Russia's uncommon prophet : Father Aleksandr Men and his times / Wallace L. Daniel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daniel, Wallace L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Menʹ, Aleksandr, 1935-1990.

Menʹ, Aleksandr.

Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ--Clergy--Biography.

Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ.

Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ.

Orthodox Eastern Church--Russia (Federation)--Clergy--Biography.

Orthodox Eastern Church.

Clergy.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 422 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, [2016]

Summary:

Aleksakdr Men (1935-1990) was a Russian Orthodox priest who represented the spiritual vision of an open, non-authoritarian Christianity. He grew up during the darkest, most oppressive years in the history of the former Soviet Union and became a parish priest who eschewed fear and followed Christ's command to "love thy neighbor as thyself" He offered an alternative to the prescribed ways of thinking imposed by the state and the church and attracted large, diverse groups of people in Russian society. Yet conflict and controversy marked every stage of Men's priesthood. His parish received the attention of the KGB, especially as it became a haven for members of the intelligentsia, and he endured repeated attacks from ultraconservative, anti-Semitic circles inside the Orthodox Church. He was murdered on September 9, 1990. For years, his work was unavailable in most church bookstores in Russia, and his teachings were excoriated by many both within and outside the church. But his books continue to offer hope to many throughout the world-they have sold millions of copies and are testimony to his continuing relevance and enduring significance. In this lucidly written biography, Wallace Daniel examines the familial and social context from which Men developed as a Russian Orthodox priest and presents a picture of Russia and the Orthodox Church different from the stereotypes found in much of the popular literature. Book jacket.

Contents:

Murder in the Semkhoz Woods

Swimming against the stream

"The Stalinism that entered into all of us"

A different education

Aleksandr Men in Siberia: the formation of a priest

First years as a parish priest

The first decade: the writer

The transition to Novaia Derevnia

Fr. Aleksandr and the history of religion

Novaia Derevnia: reaching out to a diverse world

Under siege

Religion and culture (I)

Religion and culture (II)

Freedom and its discontents

"This was not a common murder."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Daniel, Wallace L., author. Russia's uncommon prophet.

ISBN:

9780875807331

087580733X

OCLC:

936005718