Post-Gulag Christology: Contextual Considerations from a Lithuanian Perspective

This article aims at enriching the global theology of Jesus Christ by offering a contribution to Christology from an Eastern European perspective. Such Christology emerges in the context of the experience of the Gulag era as interpreted in the following period. From the viewpoint of one Baltic natio...

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Published in:Theological studies
Main Author: Ryliškytė, Ligita 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. [2015]
In: Theological studies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Lithuania / GULAG / Christology
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBK Europe (East)
NBF Christology
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Summary:This article aims at enriching the global theology of Jesus Christ by offering a contribution to Christology from an Eastern European perspective. Such Christology emerges in the context of the experience of the Gulag era as interpreted in the following period. From the viewpoint of one Baltic nation, Lithuania, the author draws on an influential image of popular culture to develop christological insight and delineates the work still to be done in Christology in Eastern Europe.
ISSN:2169-1304
Contains:Enthalten in: Theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040563915593471