Christianity, Democracy, and the Shadow of Constantine
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Author(s)
Demacopoulos, George E.
Papanikolaou, Aristotle
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Knowledge Unlatched (KU)Language
EnglishAbstract
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.
Keywords
Theology; Augustine of Hippo; Democracy; Eastern Orthodox Church; God; Human rights; Liberalism; Orthodoxy; Thomas HobbesPublisher
Fordham University PressPublication date and place
2016Grantor
Series
Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought,Classification
Religion & beliefs