Cabasilas, the Divine Liturgy and Political Governance: A Polis as Liturgy

The truth of the Church corresponds to a ‘political’ ethic that is cultivated in the Divine Liturgy. To the extent that the Church is signified in the Divine Liturgy, the criterion for what is politically prudent should be sought in the Divine Liturgy. We will argue that such a pursuit leads to the...

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Main Author: Bekos, John (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2012
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2012, Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 405-417
Further subjects:B Justice
B Narrative
B Politics
B Governance
B Divine Liturgy
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Summary:The truth of the Church corresponds to a ‘political’ ethic that is cultivated in the Divine Liturgy. To the extent that the Church is signified in the Divine Liturgy, the criterion for what is politically prudent should be sought in the Divine Liturgy. We will argue that such a pursuit leads to the designation of a governance ethics that concerns not only political and church leaders but also any Christian, or any person, who exercises ‘governance’ within the framework of his own roles and responsibilities. In the Divine Liturgy we do not simply have a conception of Church as polis but also the notion of any polis as liturgy.
ISSN:0953-9468
Contains:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0953946812454788