Ethics

Just Peacemaking and Christian Realism: Possibilities for Moving beyond the Impasse in Orthodox War Ethics

Presenter(s): 
Dr. Perry Hamalis
Associated Meeting: 
2011 Annual Meeting

Debate over Orthodoxy’s stance on war tends to circulate around the question, ‘which of the major positions in Western war ethics is most compatible with Orthodoxy, Just War Theory, Pacifism, Crusade, or Political Realism?’  While some Orthodox argue for either “just war” or “pacifism,” others argue that none of the four fits with Orthodoxy’s historical witness or theological-ethical vision. 

Just Peacemaking and Christian Realism: Possibilities for Moving Beyond the Impasse in Orthodox Christian War Ethics

Presenter(s): 
Dr. Perry Hamalis
Associated Meeting: 
2011 Annual Meeting

Debate over Orthodoxy’s stance on war tends to circulate around the question, ‘which of the major positions in Western war ethics is most compatible with Orthodoxy, Just War Theory, Pacifism, Crusade, or Political Realism?’  While some Orthodox argue for either “just war” or “pacifism,” others argue that none of the four fits with Orthodoxy’s historical witness or theological-ethical vision. 

Virtuous Invitations: Orthodoxy and Religious Freedom

Presenter(s): 
Maria McDowell
Associated Meeting: 
2011 Annual Meeting

The Eastern Orthodox perception of the human being as unique, irreducible and relational provides a basis in theological anthropology for religious freedom as the best possible context for the flourishing of Orthodoxy, its members, and the common good.