From Eschatology to Orthodox Political Theology and Back
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Perhaps the best book on Christian anarchism since Jacques Ellul, Anarchy and the Kingdom of God is a timely and valuable addition to resurgent interest in political theology across various disciplines. Learned and well-written, it brings neglected sources from the Orthodox Christian tradition into this current renaissance and makes clear their relevance for contemporary economic and political debates in contexts ranging from the United States to postcommunist Europe and Russia.---Eric Gregory, Princeton University
Dzalto''s scholarship is a rich contribution to the burgeoning literature on political theology, and a particularly welcome perspective in the field of Orthodox political theology.
Introduction | 1
Anarchism and (Orthodox) Christianity: An (Un)Natural Alliance? | 7
Part I: (Un)Orthodox Political Theologies: Histories
The Symphonia Doctrine: Introduction | 27
Early Christianity: Who’s Conducting “Symphonia”? | 35
Divus Constantinus and Court Theology in the Eastern Empire | 43
Conducting “Symphonia” in Russian Lands | 67
The Modern Nation, Ethnicity, and State-Based Political Theologies | 88
Newer Approaches | 101
Political Theology as Ideology: A Deconstruction | 112
Part II: Anarchy and the Kingdom of God: Prophecies
Alternative and “Proto-Anarchist” Political Theologies | 123
Being as Freedom and Necessity | 157
Something Is Rotten in This Reality of Ours | 169
Eschatology and Liturgy | 180
“This World” and the Individualized Mode of Existence | 184
The Politics of Nothingness | 190
Theology as a Critical Discourse? | 204
The End and the Beginning | 247
Acknowledgments | 253
Notes | 255
Bibliography | 293
Index | 309