Additional information
| Author Name | Jane Swan |
|---|---|
| Format | ED |
| Publication Date | 20150601 |
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| Publisher | |
| Language | English |
| Book Dimensions | 0 |
| Format Detail | eBook |
| Preface | Scott Kenworthy |
| Notes | Scott Kenworthy |
Description
St Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow (Vasily Ivanovich
Bellavin, 1865-1925) is one of the most important figures of both Russian and
Orthodox Church history in the twentieth century. Yet ninety years after his
death this remains the only complete biography ever published in the English
language. It has now been updated and revised with a new preface and
bibliography, together with revised and additional endnotes, by Scott M.
Kenworthy.
All together these reveal a picture of a man whom no one expected to be
chosen as Patriarch. Nevertheless he humbly accepted the call of God and the
people to guide the Church during the most turbulent of times as it faced both
internal upheavals and external persecution. As he said in his speech
immediately following his election as Patriarch in 1917, “…I am entrusted with
the care for all the Russian churches, and what awaits me is the gradual dying
for them all my days.”
Both specialists and general readers will become better acquainted with
St Tikhon through this modest but carefully crafted monograph.
Contents
CONTENTS
Preface by Scott M. Kenworthy
1. Years of Preparation
2. Revival of the Patriarchate
3. 1917 to the Famine
4. Attacks from Within and Without
5. The Release
6. The Will
Notes
Bibliography
Additional Bibliography (Scott M. Kenworthy)
Index
