Bringing Orthodox Christianity into the dialog on virtue ethics, this book investigates the correspondences between the Eastern Orthodox tradition and contemporary virtue ethics, and develops a distinctly Orthodox vision of theological ethics.
The first theologian who spoke of eucharistic ecclesiology was the Russian Orthodox church historian and canonist Nicholas Afanasiev (1893-1966). He claimed to have re-discovered and systematized the original ecclesiology of the early church, which he called "eucharistic." Since then, the eucharistic ecclesiology crossed confessional borders and ......
Russian Orthodox Christians and Labor Migration in the Progressive Era
Working-class immigration, religion, and labor history in the United States At the turn of the twentieth century, thousands of immigrants from the borderlands of the Russian and Austro-Hungarian Empires built a transnational church in North America. The community that church leaders called American Orthodox Rus' was created by and for working ......
This volume comprises supplemental source material to accompany courses in the history of Russian Orthodox music course. It is meant as a study aid for students and contains valuable reference sources for students and practitioners alike.
The Orthodox Pastoral Movement in Famine, War, and Revolution
The late Russian Empire experienced rapid economic change, social dislocation, and multiple humanitarian crises, enduring two wars, two famines, and three revolutions. A "pastoral activism" took hold as parish clergymen led and organized the response of Russia's Orthodox Christians to these traumatic events. In Russia's Social Gospel, Daniel ......
Now available in this Russian edition, Father Andrei Papkov's unique textbook is the only book addressing the liturgical performance practices of religious singing in the Russian Orthodox Church. The topics it covers include various aspects of choral work in this tradition, including but not limited to the choice of repertoire, the eight-tone ......
What is the Church? Some would answer this question by studying the Scriptures, the history of the Church, and contemporary theologians, thus addressing the theological nature of the Church. Others would answer based on statistics, interviews, and personal observation, thus focusing on the experience of the Church. These theological and ......
Father Andrei Papkov's unique textbook is the only book addressing the liturgical performance practices of religious singing in the Russian Orthodox Church. The topics it covers include various aspects of choral work in this tradition, including but not limited to the choice of repertoire, the eight-tone system, Kievan square notation, rehearsal ......
