Pravoslavie v zhizni: Sbornik statei = Greek Orthodoxy in Everyday Life: A Collection of Essays
New York, NY: Chekhov Publishing House, 1953. Item #1413
411, [4] pages. 22 cm. Wrappers lightly rubbed with corner creases, else very good.
A landmark anthology in the development of Russian Orthodox modernist theology in the émigré community. This volume gathers theological, ecclesiastical, and pastoral reflections from a generation of influential thinkers and church leaders working in exile, including Viktor Zenkovskii, Aleksandr Shmeman, Ivan Melia, Afanasii Kniiazev, Antonii Kartashev, Nikolai Arsen’ev, Boris Bobrinskii, Sergei Verkhovskoi, and Nikita Struve. The essays seek to define the role of Orthodoxy not only as a religious system but as an existential and moral orientation for Russian life abroad. Of special historical interest is the emergence within this volume of voices that would soon shape the future of émigré theological education and public religious discourse, particularly Fr. Aleksandr Shmeman and Nikita Struve, who were instrumental in establishing the foundations of modern Orthodox thought at institutions such as St. Vladimir’s Seminary in the United States.
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