Social service of mercy: on succession of tradition in human rights mission of Russian orthodox church

Author(s):  T.G. Chelovenko, candidate of Sciences, associate Professor, Orel State University named after I.S. Turgenev, Orel, Russia, chelovenko@inbox.ru

A.S. Chelovenko, Orel State University named after I.S. Turgenev, Orel, Russia, 4el0vek@inbox.ru

Issue:  Volume 43, №1

Rubric:  Religion Studies and Sociology of Culture

Annotation:  The article is devoted to the tradition of “pechalovaniye” - church leaders' intercession for prisoners - in the context of social service of mercy. The author highlights the succession of theological and existential-ontological essence of this tradition, traces back the history of this practice and discusses its reflection in the contemporary human rights mission of Russian Orthodox Church

Keywords:  social service of justice, pechalovaniye, God’s Truth, human rights mission of Russian Orthodox Church, human rights, existential-ontological dimension of being

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