For a long time, Orthodox Christianity was regarded as a religious tradition that was
incompatible with democracy. This book challenges this incompatibility thesis, offering an …

Conventional views assume a systematic intertwining between the Orthodox Church and the
state, which makes Orthodox countries culturally hostile to modernity. These views have …

This book discusses in detail how Orthodox Christianity was involved in and influenced
political transition in Ukraine, Serbia, and Georgia after the collapse of communism. Based …

This chapter examines if Catholicism is or can be a major force in democratization. It argues
that the main reason for this was the result of the church's changing political theology …

This article offers an analysis of the 2006 Archepiscopal elections of the Orthodox Church of
Cyprus (OCC). It uses this analysis to develop an interpretation of the OCC's evolution over …

Dr. Thomas Bremer (Roman Catholic) is professor of ecumenical theology and Peace
Studies at the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Münster, Germany. He has …

This article starts by presenting the legacy of the communist past, as relating to the use of
nationalism by the Romanian Orthodox Church and its reluctance to confront its …

Although history has shown us that the church plays a role in the political liberalization of
non-democratic countries, the nature of the church's role and how it participates in politics …

The relations between religion and politics, or more specifically between Church and State,
in predominantly Orthodox contexts have, for a long time, constituted a specific area of …

This chapter considers the Catholic Church and democracy as it emerged after the French
Revolution in continental Europe, leaving aside the history of Great Britain, the Northern …