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Book SynopsisThe late Russian Empire experienced rapid economic change, social dislocation, and multiple humanitarian crises, enduring two wars, two famines, and three revolutions. Daniel Scarborough considers the roles played by pastors in the closing decades of the failing tsarist empire and the explosive 1917 revolutions.
Trade Review“
Russia’s Social Gospel thoughtfully and expertly adds an important piece to the puzzle of this complex, historically contingent thing we call Russian Orthodoxy.”—Patrick Lally Michelson, Indiana University
“A combination of solid archival research and compelling historical interpretations.”—Irina Paert, University of Tartu
“The author’s scholarship is detailed and his prose lucid. . . . This is an exceptional chronicle.”—
Publishers Weekly “A fascinating glimpse into an often overlooked discourse in Russian church history. . . . Scarborough has taken great pains to put the archival resources at his disposal into a coherent narrative that challenges both the conception of the late imperial Russian Orthodox Church as a monolithic entity and the inability of grassroots initiatives of the time to work toward true democratization. . . . A well-researched and broad approach that highlights fascinating aspects of Russian religious history.”—
H-RussiaTable of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The New Kind of Pastor
- 2 War, Revolution, and Famine
- 3 Revolt in the Seminaries
- 4 The Church as a School
- 5 The Parish Crisis
- 6 The Pastor as a Political Actor
- 7 Revolution in the Church
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
