{"product_id":"women-of-the-catacombs-9781501753657","title":"Women of the Catacombs","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[W]hy Christianity survived persecution in the Soviet Union, is to a great extent explained by the lives and religious faith of those presented to us in \u003ci\u003eWomen of the Catacombs\u003c\/i\u003e with expert commentary and explanations in an introduction and footnotes by the editor, Dr Wallace Daniel, who also published a biography of Fr Aleksandr in 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e * Church Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReading these textsdoes highlight the distinctiveness of Elena and Vera's perspectives as believers, providing a rare insight into an alternative culture. Thanks to the contribution of Wallace Daniel and his collaborators, the perspectives of these two remarkable women can enrich our understanding of everyday life under extraordinary circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Russian Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. I: Fr. Serafim by Vera Iakovlevna Vasilevskaia\u003cbr\u003e Ante Lucem\u003cbr\u003e One Must Take up the Cross\u003cbr\u003e White Chrysanthemums\u003cbr\u003e The Grace of the Holy Spirit\u003cbr\u003e Holding on to Christ's Garments\u003cbr\u003e Go to Sarov\u003cbr\u003e In Ravaged Sarov\u003cbr\u003e It Will Be More Difficult\u003cbr\u003e The War\u003cbr\u003e The Last Days and the End\u003cbr\u003e 2. II: Fr. Pyotr Shipkov by Vera Iakovlevna Vasilevskaia\u003cbr\u003e In Zagorsk during the War\u003cbr\u003e On the End of the War. The Rebirth of the Church\u003cbr\u003e Fr. Pyotr in Exile (Letters)\u003cbr\u003e Return from Exile\u003cbr\u003e Illness and the Final Days in the Life of Fr. Pyotr\u003cbr\u003e From the Letters of V. Ia. Vasilevskaia to N. V. Trapani\u003cbr\u003e 3. III: My Journey by Elena Semenovna Men\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409349157207,"sku":"9781501753657","price":97.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501753657.jpg?v=1730506509","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/women-of-the-catacombs-9781501753657","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}