{"product_id":"family-sex-and-faith-pl-kolst-9781501779411","title":"Family, Sex, and Faith: The Biopolitics of the Russian Orthodox Church","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFamily, Sex, and Faith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the first systematic examination probing 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 LGBT+.\u003c\/b\u003e According to P?l Kolst , 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFamily, Sex, and Faith\u003c\/i\u003e offers a systematic analysis of aspects of the moral theology of the ROC, discussing the means and strategies it employs to achieve its goals, the resistance it encounters, and 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e P?l Kolst?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501779419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501779411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"P?l Kolst?","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46140654878975,"sku":"9781501779411","price":61.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8e64c6bb-505a-480e-bfb0-2269584ca6f6.jpg?v=1726596665","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/family-sex-and-faith-pl-kolst-9781501779411","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}