"Traditional Orthodoxy" as a Postcolonial Movement
The article examines modern Orthodox Christianity as a postcolonial movement as of October 2017. Topics include traditional Orthodoxy as a marker of communal identity, the struggle for meaning and relevance after years of theological and cultural captivity, and the perceived threats to Orthodox teac...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2017
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| In: |
The journal of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 97, Issue: 4, Pages: 475-499 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Hegemony B Orthodox Christianity B Orthodox Eastern Church B Postcolonial Theology B Postcolonialism B Christianity |
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| Summary: | The article examines modern Orthodox Christianity as a postcolonial movement as of October 2017. Topics include traditional Orthodoxy as a marker of communal identity, the struggle for meaning and relevance after years of theological and cultural captivity, and the perceived threats to Orthodox teaching and practice. Also discussed are tradition by negation, the Balkan independence movements in the 19th century, and intellectual hegemony. |
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| ISSN: | 1549-6538 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/693164 |