The Wheel #36. John D. Zizioulas: Perspectives. Winter 2024

Eucharistic Democracy: The Political Theology of John Zizioulas

Metropolitan of Pergamon John (Zizioulas) was reluctant to formulate a full-blown political theology. The main reason was that he viewed politics as a domain of coercion and violence, thus distinguishing it from the Church as the place of freedom and non-violent love. His ecclesiological vision that the Eucharist constitutes an anticipation of the future state[…..]