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Христианская эсхатология и социальная практика Церкви
Christian eschatology and social practices of the Church

Author(s): Dionisij Martyshin, Pavel Bočkov
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: historiosophy; eschatology; civilization; geopolitics; mission; the Church; social practices

Summary/Abstract: The scientific article presents an endeavor of theological analysis of global processes of modern civilization on the basis of Christian historiosophy, eschatology and social doctrine of the Orthodox Church. The authors avoid scholastic schemes of presentation of teaching of the last fates of the world; they demonstrate everything the most characteristic for Christian world view: joy in God, hope, active social position of a believer in difficult and contradictory context of globalization. The article puts the issue of eschatology in a wide context of culture and Christian world view, develops a theme of Christian philosophy, history in the context of modern world challenges.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 139-144
  • Page Count: 6