Individual and Community in the Public Discourse of the Orthodox Church (Eastern Church Identities)

This book sheds new light on the place of the individual in the Orthodox tradition and theology, its relationship to the community, the communal understanding of the church and the theology of personhood. Furthermore, it discusses issuesrelated to this problématique, such as the weak position of civil society in predominantly Orthodox countries or the question of pluralism and human rights. All contributions of Orthodox theologians and experts on Orthodox Christianity reflect the diverse conceptions of the individual and the community within recent Orthodox theology and churches, and contribute to a modern understanding of Orthodox Christianity. Contributors include Theofilos Abatzidis, Nikolaos Asproulis,Ionut Biliuta, Elisabeth Gräb-Schmidt, Hans-Peter Grosshans, Pantelis Kalaitzidis, Christos Karakolis, Assaad Elias Kattan, Katharina Kunter, Lidiya Lozova, Dimitrios Moschos, Basileios Thermos, Ekaterini Tsalampouni.