Tag: Clericalism

Dark Ecclesiology: What We Do in the Shadows
Ecclesiology, Theology

Dark Ecclesiology: What We Do in the Shadows

Speaking about human rights in Orthodoxy, we must clearly understand why we need this discourse and how it will influence theology and religious consciousness. In my opinion, it has two primary purposes: protection of the weak and inclusion. Today, the debate about human rights increasingly affects Orthodox political theology and anthropology but does not affect…

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Clericalism and the Sexual Abuse Crisis
Church Life and Pastoral Care, Ecclesiology

Clericalism and the Sexual Abuse Crisis

by Matthew Briel If we follow Augustine’s and John Henry Newman’s line of thought, the Church is fundamentally the body of Christ, with Christ as head and the faithful as the body. In Newman’s conception, the faithful consists of the entire Church, hierarchy and laity. The laity thus have an essential role to play in…

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