Christianity in the USSR

“At a time when Russia may be about to change not only its leaders but its generational perspective, there is every reason to assume that those who eventually come to power will be haunted by some of those who ‘prefer to remain anonymous.’ As faith in political religions recedes, interest in authent...

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Main Author: Billington, James H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 1980
In: Theology today
Year: 1980, Volume: 37, Issue: 2, Pages: 199-209
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Summary:“At a time when Russia may be about to change not only its leaders but its generational perspective, there is every reason to assume that those who eventually come to power will be haunted by some of those who ‘prefer to remain anonymous.’ As faith in political religions recedes, interest in authentic transcendence is increasing; and it seems not unreasonable to suggest that Russia's Christian heritage will play a role in its future secular history just as it surely will in the deeper annals of our common pilgrim faith.”
ISSN:2044-2556
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology today
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/004057368003700206