Mustard Seeds in the Public Square by Sotiris Mitralexis, Jonathan Cole, Marc W. Cole, Chris Durante, Angelos Gounopoulos, Raffaele Guerra, Daniel Isai, Dylan Pahman, Dionysios Skliris, Chrysostom Gr. Tympas, Sotiris Mitralexis

Between and Beyond Theology, Philosophy, and Society

Edited by: Sotiris Mitralexis (City University of Istanbul, Turkey; University of Winchester, UK)

By: Sotiris Mitralexis (City University of Istanbul, Turkey; University of Winchester, UK), Jonathan Cole (Charles Sturt University, Australia), Marc W. Cole (University of Leeds), Chris Durante (Manhattan College), Angelos Gounopoulos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Raffaele Guerra (University of Salerno, Italy ; Institut Catholique de Paris, France), and Daniel Isai (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania)

Dr. Sotiris Mitralexis is an ardent reader of philosophy and theology and a prolific author. His recent publications primarily focus on ontology. Mustard Seeds in the Public Square follows the same path and looks into the origins of ontology and political theology. It builds on Mitralexis’ earlier exposition of Maximus the Confessor’s and Eastern Christian ontology, to explain the ontological dimensions of political societies and states. The volume spans ten chapters, which attempt to cover key issues concerning the convergence of political theology and ontology. The contributors present fresh and innovative insights so as to encourage a broader dialogue with experts and the questioning audience. As usual, Mitralexis undoubtedly delivers a work of accomplished scholarship. To sum up, Mustard Seeds in the Public Square is a key book for scholars seeking to critique the mainstream paradigms of the interplay between philosophy and political theology and create alternative approaches.

Prof. George Steiris,

University of Athens, Greece