The Church and Social Reform
The Policies of the Patriarch Athanasios of Constantinople
Fordham University Press
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The Church and Social Reform studies the nature and extent of Athanasios’ social reforms and political involvement during his two tenures on the patriarchal throne of Constantiople. The traditional influence, power, and authority that resided in the patriarchate of Constantinople made the involvement of an aggressive patriarch in the social affairs of the empire virtually inevitable.
John L. Boojamra is Director of Christian Education for the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese and Executive Secretary of Orthodox Christian Education Commission. He Has taught courses in church history at St. Vladimir's Seminary and Fordham University.