Eastern Christianity and the Cold War, 1945-91

ISBN-13: 9780415673365 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 384 str.

Lucian Leustean

Opis

Despite widespread persecution, Orthodox churches not only survived the Cold War period but levels of religiosity in Orthodox countries remained significant. This book examines the often surprising relations between Orthodox churches and political regimes. It provides a comprehensive overview of the dynamics between Eastern Christianity and politics from the end of the Second World War to the fall of communism, covering 40 Orthodox churches including diasporic churches in Africa, Asia, America and Australia. Based on research from recently-opened archives and publications in a wide range of European languages, it analyses church-state relations on both sides of the Iron Curtain. It discusses the following key themes: the relationship between Orthodox churches and political power; religious resistance to communism; the political control of churches; religion and propaganda; monasticism and theological publications; religious diplomacy within the Orthodox commonwealth; and religious contacts between East and West.

Spis treści

1. Eastern Christianity and the Cold War. An Overview Lucian N. Leustean  A. Eastern Christianity behind the Iron Curtain  2. The Russian Orthodox Church Nickolas Lupinin  3. The Romanian Orthodox Church Lucian N. Leustean  4. The Serbian Orthodox Church Klaus Buchenau  5. The Bulgarian Orthodox Church Daniela Kalkandjieva  6. The Georgian Orthodox Church Stephen F. Jones  7. The Polish Orthodox Church Edward D. Wynot  8. The Czechoslovak Orthodox Church Tomáš Havlícek  9. The Albanian Orthodox Church Nicolas Pano  10. The Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Zenon V. Wasyliw  11. The Macedonian Orthodox Church Todor Cepreganov and Philip Shashko  12. The Armenian Apostolic Church Felix Corley  13. Other Orthodox Church behind the Iron Curtain Lucian N. Leustean  B. Eastern Christianity beyond the Iron Curtain  14. The Ecumenical Patriarchate Paschalis M. Kitromilides  15. The Greek Orthodox Patriarchates in the Middle East Anthony O’Mahony  16. The Orthodox Church of Greece Vasilios N. Makrides  17. The Orthodox Church of Cyprus Victor Roudometof  18. The Finnish Orthodox Church Teuvo Laitila  19. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tawehedo Church Steve Kaplan  20. Other Orthodox Church beyond the Iron Curtain Lucian N. Leustean  Bibliography  Index

O autorze

Lucian N. Leustean is Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Aston University, Birmingham, UK. He is the author of Orthodoxy and the Cold War: Religion and Political Power in Romania, 1947-65 (2009) and co-editor with John Madeley of Religion, Politics and Law in the European Union (Routledge, 2009).