The road to the Revolution of 1821 was not paved with rose petals. Beyond the Ottomans and other external dangers, the Greek Enlighteners and revolutionaries were called to face the absolutely hostile supreme leadership of the Orthodox Church, which was against the values of freedom and independence.
This book includes for the first time two texts published in 1798. The "Patriarchal Teaching" by Patriarch Anthimus of Jerusalem and the response by Adamantios Korais through his work "Fraternal Teaching". It is about the clash of two opposing worlds on the eve of the great uprising.