{"product_id":"holy-rus-john-p-burgess-9780300222241","title":"Holy Rus': The Rebirth of Orthodoxy in the New Russia","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating, vivid, and on-the-ground account of Russian Orthodoxy's resurgence\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A compelling picture.\"--Irina Papkova, \u003ci\u003eRussian Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Powerful.\"--Philip Jenkins, \u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A bold experiment is taking place in Russia. After a century of being scarred by militant, atheistic communism, the Orthodox Church has become Russia's largest and most significant nongovernmental organization. As it has returned to life, it has pursued a vision of reclaiming Holy Rus' that historical yet mythical homeland of the eastern Slavic peoples; a foretaste of the perfect justice, peace, harmony, and beauty for which religious believers long; and the glimpse of heaven on earth that persuaded Prince Vladimir to accept Orthodox baptism in Crimea in A.D. 988. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through groundbreaking initiatives in religious education, social ministry, historical commemoration, and parish life, the Orthodox Church is seeking to shape a new, post-communist national identity for Russia. In this eye-opening and evocative book, John Burgess examines Russian Orthodoxy's resurgence from a grassroots level, providing Western readers with an enlightening, inside look at the new Russia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John P. Burgess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300222246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300222241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2017","brand":"John P. Burgess","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072608334079,"sku":"9780300222241","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_830eecd4-e389-43ff-9459-6986dce40939.jpg?v=1685442989","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/holy-rus-john-p-burgess-9780300222241","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}