<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper aims at reconstructing the political theology of Vladimir Solovyov. Taking as a starting point the argumentative pattern of Carl Schmitt, my research focuses on the analysis of the two central elements of the political theology of the Russian philosopher: first, on the ontological premise which is justifying the possibility of the union of religion and politics in a coherent and functional whole (i.e. the condition of the possibility of this mixed reality); second and as a direct result of this premise, on the description of the reasoning process through which Solovyov is pleading for establishing a close relation between religion and politics, Church and State (i.e. the stages of the theological-political discourse). The relation between religion and politics has cosmic significance as it is supposed to lead to the unification of the whole material and spiritual world in God.</p></abstract>

This paper aims at reconstructing the political theology of Vladimir Solovyov. Taking as a starting point the argumentative pattern of Carl Schmitt, my research focuses on the analysis of the two central elements of the political theology of the Russian philosopher: first, on the ontological premise which is justifying the possibility of the union of religion and politics in a coherent and functional whole (i.e. the condition of the possibility of this mixed reality); second and as a direct result of this premise, on the description of the reasoning process through which Solovyov is pleading for establishing a close relation between religion and politics, Church and State (i.e. the stages of the theological-political discourse). The relation between religion and politics has cosmic significance as it is supposed to lead to the unification of the whole material and spiritual world in God.

Church and State in the Horizon of the Unity of Everything. Vladimir Solovyov and the Construction of the Theological-Political

Institut für Orthodoxe Theologie der Ludwig Maximilians

Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu

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This paper aims at reconstructing the political theology of Vladimir Solovyov. Taking as a starting point the argumentative pattern of Carl Schmitt, my...

Church and State in the Horizon of the Unity of Everything. Vladimir Solovyov and the Construction of the Theological-Political

Published Online: Aug 30, 2018

Page range: 156 - 169

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2018-0013

Keywords
Vladimir Solovyov, Carl Schmitt, Orthodox political theology, sophiology, theocracy, unity of everything

© 2018 Marian Pătru, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Church and State in the Horizon of the Unity of Everything. Vladimir Solovyov and the Construction of the Theological-Political

Published Online: Aug 30, 2018

Page range: 156 - 169

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2018-0013

KeywordsVladimir Solovyov, Carl Schmitt, Orthodox political theology, sophiology, theocracy, unity of everything

© 2018 Marian Pătru, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Vladimir Solovyov, Carl Schmitt, Orthodox political theology, sophiology, theocracy, unity of everything