Eschatologia, Mesjanizm i polityka
Eschatology, Messianism and Politics
Author(s): Anna Siewierska-ChmajSubject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: eschatology; messianism; politics; religion; nation
Summary/Abstract: The article presents the issues of strong relations between various conceptions of God and their consequences – adopting a concrete vision of political life, nation, and state. The author shows relations between religion and politics in the context of political eschatology and political messianism, pointing to the examples of the French Revolution, nineteenth-century Polish messianism, revolutionary Russia, or Nazi Germany. Quoting various examples, the author poses the thesis that the vision of God and the place of religion in a given society strongly influence the political sphere, the perception of the state’s role and the definition of a nation.
Journal: Sprawy Narodowościowe
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 37
- Page Range: 49-59
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Polish