His Kingdom Come: Orthodox Pastorship and Social Activism in Revolutionary Russia

Author:   Jennifer Hedda
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
ISBN:  

9780875806648


Pages:   307
Publication Date:   18 December 2007
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Jennifer Hedda
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Northern Illinois University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780875806648


ISBN 10:   0875806643
Pages:   307
Publication Date:   18 December 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1: Foundations of the Modern Russian Orthodox Church 2: Bridging the Great Divide: The St. Petersburg Ecclesiastical Academy and the Church's Mission to Society 3: Good Shepherds: Preaching and Pastoral Care in St. Petersburg 4: Church Charity and the Search for Christian Community 5: Teaching, Temperance, and the Expansion of the Church's Mission 6: In the Footsteps of Christ: The Work of Father Grigorii Petrov 7: From Religion to Politics: Father Gapon and the Assembly of Russian Workers 8: Renewing the Church: The Renovationists and Church Reform 9: The Decade of Despair: 1907–1917 Conclusion Appendix: The Union of Zealots for Church Renovation, 1906 Notes Works Cited Index

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Remarkable. Highly recommended. Choice Contributes to the growing body of American scholarship and Russian scholarship. Hedda has illuminated a neglected corner of Russian history and her book is a useful and welcome addition. The Russian Review Valuable and stimulating. Hedda focuses on the passion with which many clergy ... embraced the idea of the Kingdom of God on earth and worked courageously for social reforms necessary to that end. Times Literary Supplement


<p> Remarkable. Highly recommended. -- Choice <p> Contributes to the growing body of American scholarship and Russian scholarship. Hedda has illuminated a neglected corner of Russian history and her book is a useful and welcome addition. -- The Russian Review <p> Valuable and stimulating. Hedda focuses on the passion with which many clergy ... embraced the idea of the Kingdom of God on earth and worked courageously for social reforms necessary to that end. -- Times Literary Supplement <p> <p>


Remarkable. Highly recommended. Choice Contributes to the growing body of American scholarship and Russian scholarship. Hedda has illuminated a neglected corner of Russian history and her book is a useful and welcome addition. The Russian Review Valuable and stimulating. Hedda focuses on the passion with which many clergy ... embraced the idea of the Kingdom of God on earth and worked courageously for social reforms necessary to that end. Times Literary Supplement Remarkable. Highly recommended. -- Choice Contributes to the growing body of American scholarship and Russian scholarship. Hedda has illuminated a neglected corner of Russian history and her book is a useful and welcome addition. -- The Russian Review Valuable and stimulating. Hedda focuses on the passion with which many clergy ... embraced the idea of the Kingdom of God on earth and worked courageously for social reforms necessary to that end. -- Times Literary Supplement


Remarkable. Highly recommended. -- Choice Contributes to the growing body of American scholarship and Russian scholarship. Hedda has illuminated a neglected corner of Russian history and her book is a useful and welcome addition. -- The Russian Review Valuable and stimulating. Hedda focuses on the passion with which many clergy ... embraced the idea of the Kingdom of God on earth and worked courageously for social reforms necessary to that end. -- Times Literary Supplement


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Jennifer Hedda received a Ph.D. in History from Harvard University and now lives in Virginia with her husband and her three sons.

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