Russian Society and the Orthodox Church : Religion in Russia after Communism.

By: Knox, ZoeMaterial type: TextTextSeries: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European StudiesPublisher: Richmond : Routledge, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (267 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780203014530Subject(s): Church and state -- Soviet Union | Orthodox Eastern Church -- Soviet Union | Russka͡ia pravoslavna͡ia t͡serkovʹ | Soviet Union -- Church historyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Russian Society and the Orthodox Church : Religion in Russia after CommunismDDC classification: 281.94709049 LOC classification: BX485 -- .K62 2004ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Front Cover -- Russian Society and the Orthodox Church -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Note on transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. Civil society, religion and politics: the post-Soviet context -- 2. A 'usable past'? Russian Orthodoxy in the Soviet Union -- 3. 'Unofficial' Orthodoxy, religious pluralism and civil society -- 4. Symphonia, the Moscow Patriarchate and the state -- 5. Orthodoxy, Russian nationalism and civil society -- 6. Prelates and pluralism: the Moscow Patriarchate and civilsociety -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Russian Society and the Orthodox Church examines the Russian Orthodox Church's social and political role and its relationship to civil society in post-Communist Russia. It shows how Orthodox prelates, clergy and laity have shaped Russians' attitudes towards religious and ideological pluralism, which in turn have influenced the ways in which Russians understand civil society, including those of its features - pluralism and freedom of conscience - that are essential for a functioning democracy. It shows how the official church, including the Moscow Patriarchate, has impeded the development of civil society, while on the other hand the non-official church, including nonconformist clergy and lay activists, has promoted concepts central to civil society.
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Front Cover -- Russian Society and the Orthodox Church -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Note on transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. Civil society, religion and politics: the post-Soviet context -- 2. A 'usable past'? Russian Orthodoxy in the Soviet Union -- 3. 'Unofficial' Orthodoxy, religious pluralism and civil society -- 4. Symphonia, the Moscow Patriarchate and the state -- 5. Orthodoxy, Russian nationalism and civil society -- 6. Prelates and pluralism: the Moscow Patriarchate and civilsociety -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index.

Russian Society and the Orthodox Church examines the Russian Orthodox Church's social and political role and its relationship to civil society in post-Communist Russia. It shows how Orthodox prelates, clergy and laity have shaped Russians' attitudes towards religious and ideological pluralism, which in turn have influenced the ways in which Russians understand civil society, including those of its features - pluralism and freedom of conscience - that are essential for a functioning democracy. It shows how the official church, including the Moscow Patriarchate, has impeded the development of civil society, while on the other hand the non-official church, including nonconformist clergy and lay activists, has promoted concepts central to civil society.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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