Greek “Neo-Orthodoxy” in the Cold War Period and its Ideological Impacts. Between “Helleno-Christianity” and “Christiano-Marxism”
Greek “Neo-Orthodoxy” in the Cold War Period and its Ideological Impacts Between “Helleno-Christianity” and “Christiano-Marxism”

Summary/Abstract: The article examines Greek “Neo-Orthodoxy” during the Cold War as an intellectual current that developed in opposition to the close alliance of Church, State, and anti-communist nationalism in post-war Greece. It entered into a dialogue with a social-revolutionary theory that was called “Christiano-Marxism” and gained considerable influence on Greek public discourse in the period following the fall of the military dictatorship in 1974. The mechanisms of approach between neo-orthodox and left-wing intellectuals are examined by biographical sketches of the most prominent representatives and with reference to ideological affinities, namely, anti-Western critique and ethnocentrism. The article, there-upon, gives an outlook on the long-lasting impacts of Neo-Orthodox currents on the official Church from the 1980s until today.

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