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The Russian Orthodox Church and Modernity – A Historical and Theological Investigation into Eastern Christianity between Unity and Plurality de Regina Elsner

The Russian Orthodox Church and Modernity – A Historical and Theological Investigation into Eastern Christianity between Unity and Plurality: Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society

Autor Regina Elsner
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 feb 2024
The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) faced various iterations of modernization throughout its history. This conflicted encounter continues in the ROC's current resistance against-what it perceives as-Western modernity including liberal and secular values. This study examines the historical development of the ROC's arguments against-and sometimes preferences for-modernization and analyses which positions ended up influencing the official doctrine. The book's systematic analysis of dogmatic treatises shows the ROC's considerable ability of constructive engagement with various aspects of the modern world. Balancing between theological traditions of unity and plurality, the ROC's today context of operating within an authoritarian state appears to tip the scale in favour of unity.
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ISBN-13: 9783838215686
ISBN-10: 3838215680
Pagini: 440
Dimensiuni: 150 x 210 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Columbia University Press
Seria Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society

Recenzii

"Regina Elsner is the first to present a study that elaborates on the theological foundations for the anti-modern positioning of the Russian Orthodox Church and uses it as a yardstick for assessing this attitude. The book provides an excellent overview of the intellectual historical currents that have played a role in Russian Orthodoxy and still play today, as well as of the basic characteristics of Orthodox theology. The book is highly recommended to those interested in a better understanding of the Russian Orthodox Church."-Dr. Dagmar Heller, Institute for Ecumenical Studies and Research, Bensheim, Germany
With her choice of the unity vs. diversity discourse, Elsner has clearly identified a relevant meta-theme of the Russian theological tradition and spells out its significance throughout history and in current debates with competence and in an inspiring way. Elsners book forms a valuable contribution to a better understanding of the conflicts emerging from modernity and of some probably inappropriate solutions as well as the motives behind them. The book deserves wide reception.Dr. Alfons Brning, Professor of Eastern Christianity, Universities of Nijmegen and Amsterdam

Cuprins

Foreword by Mikhail Suslov; Introduction; Russian Orthodoxy and Modernization: Seven Historical Snapshots; Dogmatic Orientations and the Tension between Unity and Diversity; Theological Answers to Secular Challenges?; Conclusion; Bibliography; Sources; Literature.

Notă biografică

Dr. Regina Elsner studied Catholic Theology in Berlin and Münster. Since 2017, she has been a Research Fellow in the Social Ethics of Orthodox Christianity at the Center for East European and International Studies (ZOiS) in Berlin. Previously, Elsner worked as Research Associate at the Ecumenical Institute of Münster (2010¿2014) and Project Coordinator for Caritas Russia (2005¿2010). Elsner co-heads the German Association for East European Studies¿ Religion Section and is a member of the PRO ORIENTE Steering Committee for Orthodox-Catholic Dialogue. Her papers have been published by, among other outlets, the Jahrbuch für Christliche Sozialwissenschaften, Public Orthodoxy, Berkley Forum, Russland-Analysen, and Ukraine-Analysen.