Christianity, Democracy, and the Shadow of Constantine

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Papanikolaou, Aristotle, editor (editor), Demacopoulos, George E., editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Fordham University Press [2017]
Edición:First edition
Colección:Orthodox Christianity and contemporary thought.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Outrunning Constantine’s Shadow
  • Moral Argument in the Human Rights Debate of the Russian Orthodox Church
  • Post- Communist Orthodox Countries and Secularization
  • Power to the People
  • Power, Protest, and Perichoresis
  • Strange Fruit
  • An Orthodox Encounter with Liberal Democracy
  • Democracy and the Dynamics of Death
  • “I Have Overcome the World”
  • Emperors and Bishops of Constantinople (324–431)
  • Stepping Out of Constantine’s Shadow
  • “You Cannot Have a Church Without an Empire”
  • Roman Catholicism and Democracy: The Postconciliar Era
  • How (Not) to Be a Political Theologian
  • Contributors
  • Index