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The Catholic Church and Russia
Dennis J. Dunn
其他書名
Popes, Patriarchs, Tsars and Commissars
出版
Routledge
, 2017-05-15
主題
Religion / General
Social Science / Regional Studies
Political Science / General
Religion / History
History / Europe / General
Social Science / Human Geography
Religion / Christianity / Catholic
ISBN
1351893351
9781351893350
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=fgokDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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This unique account of Russia's encounter with Catholicism from the medieval period to the present provides fascinating insights into Catholic-Russian relations. Dennis Dunn analyzes religious politics in the former USSR and in Russia, particularly in areas where relations between the state-backed Orthodox establishment and the Catholic Church have renewed debates about civil rights, religious freedom and Russian national identity under Vladimir Putin's regime. Discussing issues such as the role of Pope John Paul II in helping to bring down the Iron Curtain, Dunn argues provocatively that Catholic-Russian relations are a microcosm of Western-Russian relations and sheds new light on the historical strain between Russia and the West. Showing how Russia's adoption of a secular ideology - a vain attempt to surpass the West - alienated the Russian government not only from the Catholic Church but also from its own Orthodox foundation, this book discusses how Russia sealed its fate while precipitating the Cold War with the West. Students and general readers interested in Russian history, Western-Russian relations, Catholicism, and comparative religion more broadly, will find this an invaluable and accessible account of an important and understudied subject.