Church and State

Exploration of how religious nationalism incapacitates the church, maintaining a critical distance from the secular state.

Cristian Romocea works for a British charity focusing on conflict resolution and reconciliation, and encouraging ethical values for political engagement in governments worldwide.

Preface \ Abbreviations \ Introduction \ 1. The Orthodox Church in Post-Communist Romania \ 2. German Protestantism and Nazism in Third Reich Germany \ 3. From Caesaropapism to Religious Nationalism \ 4. Nationalist Orthodoxy and the Romanian State \ 5. The Marxist-Orthodox Symbiosis \ 6. The Theological Error of Nationalism: Barth and Staniloae \ Conclusion: Towards a Theology of 'Permanent Revolution' \ Bibliography \ Index