The "neo-orthodox" movement in Greece

This article offers an analytical account of a Greek collective work bringing together Orthodox Christian and Marxist intellectuals around a dialogue on the convergences and divergences between Orthodox faith and revolutionary commitment. The approach is that of a critical and reflective review, which goes beyond mere summary to identify the theological and political stakes of the debate. The central idea is that Orthodox asceticism and communist praxis share a common eschatology, although their foundations differ radically: whereas Marxism aims at social transformation through political revolution, Orthodoxy anchors all revolution in the resurrection. The theological contribution lies in the valorization of Greek patristic theology — notably the distinction between the created and the uncreated and the apophatic way — as a framework irreducible to Marxist critique, while acknowledging the fruitfulness of a tense dialogue between holiness and revolutionary commitment.