Fr. Johannes Jacobse is an Orthodox priest serving St. Peter Orthodox Church near Naples, FL. He edits the website of the American Orthodox Institute and is about to launch Another City: A Journal of Orthodox Culture. He lectures yearly at Acton University and serves on the Board of Directors of First Things Foundation, an organization establishing small businesses in impoverished regions of the world, and the Institute of Religion and Democracy in Washington, D.C. He is also an adviser to Faith Tree, which provides resources to engage the Orthodox Church with content and conversations that bring your faith to life.
This essay is part of a series examining how American religious, economic, and political freedom are compatible with Christian views of a good society. It was provoked by the publication of the Tradinista Manifesto, which called for “Christian socialism” and…