Church and state : religious nationalism and state identification in post-communist Romania / Cristian Romocea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Romocea, Cristian, author.

Series:

Continuum religious studies.

Continuum religious studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and politics--Romania.

Christianity and politics.

Church and state--Romania.

Church and state.

Nationalism--Romania--History--20th century.

Nationalism.

Romania--Church history.

Romania.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Twenty years have passed since the fall of the Iron Curtain, yet emerging democracies continue to struggle with a secular state which does not give preference to churches as major political players. This book explores the nationalist inclinations of an Eastern Orthodox Church as it interacts with a politically immature yet decisively democratic Eastern European state. Discussing the birth pangs of extreme nationalist movements of the twentieth century, it offers a creative retelling of the ideological idiosyncrasies which have characterized Marxist Communism and Nazism. Cristian Romocea provid

Contents:

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. The Orthodox Church in Post-Communist Romania

2. German Protestantism and Nazism in Third Reich Germany

3. From Caesaropapism to Religious Nationalism

4. Nationalist Orthodoxy and the Romanian State

5. The Marxist-Orthodox Symbiosis

6. The Theological Error of Nationalism: Barth and Staniloae

Conclusion: Towards a Theology of 'Permanent Revolution'

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613066701

9781472548924

1472548922

9781283066709

128306670X

9781441137470

1441137475

OCLC:

713551994