Protiv religije

What is religion? In this book Christos Yannaras argues that it is a human construct, the product of our instincts of selfpreservation and self-perpetuation, which bolsters our sense of security as individuals, promising us personal eternal happiness. Against this, Yannaras sets the commitment of faith, defining it as an act of trust, self-offering and self-transcendence. For a Christian, faith is lived within the ecclesial event, that is to say, within a mode of relations of communion embodied in Christ. Yannaras’ criticism of all religion is very engaging. The main volume of Yannaras’ work represents a long course on study and research of the differences between the Greek and Western European philosophy and tradition, differences that are not limited at the level of theory only but also define a praxis (mode of life).