-of-sync with contemporary society, set apart in a world of its own where the church intertwines with the state, in order to claim power over the populace and ignore the individual voices of modern societies. As a collective, these essays present a different understanding of the relationship of Orthodoxy to secular politics; comprehensive, up-to-date and highly relevant to politically understanding today's world. The contributors present their views and arguments by drawing lessons from the past, and by elaborating visions for how Orthodox Christianity can find its place in the contemporary liberal democratic order, while also drawing on the experience of the Western Churches and denominations. Touching upon aspects such as anarchism, economy and political theology, these contributions examine how Orthodox Christianity reacts to liberal democracy, and explore the ways that this branch of religion can be rendered more compatible with political modernity.

Author : Cyril Hovorun
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506453118

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Political Orthodoxies by Cyril Hovorun Pdf

Dispatches on nationalism and religion As an insider to church politics and a scholar of contemporary Orthodoxy, Cyril Hovorun outlines forms of political orthodoxy in Orthodox churches, past and present. Hovorun draws a big picture of religion being politicized and even weaponized. While Political Orthodoxies assesses phenomena such as nationalism and anti-Semitism, both widely associated with Eastern Christianity, Hovorun focuses on the theological underpinnings of the culture wars waged in eastern and southern Europe. The issues in these wars include monarchy and democracy, Orientalism and Occidentalism, canonical territory, and autocephaly. Wrought with peril, Orthodox culture wars have proven to turn toward bloody conflict, such as in Georgia in 2008 and Ukraine in 2014. Accordingly, this book explains the aggressive behavior of Russia toward its neighbors and the West from a religious standpoint. The spiritual revival of Orthodoxy after the collapse of Communism made the Orthodox church in Russia, among other things, an influential political protagonist, which in some cases goes ahead of the Kremlin. Following his identification and analysis, Hovorun suggests ways to bring political Orthodoxy back to the apostolic and patristic track.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004440746

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Theology and the Political by Anonim Pdf

Theology and the Political, edited by Alexei Bodrov and Stephen M. Garrett, is a volume animated by the motif of political action as witness in a missional key. The book makes a unique interdisciplinary contribution to the field of political theology.

Author : Craig Hovey,Elizabeth Phillips
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781107052741

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The Cambridge Companion to Christian Political Theology by Craig Hovey,Elizabeth Phillips Pdf

This volume explores contemporary Christian political theology, discussing its traditional sources, its emergence as a discipline, and its key issues.

Author : Pantelēs Kalaitzidēs
Publisher : World Council of Churches
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political theology
ISBN : 2825415812

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Orthodoxy and Political Theology by Pantelēs Kalaitzidēs Pdf

A trenchant critique, a hopeful vision - Features: * The first sustained treatment of political theology in Orthodox settings * A critique of traditional and contemporary practices of the churches - and of theologians * A vision for engaged Christians Why have the Orthodox churches not developed a full-throated political theological voice? While known for their robust ecclesiology and rich doctrinal and liturgical identity, the Orthodox churches have not strongly advanced political theology. Yet, for our time of momentous change and tumult, maintains Pantelis Kalaitzidis, such a vision is crucial. For the first time, here is a careful analytical assessment, well informed by historical insights, of the theological stance and public witness of the Orthodox churches in the political arena. Key to developing a distinctive political theology and public witness, Kalaitzidis maintains, is eucharistic community and renewed eschatology - that is, a deep faith in and expectation of God's active

Author : George E. Demacopoulos,Aristotle Papanikolaou
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780823274215

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Christianity, Democracy, and the Shadow of Constantine by George E. Demacopoulos,Aristotle Papanikolaou Pdf

Winner of the 2017 Alpha Sigma Nu Award The collapse of communism in eastern Europe has forced traditionally Eastern Orthodox countries to consider the relationship between Christianity and liberal democracy. Contributors examine the influence of Constantinianism in both the post-communist Orthodox world and in Western political theology. Constructive theological essays feature Catholic and Protestant theologians reflecting on the relationship between Christianity and democracy, as well as Orthodox theologians reflecting on their tradition’s relationship to liberal democracy. The essays explore prospects of a distinctively Christian politics in a post-communist, post-Constantinian age.

Author : Mihai-D. Grigore,Vasilios N. Makrides
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3525302568

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Orthodoxy in the Agora by Mihai-D. Grigore,Vasilios N. Makrides Pdf

Author : Davor Džalto
Publisher : Fordham University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780823294404

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Anarchy and the Kingdom of God by Davor Džalto Pdf

“Perhaps the best book on Christian anarchism since Jacques Ellul . . . a timely and valuable addition to resurgent interest in political theology.”—Eric Gregory, Princeton University Anarchy and the Kingdom of God reclaims the concept of “anarchism” both as a political philosophy and a way of thinking of the sociopolitical sphere from a theological perspective. Through a genuinely theological approach to the issues of power, coercion, and oppression, Davor Džalto advances human freedom—one of the most prominent forces in human history—as a foundational theological principle in Christianity. That principle enables a fresh reexamination of the problems of democracy and justice in the age of global (neoliberal) capitalism.

