Pacifist option, the: the moral argument against war in eastern orthodox theology
Auteur :
Webster, Alexander F.C.
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9781573092449
Date de publication :
1 juil. 1998
Dimensions :
22,3 x 14,2 x 2,4 cm
Poids :
540 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In this path-breaking study, Fr. Alexander Webster convincingly demonstrates that a distinctive pacifist trajectory, characterized by the moral virtues of non-violence, nonresistance, voluntary kenotic suffering, and universal forgiveness, has endured through two millennia of Eastern Orthodox history in unbroken continuity with the ancient Church.