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Book SynopsisAt the heart of the Soviet experiment was a belief in the impermanence of the human spirit: souls could be engineered; conscience could be destroyed. The project was, in many ways, chillingly successful. But the ultimate failure of a totalitarian regime to fulfill its ambitions for social and spiritual mastery had roots deeper than the...
Trade Review"This volume constitutes a significant contribution. I know of no other book that illuminates so well the spiritual longings of Russian intellectuals in the last years of the USSR's existence."—Lee Congdon, author of Seeing Red: Hungarian Intellectuals in Exile and the Challenge of Communism (NIU Press, 2001)
"This thoughtful and accessible collection of articles is a valuable contribution to the growing scholarly literature on the fate of religion under communism. It will interest anyone studying the clash between religion and atheism in the twentieth century, and how spirituality evolves in response to persecution."—Philip Boobbyer, University of Kent
"The major contribution of the volume lies in its exploration of the ways in which faith gave meaning, a sense of freedom and dignity, to individuals living in an oppressive state." –Russian Review
The Dangerous God is an inspiring read for everyone who wants to go beyond the widely known basic narrative of Russian religious dissent. This book, written with thoughtful and thorough analysis, and based on a wide selection of sources, can be an inspiring conversation partner for further discussions.
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