Author : James K. A. Smith
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493406609

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Awaiting the King (Cultural Liturgies Book #3) by James K. A. Smith Pdf

In this culmination of his widely read and highly acclaimed Cultural Liturgies project, James K. A. Smith examines politics through the lens of liturgy. What if, he asks, citizens are not only thinkers or believers but also lovers? Smith explores how our analysis of political institutions would look different if we viewed them as incubators of love-shaping practices--not merely governing us but forming what we love. How would our political engagement change if we weren't simply looking for permission to express our "views" in the political sphere but actually hoped to shape the ethos of a nation, a state, or a municipality to foster a way of life that bends toward shalom? This book offers a well-rounded public theology as an alternative to contemporary debates about politics. Smith explores the religious nature of politics and the political nature of Christian worship, sketching how the worship of the church propels us to be invested in forging the common good. This book creatively merges theological and philosophical reflection with illustrations from film, novels, and music and includes helpful exposition and contemporary commentary on key figures in political theology.

Author : Péter Losonczi,Mika Luoma-aho,Aakash Singh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317031055

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The Future of Political Theology by Péter Losonczi,Mika Luoma-aho,Aakash Singh Pdf

Recent shifts in the contemporary cultural, political, and religious landscape are engendering intensive attention concerning political theology. New trends and traditional ideas equally colour these movements. Given that a medley of recent books and articles have exhaustively treated both the history and the current resurgence of political theology, we now find ourselves faced with the task of reinventing and redefining the future of political theology. This book presents a rich overview of fresh, contemporary theoretical approaches uniquely prioritizing the prospects of the future of political theology, but also making room for significant interventions from philosophy and political theory. Including prominent essays on Judaic, Islamic, Buddhist and Christian perspectives, this book balances elements from post-modern theology with more classical as well as anti-post-modern approaches.

Author : Victor Roudometof,Vasilios Makrides
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0754666964

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Orthodox Christianity in 21st Century Greece by Victor Roudometof,Vasilios Makrides Pdf

One of the predominantly Orthodox countries that has never experienced communism is Greece, a country uniquely situated to offer insights about contemporary trends and developments in Orthodox Christianity. This volume offers a comprehensive treatment of the role Orthodox Christianity plays at the dawn of the twenty-first century Greece from social scientific and cultural-historical perspectives.This book breaks new ground by examining in depth the multifaceted changes that took place in the relationship between Orthodox Christianity and politics, ethnicity, gender, and popular culture. Its intention is two-fold: on the one hand, it aims at revisiting some earlier stereotypes, widespread both in academic and others circles, about the Greek Orthodox Church, its cultural specificity and its social presence, such as its alleged intrinsic non-pluralistic attitude toward non-Orthodox Others. On the other hand, it attempts to show how this fairly traditional religious system underwent significant changes in recent years affecting its public role and image, particularly as it became more and more exposed to the challenges of globalization and multiculturalism.

Author : Tobias Koellner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351018920

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Orthodox Religion and Politics in Contemporary Eastern Europe by Tobias Koellner Pdf

This book explores the relationship between Orthodox religion and politics in Eastern Europe, Russia and Georgia. It demonstrates how as these societies undergo substantial transformation Orthodox religion can be both a limiting and an enabling factor, how the relationship between religion and politics is complex, and how the spheres of religion and politics complement, reinforce, influence, and sometimes contradict each other. Considering a range of thematic issues, with examples from a wide range of countries with significant Orthodox religious groups, and setting the present situation in its full historical context the book provides a rich picture of a subject which has been too often oversimplified.

Author : Marinos Diamantides
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780748697793

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Political Theology by Marinos Diamantides Pdf

Can secularisation in the legal and political domains settle modernitys scores with religion?Anton SchAtz and Marinos Diamantides provide a genealogical mapping of the universalisation/secularisation thesis that is both widely saluted and mistrusted as master narrative of modern political and normative history. Questions the outdated suggestions of Carl Schmitts political theologyBuilds upon a refined version of Giorgio Agambens close-reading of Christian government as managementIdentifies Western-Christian tensions within jurisprudenceConcludes that what the Wests secular universality is passing off as 'politics' or 'law' is really an attempt to manage its own dwindling primacy

Author : Pavlos M. Kyprianou
Publisher : Holy Trinity Publications
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781942699538

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Christian Orthodox Political Philosophy by Pavlos M. Kyprianou Pdf

The Church is commonly viewed as an earthly institution, and is much less frequently recognized as a spiritual and heavenly reality called by God “ to make disciples of all nations” (Matt 28:19). This structured and integrated work offers a vision of a Christian Orthodox political thought in which the Church is neither sidelined as having no relevance to this present life, nor dominated by temporal questions or popular movements at the expense of its eternal salvific mission.The author grounds the mission of the Church in the present world both on an understanding of God as Trinity and in her mission to baptize diverse cultures. To do this effectively the Church must recognize and adapt to local and contemporary political and social trends and patterns. It must exemplify the Gospel as a way of communal and social life, not allowing itself to be reduced to an impersonal ideology manifested within the sphere of imagination, opinions, or a private individualistic existence.Drawing upon this philosophy, the author proposes a way for believers to understand questions of both domestic politics and international relations with a view to bringing the world into the Kingdom of God. He suggests specific steps that could be taken to heal and strengthen inter-Orthodox relations, addressing in particular the canonical challenges of the Orthodox diaspora and tensions between the Greek and Slavic components of the Church. He addresses specifically the conflict between the majority Orthodox nations of Russia and Ukraine. Whilst his specific proposals will by no means enjoy universal acceptance, they can serve as a springboard for further dialogue as the Orthodox world seeks to apply these principles in all nations, whatever their current political circumstances may be.