Protestantism and Politics in Eastern Europe and Russia: The Communist and Postcommunist Eras

by Sabrina P. Ramet

Coming at a time of enormous transformations in the one-time Communist bloc, this volume provides a much-needed perspective on the significance of church-state relations in the renaissance of civil society in the region. The essays collected here accentuate the peculiarly political character of Protestantism within Communist systems. With few identifiable leaders, a multiplicity of denominations, and a tendency away from hierarchical structures, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822312417
• ISBN13: 9780822312413
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.4"