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This book examines how religion interacts with Russian foreign policy, arguing that religion is an important and neglected factor in shaping Russia 's outlook towards international relations. It surveys the importance of religion in Russian social life - past and present - and considers the range of attitudes which are affected by religion such as Russian nationalism, notions of Slavic solidarity, the divine mission of Russian Orthodox civilisation, Russian imperialism, and Russia 's special approach towards Islam. The book discusses how religious organizations, especially the Russian...

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With his engaging blend of travelogue, conversations with a wise and charismatic spiritual father, and musings on the big questions of life and death, Professor Markides takes us as companions on his journey of discovery. The insights that he communicates with such enthusiasm are timely ones: here at last is a writer who challenges the seeker after mystical understanding and Eastern spirituality to discover Christianity. Dr. Elizabeth Theokritoff, independent scholar and co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to Orthodox Christian Theology

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A pivotal period in Russian history, the Time of Troubles in the early seventeenth century has taken on new resonance in the country s post-Soviet search for new national narratives. The historical role of the Orthodox Church has emerged as a key theme in contemporary remembrances of this time but what precisely was that role?

The first comprehensive study of the Church during the Troubles, "Orthodox Russia in Crisis" reconstructs this tumultuous time, offering new interpretations of familiar episodes while delving deep into the archives to uncover a much fuller picture of the era....

This volume offers the first complete critical edition of the acts of the Second Trulian Council (or Concilium Quinisextum) in 691-2, based upon extensive manuscript sources. The Concilium Quinisextum was convened as an ecumenical council, and its 102 canons constitute the most extensive collection of early legal documents from the Christian Church. Together with the list of Episcopal signatures, they constitute a key source for the study of 7^th century Ecclesiastic history.