Politics, Society and Culture in Orthodox Theology in a Global Age / / edited by Hans-Peter Grosshans, Pantelis Kalaitzidis.

• Superior document: Eastern Church Identities ; 11
• TeilnehmendeR: Grosshans, Hans-Peter,; Kalaitzidis, Pantelis,
• Place / Publishing House: Paderborn : : Ferdinand Schöningh, Brill Deutschland,, 2023.; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Eastern Church Identities ; 11.; Schöningh, Fink and mentis Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2023.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

The articles in the book show that today’s Orthodox theology is constructively relating to modernity in politics, society and culture. In 20 articles very prominent Orthodox theologians and experts on Orthodox theology and Orthodox Christianity from academic fields like sociology of religion or political studies are discussing, in what sense politics, society and culture are considered in Orthodox Theology in a global horizon. Contributors are Alfons Brüning, Ina Merdjanova, Nathaniel Wood, Cyril Hovorun, Dimitrios Moschos, Lucien Turcescu, K. M. George (Kondortha), Pantelis Kalaitzidis, Branko Sekulić, Georgios Vlantis, Nikolaos Asproulis, Atanas Slavov, Sveto Riboloff, Haralambos Ventis, Ioannis Kaminis, Irena Pavlović, Athanasios N. Papathanasiou, Chris Durante, Kateřina Kočandrle Bauer, Vasilios N. Makrides.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Copyright page -- Politics, Society and Culture in Orthodox Theology in an Age of Globalization / Hans-Peter Grosshans -- The Tsarist System / Alfons Brüning -- Orthodox Christianity under Pressure: Ottoman, Communist and Post-Communist Contexts / Ina Merdjanova -- Democracy in Russian Religious Philosophy: A Political Theology of Participation / Nathaniel Wood -- Is Scholasticism a Pseudomorphosis? A Polemical Note on Georges Florovsky’s Political Theology / Cyril Hovorun -- History of the Idea of Democracy in Modern Greek Orthodox Theology / Dimitrios Moschos -- Orthodoxy and Democracy in Romanian Theology / Lucian Turcescu -- Eyes Wide Shut: Discussion about Orthodoxy and Democracy in Serbian Theology and Thought / Branko Sekulić -- Orthodox Theology Challenged by Balkan and East European Ethnotheologies / Pantelis Kalaitzidis -- Synodal Democracy and the Oriental Orthodox Churches / K. M. George Kondothra -- Welcoming the Thorn in the Flesh: Orthodox Theology, (Post)Modernity and (Post-)Secularization / Georgios Vlantis -- Primacy, Synodality and Liberal Democracy: An Uneasy Relationship / Nikolaos Asproulis -- Constitutional Tradition and Eastern Orthodoxy: Political-Theological Aspects / Atanas Slavov -- Church and State in the Orthodox World Today and the Challenges of the Global Age / Sveto Riboloff -- Liberal Democracy, Spiritual Values and Nihilism: Prefatory Notes to a pending Discussion in the Orthodox World / Haralambos Ventis -- The Reception of Human Rights in the Eastern Orthodox Theology: Challenges and Perspectives / Ioannis Kaminis -- Civil Society and Orthodoxy: A Counter-Discourse / Irena Pavlović -- Mission(s) and Politics: An Orthodox’s Approach / Athanasios N. Papathanasiou -- The Sin of Phyletism: A Multicultural Perspective on Ethnic Bigotry in the Orthodox Church / Chris Durante -- Orthodox Spirituality in Democratic Pluralities / Kateřina Kočandrle Bauer -- Orthodox Christianity in the Context of Postcolonial Studies / Vasilios N. Makrides -- Contributors -- Index of Names.