Eastern vs. Western Christianity on Church & State

One of the differences in Western Christianity, in both its Catholic and Protestant versions, and Eastern Christianity, the Orthodox tradition, is their positions on the relationship between the church and the state.  Specifically, Orthodoxy emphasizes a radical submission to the earthly rulers.  Whereas in Western Christianity, Christians often defy the state.

So says Mark Tooley in an interesting article in an interesting journal, Providence:  A Journal of Christianity & American Foreign Policy. From Tyranny and Russian Orthodoxy.