The Path of Religious Philosophy in Russia

Author: (Russian) Georgy Florovsky / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The Way of Russian Religious Philosophy is a monumental work and a primary reference guide for researching the history of Russian religious culture. I did not limit my research to purely theological works; it also encompasses all literature related to Orthodoxy. Although many studies on ancient Russia and the pre-Peter the Great era have emerged in the past decade, Florovsky's perspectives and critiques remain almost perpetually timeless. One may disagree with them, but they should not be dismissed as useless. Moreover, chapters discussing the Old Ritualist crisis, the 17th-century Latinized Kyiv Theological Academy, the "obsession with the West" that shrouded the entire official church after Peter the Great, and the thorough analysis of pre-revolutionary Russian theology and religious thought are unique, irreplaceable, and highly valuable handbooks—unparalleled and beyond other evaluation as works of great guidance. This is a theoretical monograph on Russian philosophical thought, covering topics such as the crisis of Russian Byzantinism, the contradictions of the 17th century, the fundamental transformation of St. Petersburg, the awakening of philosophy, the historical school, (), etc., and is suitable for researchers and students of philosophical thought.