“Death to the World” and Apocalyptic Theological Aesthetics (T&T Clark Explorations at the Crossroads of Theology and Aesthetics)
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Overview
Robert Saler examines the small but influential Death to the World movement in US Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Presenting a case study in theological aesthetics, Saler demonstrates how a relatively small consumer phenomenon within US Eastern Orthodoxy sits at the centre of a variety of larger questions, including:
Understanding “Death to the World” as an instance of lived religion tied to questions of identity, politics of religious purity, relationships to capitalism, and concerns over conspiracy theory helps us to see how studies of uniquely American Eastern Orthodox identity must address these broader cultural strands.
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- Examines the Death to the World movement within US Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
- Demonstrates how this phenomenon connects to broader questions about modern religiosity
- Helps understand lived religion, identity, and the politics of religious purity within American Eastern Orthodox identity.
- Title: "Death to the World" and Apocalyptic Theological Aesthetics
- Author: Robert Cady Saler
- Series: T&T Clark Explorations at the Crossroads of Theology and Aesthetics
- Publisher: Bloomsbury
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Pages: 146
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9780567704443, 9780567704481, 0567704440, 0567704483
- Resource ID: LLS:DTHWRLDTHSTHTCS
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-07-29T17:42:03Z