The theological possibilities of communism: A comparison between the utopias of Eastern and Western Christianities

In The Principle of Hope, Ernst Bloch claims that the Russian Orthodox Christian Church was theologically more open towards the ideas of October than its Western counterpart. The remark is intriguing, but Bloch does not offer any detailed explanation except to say that Orthodoxy considers the revela...

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Published in:Critical research on religion
Main Author: Prosic, Tamara (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2020]
In: Critical research on religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 53-71
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bloch, Ernst 1885-1977, Das Prinzip Hoffnung / Orthodox Church / Theology / Socialism / Utopia
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
FA Theology
KBA Western Europe
KBK Europe (East)
KDB Roman Catholic Church
KDD Protestant Church
KDF Orthodox Church
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Utopianism
B Ernst Bloch
B concrete hope
B Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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