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Moralność życia publicznego jako warunek sprawiedliwości i pokoju
The Morality of Public Life as a Condition of Justice and Peace

The Position of Patriarch Kirill (Gundyayev) of Moscow at the Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in St. Petersburg in the Context of Political Engagement of the Russian Orthodox Church

Author(s): Marcin Składanowski
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Systematic Theology
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: Patriarch Kirill of Moscow; Russian Orthodox Church; Inter-Parliamentary Union; morality; public life

Summary/Abstract: The article is an analysis of Patriarch Kirill’s speech at the assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in St. Petersburg. It primarily discusses the demand for moral consensus which is a condition for just rights and true peace. The article starts with a presentation of the specific political and religious context affecting the interpretation of both the IPU assembly in St. Petersburg as well as Patriarch Kirill’s speech. Subsequently, his criticism of the liberal system of values as ineffective for moral consensus and the conditions of authentic moral consensus, as well as the role of religion in its elaboration arc discussed.

  • Issue Year: 65/2018
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 167-177
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish