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For Christians living as a persecuted minority in the Middle East,
the question of whether their allegiance should lie with their
faith or with the national communities they live in is a difficult
one. This collection of essays aims to reconcile this conflict of
allegiance by looking at the biblical vision of citizenship and
showing that Christians can live and work as citizens of the state
without compromising their beliefs and make a constructive
contribution to the life of the countries they live in. The
contributors come from a range of prestigious academic and
religious posts and provide analysis on a range of issues such as
dual nationalism, patriotism and the increase of Islamic
fundamentalism. An insightful look into the challenges religious
minorities face in countries where they are a minority, these
essays provide a peace-building and reconciliatory conclusion for
readers to consider.
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 provides a constant juxtaposition of the
ideological movements as they interacted and affected organized
religion, at times seeking to remove it, assimilate it or even
imitate it. Of interest to historians, theologians and politicians,
this book introduces the reader, through a case study of Romania,
to relevant and contemporary challenges churches worldwide are
facing in a context characterized by increased secularization of
the state and radicalization of religion.
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 provides a constant juxtaposition of the
ideological movements as they interacted and affected organized
religion, at times seeking to remove it, assimilate it or even
imitate it. Of interest to historians, theologians and politicians,
this book introduces the reader, through a case study of Romania,
to relevant and contemporary challenges churches worldwide are
facing in a context characterized by increased secularization of
the state and radicalization of religion.
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