The Russian Orthodox Church: Triumphalism and Defensiveness
Author:   Jane Ellis
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9780333638927


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   18 September 1996
Format:   Hardback
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The Russian Orthodox Church: Triumphalism and Defensiveness


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The Russian Orthodox Church has survived more than seventy years of the most brutal and sustained attempts to eradicate religion that has ever been. Weakened but spiritually alive, it is confronted by the demands of a ravaged, exhausted society. Can it, however, find the resources and energy to respond to these demands? Jane Ellis describes the developments and problems in the Russian Orthodox Church under glasnost and especially since the new freedoms were granted following the millennium celebrations of 1988. New opportunities mean new challenges and demand huge new resources. Old problems in the form of close State and KGB contacts remain, and new problems in the form of competition from other denominations and sects arise. Traditionally the Orthodox Church has enjoyed a 'symphony' with the State. However are unhealthy links with the KGB and the communist past still damaging the Church. Is it in danger of becoming a state church?

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Author:   Jane Ellis
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.465kg
ISBN:  

9780333638927


ISBN 10:   0333638921
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   18 September 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction - The First Signs of Religious Freedom - The Millennium Celebrations of 1988 in the USSR - The Reversal of Policy on Religion - New Opportunities - Church Government - Church-State Relations - New Legislation on Religion - Personalities and Politics - Bibliography - Index

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