Toward Integrity and Integration of the Church(es) Relating to the State in the Secularized Cultural Context of Estonian Society
Classical paradigms of the church-state relations may be reflected in how the church has tried to work and live out her integrity in different cultural-political contexts. The churches in Estonia have envisioned Christian integrity in relation to the state differently in different times and stages o...
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| description | Classical paradigms of the church-state relations may be reflected in how the church has tried to work and live out her integrity in different cultural-political contexts. The churches in Estonia have envisioned Christian integrity in relation to the state differently in different times and stages of societal and cultural development. One could distinguish the following four types of relationships: <i>the conflict, the harmony, the two kingdoms,</i> and <i>the social servanthood</i>. This article will focus on the characteristics of these relationship paradigms along with some personal, communal, and ecumenical examples in the sense of integrity of Estonian church-life from the last century to the present day when social servanthood seems to be most relevant. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ff890e90e73948c8ae131cdc0fa3a1222023-11-17T13:37:06ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442023-03-0114339810.3390/rel14030398Toward Integrity and Integration of the Church(es) Relating to the State in the Secularized Cultural Context of Estonian SocietyMeego Remmel0Estonian Free Church Theological Seminary, Koskla 18, 10615 Tallinn, EstoniaClassical paradigms of the church-state relations may be reflected in how the church has tried to work and live out her integrity in different cultural-political contexts. The churches in Estonia have envisioned Christian integrity in relation to the state differently in different times and stages of societal and cultural development. One could distinguish the following four types of relationships: <i>the conflict, the harmony, the two kingdoms,</i> and <i>the social servanthood</i>. This article will focus on the characteristics of these relationship paradigms along with some personal, communal, and ecumenical examples in the sense of integrity of Estonian church-life from the last century to the present day when social servanthood seems to be most relevant.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/3/398character ethicschurch and culturechurch and societychurch and statecommunity of characterecumenical relationships |
| spellingShingle | Meego Remmel Toward Integrity and Integration of the Church(es) Relating to the State in the Secularized Cultural Context of Estonian Society Religions character ethics church and culture church and society church and state community of character ecumenical relationships |
| title | Toward Integrity and Integration of the Church(es) Relating to the State in the Secularized Cultural Context of Estonian Society |
| title_full | Toward Integrity and Integration of the Church(es) Relating to the State in the Secularized Cultural Context of Estonian Society |
| title_fullStr | Toward Integrity and Integration of the Church(es) Relating to the State in the Secularized Cultural Context of Estonian Society |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toward Integrity and Integration of the Church(es) Relating to the State in the Secularized Cultural Context of Estonian Society |
| title_short | Toward Integrity and Integration of the Church(es) Relating to the State in the Secularized Cultural Context of Estonian Society |
| title_sort | toward integrity and integration of the church es relating to the state in the secularized cultural context of estonian society |
| topic | character ethics church and culture church and society church and state community of character ecumenical relationships |
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