{"product_id":"9783032138781","title":"Orthodox Churches and Politics in Southeastern Europe, Russia, and Ukraine Nationalism, Traditionalism, and Intolerance","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Studies in Religion, Politics, and Policy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eOrthodox Churches and Politics in Southeastern Europe, Russia, and Ukraine\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNationalism, Traditionalism, and Intolerance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSabrina P. Ramet\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Religion, Politics \u0026amp; State\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormalCxSpFirst\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eOrthodox Churches, like most religious bodies, are inherently political because they seek to defend their core values.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTo accomplish that, they need to engage in politics, among other ways by promoting certain legislation and seeking to block other legislation.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eFor Orthodox Churches, the key fields in which their self-defense is staged are Nationalism (presenting themselves as protectors of the national being), Conservatism (defending traditional values such as the “traditional family”), and Intolerance of institutions and movements (such as feminism and New Age) that they find threatening.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eNationalism and Conservatism put the Churches at odds with the communist regimes that governed most of Eastern Europe from around 1945 until 1989\/90 but these represent less of a complication in the post-communist era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; tab-stops: 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eSabrina P. Ramet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e is a Professor Emerita of Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, in Trondheim, Norway. She is the the author of 16 scholarly books, co-author of three, and editor or co-editor of 41 previous books.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032138781\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e300\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44775487701132,"sku":"9783032138781","price":143.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032138781.jpg?v=1780598011","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032138781","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}