Orthodox justification of collective violence: An epistemological and systematic framework
Using a religious studies methodology, this paper offers a detailed contextual mapping and a structural configuration of how collective violence is justified in Orthodox Christianity. The research design is explanatory, whereby the functional perspectives of doctrine, ethics and worship are all inve...
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| description | Using a religious studies methodology, this paper offers a detailed contextual mapping and a structural configuration of how collective violence is justified in Orthodox Christianity. The research design is explanatory, whereby the functional perspectives of doctrine, ethics and worship are all investigated and probed as phenomena of lived religion and orthopraxy. While predominantly initiatory and pedagogical, the paper also proposes a systematic platform for advanced research on this subject, by flagging contexts, themes and areas of inquiry that a researcher might examine in order to untangle the inner workings of the justification of violence in the mind of the Orthodox. Given the ongoing Russian War on Ukraine, relevant samples are drawn from this case.
Contribution: This paper outlines the Orthodox Christian justification of violence from the perspectives of doctrine, ethics and ritual and identifies pivotal areas of ambiguity between orthodoxy and orthopraxy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-51728cca035e443792a012f6a97886022024-02-01T12:39:44ZafrAOSISHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies0259-94222072-80502024-01-01801e1e1110.4102/hts.v80i1.85135856Orthodox justification of collective violence: An epistemological and systematic frameworkMarian G. Simion0Department of Ministry Studies, Divinity School, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States; and Department of Systematic and Historical Theology, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; and Faculty of Catholic Theology, University of Graz, GrazUsing a religious studies methodology, this paper offers a detailed contextual mapping and a structural configuration of how collective violence is justified in Orthodox Christianity. The research design is explanatory, whereby the functional perspectives of doctrine, ethics and worship are all investigated and probed as phenomena of lived religion and orthopraxy. While predominantly initiatory and pedagogical, the paper also proposes a systematic platform for advanced research on this subject, by flagging contexts, themes and areas of inquiry that a researcher might examine in order to untangle the inner workings of the justification of violence in the mind of the Orthodox. Given the ongoing Russian War on Ukraine, relevant samples are drawn from this case. Contribution: This paper outlines the Orthodox Christian justification of violence from the perspectives of doctrine, ethics and ritual and identifies pivotal areas of ambiguity between orthodoxy and orthopraxy.https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/8513catechismdoctrineethicsjust warpatriarch kirill of moscoworthodox christianityrussian war on ukrainecollective violenceworship. |
| spellingShingle | Marian G. Simion Orthodox justification of collective violence: An epistemological and systematic framework HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies catechism doctrine ethics just war patriarch kirill of moscow orthodox christianity russian war on ukraine collective violence worship. |
| title | Orthodox justification of collective violence: An epistemological and systematic framework |
| title_full | Orthodox justification of collective violence: An epistemological and systematic framework |
| title_fullStr | Orthodox justification of collective violence: An epistemological and systematic framework |
| title_full_unstemmed | Orthodox justification of collective violence: An epistemological and systematic framework |
| title_short | Orthodox justification of collective violence: An epistemological and systematic framework |
| title_sort | orthodox justification of collective violence an epistemological and systematic framework |
| topic | catechism doctrine ethics just war patriarch kirill of moscow orthodox christianity russian war on ukraine collective violence worship. |
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