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Orthodox Constructions of the West
George Demacopoulos
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Paperback. The essays collected in this volume represent an ecumenical and interdisciplinary engagement with the numerous factors that have come to comprise the multiple and often ambivalent contours of "Eastern" Christian attitudes towards an ambiguous, multiform, and ever-changing "West." Editor(s): Demacopoulos, George E.; Papanikolaou, Aristotle. Series: Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought (FUP). Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 578.
The category of the “West” has played a particularly significant role in the modern Eastern Orthodox imagination. It has functioned as an absolute marker of difference from what is considered to be the essence of Orthodoxy and, thus, ironically has become a constitutive aspect of the modern Orthodox self. The essays collected in this volume examine the many factors that contributed to the “Eastern” construction of the “West” in order to understand why the “West” is so important to the Eastern Christian’s sense of self.
The category of the “West” has played a particularly significant role in the modern Eastern Orthodox imagination. It has functioned as an absolute marker of difference from what is considered to be the essence of Orthodoxy and, thus, ironically has become a constitutive aspect of the modern Orthodox self. The essays collected in this volume examine the many factors that contributed to the “Eastern” construction of the “West” in order to understand why the “West” is so important to the Eastern Christian’s sense of self.
Product Details
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
380
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought
Condition
New
Weight
580g
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823251933
SKU
V9780823251933
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About George Demacopoulos
George E. Demacopoulos is Fr. John Meyendorff & Patterson Family Chair of Orthodox Christian Studies and Professor of Theology at Fordham University. He is also a Co-founding Director of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University. He serves as a Senior Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks and as President of the Byzantine Studies Association of North America. He is the author of five monographs and dozens of scholarly articles of the history of Christianity in the premodern period. Aristotle Papanikolaou is professor of theology, the Archbishop Demetrios Chair of Orthodox Theology and Culture, and a Co-Director of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University. He is also McDonald Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Emory University Center for the Study of Law and Religion. He is the author of two monographs and numerous scholarly articles on Orthodox theology, as well as co-editor of ten volumes.
Reviews for Orthodox Constructions of the West
"It ['Orthodox Constructions of the West'] is a goldmine of insights and wonderfully refreshing blunt talk, making it an excellent book for the scholar and general reader alike." -Eastern Christian Books "The authors of these essays critique the predominant practice among many leading Orthodox thinkers of defining Orthodoxy as 'that which Western Christianity is not.' Through successive layers of historical and theoretical analysis, the volume shakes this dominant paradigm and demonstrates how much more complex-and problematic-Orthodox constructions of 'the West' are."
-Perry Hamalis North Central College "This book represents a significant step in the direction of self-reflection and self-criticism that has almost completely eluded Orthodox identity narratives colored by centuries of political oppression and demographic challenges. After too long a wait, such an initiative is all the more remarkable: it approaches the prophetic. Demacopoulos and Papanikolaou are to be recognized for having assembled a world-class array of scholars in diverse fields to produce a compilation that is fascinating, accessible, and at points highly challenging. It will inspire heated debate, and will surely become a staging point for future work."
-Peter C. Bouteneff St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
-Perry Hamalis North Central College "This book represents a significant step in the direction of self-reflection and self-criticism that has almost completely eluded Orthodox identity narratives colored by centuries of political oppression and demographic challenges. After too long a wait, such an initiative is all the more remarkable: it approaches the prophetic. Demacopoulos and Papanikolaou are to be recognized for having assembled a world-class array of scholars in diverse fields to produce a compilation that is fascinating, accessible, and at points highly challenging. It will inspire heated debate, and will surely become a staging point for future work."
-Peter C. Bouteneff St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary