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Christianity, Democracy, and the Shadow of Constantine /

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....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Papanikolaou, Aristotle (Editor ), Demacopoulos, George E. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [New York] : Fordham University Press, [2017]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9780823274222
Acceso:Open Access