The Society of Christian Enlightenment: From “Heretical” Blog to Heretical Offline Community

by Ekaterina Grishaeva

On February 21, 2012, the feminist punk rock band Pussy Riot organized a performance, Punk Prayer: Mother of God, Drive Putin Away, at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. Participants danced and made the sign of the cross at the ambon and solea for less than a minute before being escorted outside the building by guards. This episode provoked public debate and led to the arrest and prosecution of three group members.

Ekaterina Grishaeva

Ekaterina Grishaeva holds a PhD in Philosophy from Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia. Her thesis was a historical and philosophical analysis of the Neopatristic Synthesis, and in particular the concept of personhood in the writing of Vladimir Lossky. She works as an assistant professor at the Department of Philosophy of Ural Federal University. Her fields of research include the sociology of religion and Orthodox Christianity in cyberspace.

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