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Family, Sex, and Faith

Name: Family, Sex, and Faith
Brand: CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS
SKU: 9781501779411
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CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESSISBN: 9781501779411

The Biopolitics of the Russian Orthodox Church

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By Pal Kolsto
Imprint: CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: April 15, 2025
Format: HARDBACK
Dimensions: 229 x 152 mm
Weight: 910 g
Pages: 277

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Family, Sex, and Faith is the first systematic examination of what the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) teaches and how believers respond to its messages regarding issues such as marriage, divorce, contraception, abortion, husband-wife relations, and LGBTQIA+ rights. According to Pal Kolsto, for the ROC, the ethics of private life involve what Michel Foucault called "biopolitics": the state regulates the sex lives of its citizens to control the development of the population. Family, Sex, and Faith offers a systematic analysis of aspects of the moral theology of the ROC, discussing the means and strategies it employs to achieve its goals, to counter resistance, and to emerge victorious from the battles in which it is embroiled. Although the constitution defines Russia as a secular state, the ROC has achieved a privileged position in society, functioning as a major provider of ideology and legitimacy for the Putin regime.

Pal Kolsto, Professor Emeritus of Russian and Post-Soviet Studies at the University of Oslo, specializes in ethnic relations, nationalism and religion in Russia and other former Soviet republics. He is the author or editor of ten English-language books on these topics.

Introduction 1. Biopolitics in Theory and in Russian Orthodox Practice 2. Confessions and Confessors as Instruments of Moral Guidance 3. Marriage, Divorce, and Cohabitation 4. Patriarchy, Feminism, and the Question of Female Impurity 5. The Vexed Question of Sex 6. Protecting the Family against "Juvenile Justice" 7. Male Violence Against Women 8. Banning Abortion in Russia: The Battle the ROC is Losing 9. Family size, Family Planning and Contraceptives 10. The Battle Against LGBT 11. Combatting Sex Education in Russian Schools 12. The Impact of ROC Moral Teachings in Russian Society 13. Community: The Family Ethics of ROC in Perspective Regimenting Sex and Family Life in Russia

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