The Mystical as Political: Democracy and Non-Radical Orthodoxy

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The MysTical as PoliTical The Mystical as PoliTical Democracy and Non-Radical Orthodoxy aristotle Papanikolaou University of Notre Dame Press Notre Dame, Indiana Copyright © 2012 by University of Notre Dame Press Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 www.undpress.nd.edu All Rights Reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Papanikolaou, Aristotle. ἀ e mystical as political : democracy and non-radical Orthodoxy / by Aristotle Papanikolaou. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978-0-268-03896-0 (pbk.) — ISBN 978-0-268-08983-2 (e-book) 1. Christianity and politics—Orthodox Eastern Church. 2. Political theology. 3. Deification (Christianity) 4. Orthodox Eastern Church—Doctrines. I. Title. BX335.P34 2012 261.7—dc23 2012024903 ∞ The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. To Byron and alexander My Boys The fear of the Lord is twofold. The first type is produced in us from threats of punishment, and from it arise in proper order self-control, patience, hope in God, and detachment, from which comes love. The second is coupled with love itself and constantly produces reverence in the soul, lest through the familiarity of love it become presumptuous of God. Perfect love casts out the first fear from the soul which by possessing it no longer fears punishment. —Maximus the Confessor, The Four Hundred Chapters on Love As the grandson of Carpatho-Russian immigrants to the United States, I cannot imagine my life in any other society, and I feelextremely grateful for my personal destiny. But as an Orthodox Christian . . . I cannot imagine a way of life more insidious to ChristianOrthodoxy and more potentially dangerous to human being and life. —Thomas Hopko,Former Dean of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary ...