The Russian Orthodox Church (1986) concentrates on the recent history of the church, examining the situation of Russian Orthodox believers in the Soviet Union. It demonstrates that freedom of religion did not exist in the Soviet Union, although the church remained a vigorous and potent force in Soviet society which the authorities were unable to ignore.
The Russian Orthodox Church (1986) examines the situation of Russian Orthodox believers in the Soviet Union. It demonstrates that freedom of religion did not exist in the Soviet Union, although the church remained a vigorous and potent force in Soviet society which the authorities were unable to ignore.
1. Churches and Dioceses
2. Parish Life
3. The Clergy
4. Theological
Education
5. Monasticism
6. Publications
7. The Laity
8. The Episcopate
9.
ChurchState Relations
10. The Rise of Orthodox Dissent: up to 1974
11. The
Growth of Orthodox Dissent: 19746
12. The Flowering of Orthodox Dissent:
19769
13. The Repression of Orthodox Dissent: 197680
14. Concluding
Summary: up to 1985
Jane Ellis was at the time of writing a Senior Researcher and Editor of Religion in Communist Lands at Keston College, Kent.
