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6 "THE PEARL OF AN UNREASONABLE THOUGHT" Religion and the Poetic Imagination
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vi
- Acknowledgments ix
- INTRODUCTION The Rhythm of the Saints 1
- 1 EMPOWERING THE FAITHFUL. The Unintended Consequences of Bolshevik Religious Policies 12
- 2 COMBATING GOD AND GRANDMA. The Soviet Antireligious Campaigns and the Battle for Childhood 32
- 3 PERSECUTION, COLLUSION, AND LIBERATION The Russian Orthodox Church, from Stalin to Gorbachev 51
- 4 "I AM A FIGHTER BY NATURE" Fr. Gleb Iakunin and the Defense of Religious Liberty 74
- 5 "AN INWARD MUSIC" Revolution and Resurrection in Doctor Zhivago 97
- 6 "THE PEARL OF AN UNREASONABLE THOUGHT" Religion and the Poetic Imagination 117
- 7 "I HASTEN TO ESTABLISH A COMMON LANGUAGE WITH YOU" Orthodox Christian Dissidents and the Human Rights Movement 138
- 8 THE ORTHODOX LITURGY AS POLITICAL RESISTANCE 158
- 9 "AND I WILL TELL OF THE BEST PEOPLE IN ALL THE EARTH" Faith and Resilience in the Gulag 170
- 10 "THERE ARE THINGS IN HISTORY THAT SHOULD BE CALLED BY THEIR PROPER NAMES" Evaluating Russian Orthodox Collaboration with the Soviet State 187
- 11 THE USEFUL GOD Religion and Public Authority in Post -Soviet Russia 210
- AFTERWORD Whether in Words or Deeds, Known and Unknown 226
- Contributors 229
- Notes 231
- Index 269
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vi
- Acknowledgments ix
- INTRODUCTION The Rhythm of the Saints 1
- 1 EMPOWERING THE FAITHFUL. The Unintended Consequences of Bolshevik Religious Policies 12
- 2 COMBATING GOD AND GRANDMA. The Soviet Antireligious Campaigns and the Battle for Childhood 32
- 3 PERSECUTION, COLLUSION, AND LIBERATION The Russian Orthodox Church, from Stalin to Gorbachev 51
- 4 "I AM A FIGHTER BY NATURE" Fr. Gleb Iakunin and the Defense of Religious Liberty 74
- 5 "AN INWARD MUSIC" Revolution and Resurrection in Doctor Zhivago 97
- 6 "THE PEARL OF AN UNREASONABLE THOUGHT" Religion and the Poetic Imagination 117
- 7 "I HASTEN TO ESTABLISH A COMMON LANGUAGE WITH YOU" Orthodox Christian Dissidents and the Human Rights Movement 138
- 8 THE ORTHODOX LITURGY AS POLITICAL RESISTANCE 158
- 9 "AND I WILL TELL OF THE BEST PEOPLE IN ALL THE EARTH" Faith and Resilience in the Gulag 170
- 10 "THERE ARE THINGS IN HISTORY THAT SHOULD BE CALLED BY THEIR PROPER NAMES" Evaluating Russian Orthodox Collaboration with the Soviet State 187
- 11 THE USEFUL GOD Religion and Public Authority in Post -Soviet Russia 210
- AFTERWORD Whether in Words or Deeds, Known and Unknown 226
- Contributors 229
- Notes 231
- Index 269