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Albanian Orthodox Churches
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Armenian SSR
believers
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
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church
church state relations
communism and religion
Eastern Christian Churches
Eastern Christianity
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Ecumenical Patriarch
Ecumenical Patriarchate
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Finnish Orthodox Church
Georgian Orthodox Church
Greek Catholic Church
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
holy
Iron Curtain church politics
Macedonian Orthodox Church
Makarios Iii
moscow
Moscow Patriarchate
Orthodox Believers
Orthodox Church
Orthodox diaspora communities
Patriarch Aleksii
patriarchate
polish
Polish Orthodox Church
religious diplomacy history
religious persecution studies
Romanian Orthodox Church
russian
Russian Church
Russian Orthodox Church
serbian
Serbian Orthodox Church
synod
theological publications analysis
Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Product details

  • ISBN 9780415673365
  • Weight: 710g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 17 May 2011
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

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.

About
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).