Long Walk to Church - A Contemporary History of Russian Orthodoxy

Informationen zum Autor Nathaniel Davis Klappentext Making use of the formerly secret archives of the Soviet government, interviews and first-hand personal experiences, Nathaniel Davis describes how the Russian Orthodox Church hung on the brink of institutional extinction twice in the past 65 years. Zusammenfassung Making use of the formerly secret archives of the Soviet government, interviews and first-hand personal experiences, Nathaniel Davis describes how the Russian Orthodox Church hung on the brink of institutional extinction twice in the past 65 years. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue , Preface to the First Edition , Preface to the Second Edition , Introduction: Communism and Religion , From the Bolshevik Revolution to World War II , The Turnaround , Stalin's Last Years and the Early Khrushchev Period , Khrushchev's Attack , The Period of Stagnation , The Millennium , Squalls and Tempests , Accusations, Schisms, Disputes, and Complications , Russian Orthodox Clergy , Illegal and Underground Orthodox Religion , Monks, Nuns, and Convents , Theological Education , Publications and Finances , The Laity , Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: NATHANIEL DAVIS
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.02.2003
• EAN: 9780813340678
• ISBN: 978-0-8133-4067-8
• No. of pages: 392
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Russland, 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), UdSSR, Sowjetunion, Geschichte der Religion