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By ΠΠ»ΡΠΈΠ½ ΠΠ²Π°Π½ ΠΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ°Π½Π΄ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ
Ivan Alexandrovich Ilyin, 2018
Written in 1925, this tract by philosopher Ivan Alexandrovich Ilyin presents a defense of the Orthodox tradition of physical opposition to evil. Ilyin argues that in the face of evil that cannot be contained by other means, a forceful response is not only permissible but a knightly duty. Heroic courage, he explains, involves recognizing this duty and bearing its moral weight without fear. Originally penned for the exiled Russian White Army, Ilyin's work remains relevant for Christians facing contemporary manifestations of evil.