Red Priests: Renovationism, Russian Orthodoxy, and Revolution, 1905-1946

by Edward E. Roslof

The 1917 revolutions that gave birth to Soviet Russia had a profound impact on Russian religious life. Social and political attitudes toward religion in general and toward the Russian Orthodox Church in particular remained in turmoil for nearly 30 years. During that time of religious uncertainty, a movement known as "renovationism," led by reformist Orthodox clergy, pejoratively labeled "red priests," tried to reconcile Christianity with the goals...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253341280
• ISBN13: 9780253341280
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher