Holy Russia, sacred Israel : Jewish-Christian encounters in Russian religious thought / Dominic Rubin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rubin, Dominic, 1972- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--Russia--History.

Judaism.

Judaism--Soviet Union--History.

Russia--Religion.

Russia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (558 pages)

Other Title:

Holy Russia, Sacred Israel

Place of Publication:

Boston, Massachusetts : Academic Studies Press, [2010]

Summary:

"Holy Russia, Sacred Israel examines how Russian religious thinkers, both Jewishand Christian, conceived of Judaism, Jewry and the 'Old Testament' philosophically, theologically, and personally at a time when the Messianic element in Russian consciousness was being stimulated by events ranging from the pogroms of the 1880s through two Revolutions and World Wars to exile in Western Europe. An attempt is made to locate the boundaries between the Jewish and Christian, Russian and Western, Gnostic-pagan and Orthodox elements in Russian thought in this period. The author reflects personally on how the heritage of these thinkers, little analyzed or translated in the West, can help Orthodox (and other) Christians respond to Judaism (including "Messianic Judaism"), Zionism, and Christian antisemitism today".

Contents:

Soloviev's Judeo-Russian wisdom

Bulgakov and the sacred blood of Jewry

N. Berdyaev, M. Gershenzon, and L. Shestov : Jewish and Russian nihilists of the spirit

Vasily Rozanov (and Pavel Florensky)

L. Karsavin and A. Steinberg : Russia and Israel symphonically interwined

Semyon Frank : from Russkiy yevrei to Russkiy yevropeetz

Conclusion : Soloviev's heirs : the third generation.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [527]-546) and index.