The Post-Soviet Russian Orthodox Church : Politics, Culture and Greater Russia

ISBN-13: 9780415669337 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 224 str.

Katja Richters

Opis

In recent years, the Russian Orthodox Church has become a prominent part of post-Soviet Russia. This book examines the church's political culture by exploring its role in the formation of state religious policy, and discussing how the Moscow Patriarchate is asserting itself in former Russian republics.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. The Bases of the Social Conception and Political Culture: Theory and Practice  3. The ROC’s Approach to Other Religious Associations: From Tradition and National Identity to 'Fundamentals of Orthodox Culture'  4. The Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Army: Sharing a Nationalist Vision  5. Political and Religious Challenges to the Moscow Patriarchate in Estonia  6. The Moscow Patriarchate’s Defence of its Canonical Territory in Ukraine  7. Church - State Relations in Belarus  8. Conclusion

O autorze

Katja Richters gained her PhD from the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies, UK. She currently works as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Erfurt, Germany.