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Book SynopsisA collection of essays by Orthodoxy, Catholic, and Protestant scholars on Christianity’s relationship to liberal democracy and the legacy of Emperor Constantine for Christian political thought.
Trade Review"Many of us in the field of political theology are poorer for the lack of conversation most of us experience between Eastern and Western political theologies. Even if we are open and sympathetic to one another-and historically that is a big 'if'-the traditions are so distinct from one another that few can claim expertise in both, and so we continue to focus narrowly on our own traditions. This volume represents a welcome change to this pattern, opening a conversation between theologians across Eastern and Western traditions on the timely topics of church and state, democracy, and liberalism." -- -Elizabeth Phillips Tutor in Theology and Ethics, Westcott House, Cambridge
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Outrunning Constantine's Shadow Aristotle Papanikolaou and George E. Demacopoulos The Post-Communist Situation Moral Argument in the Human Rights Debate of the Russian Orthodox Church Kristina Stoeckl Post-Communist Orthodox Countries and Secularization: The Lausti Case and the Fracture of Europe Pascal Hammerli Political Theologies: Protestant-Catholic-Orthodox Conversations Power to the People: Orthodoxy, Consociational Democracy, and the Move beyond Phyletism Luke Bretherton Power, Protest, and Perichoresis: On Being Church in a Troubled World Mary Doak Strange Fruit: Augustine, Liberalism, and the Good Samaritan Eric Gregory An Orthodox Encounter with Liberal Democracy Emmanuel Clapsis Democracy and the Dynamics of Death: Orthodox Reflections on the Origin, Purpose, and Limits of Politics Perry T. Hamalis "I Have Overcome the World": The Church, the Liberal State, and Christ's Two Natures in the Russian Politics of Theosis Nathaniel Wood Constantine's Shadow: Historical Perspectives Emperors and Bishops of Constantinople (324-431) Timothy D. Barnes Disowning Constantinian Christianity Peter Iver Kaufman "You Cannot have a Church without an Empire": Political Orthodoxy in Byzantium James Skedros Roman Catholicism and Democracy: The Post-conciliar Era Brian Hehir An Apophatic Approach How (Not) to be a Political Theologian Stanley Hauerwas List of Contributors Index
