Tag: Political Theology
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Islam, Orthodoxy, and Tyranny
by Phil Dorroll | български | ქართული | Ελληνικά | Русский | Српски When it comes to religion and politics, Eastern Orthodox Christians and Sunni Muslims find themselves in the same predicament. Both of these religions adhere to a particularly strong concept of sacred tradition. This tradition is distinct from revelation itself, but revelation can […]
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The Navalny Protests and Orthodoxy’s A-Political Theology
by Andrey Shishkov | български | ქართული | Ελληνικά | Русский | Српски At the end of January, what were perhaps the largest protest rallies in the last ten years took place across Russia. The protests were sparked by the arrest of opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who had returned to his homeland after medical treatment […]
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Political Nestorianism and the Politics of Theosis
by Aristotle Papanikolaou This essay was originally delivered as a public talk at the June 2015 Fordham/OTSA conference on the upcoming Great and Holy Council of the Orthodox Church. It was part of a panel on “The Contribution of the Orthodox Church to the Realization of Justice, Freedom, Brotherhood, and Love among Peoples.” In addressing how the […]