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Monasticism as a Force for Religious and Cultural Renewal in Post-Communist Russia

In: Journal of Religion in Europe
Author:
John Burgess
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01 Jan 2011
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Abstract

The Russian Orthodox Church is actively seeking to shape the national identity of post-communist Russia. Monasteries have taken a leading role in articulating the church's social vision, but with different emphases. The Solovetskii Monastery commemorates the victims and martyrs of communist repression. The Sretenskii Monastery focuses on popular religious education. The monks at St. George's Parish engage in drug rehabilitation work. Each approach has latent democratic impulses, but it is not yet clear whether or how they will come to expression under the limitations of current church and state politics.

Title:
Monasticism as a Force for Religious and Cultural Renewal in Post-Communist Russia
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/187489211X574382
Language:
English
Pages:
225–244
Keywords:
DEMOCRACY; CIVIL SOCIETY; MONASTERIES; CHURCH AND CULTURE; RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
In:
Journal of Religion in Europe
In:
Volume 4: Issue 2
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1874-8929
Print ISSN:
1874-8910
Subjects:
History of Religion, Religious Studies, Religion & Society, Social Sciences, Religion, Middle East and Islamic Studies, Anthropology of Religion, Comparative Religion & Religious Studies

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