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Record Nr.

UNISA996248049203316

Autore

Coleman Heather J. <1968->

Titolo

Russian Baptists and spiritual revolution, 1905-1929 / / Heather J. Coleman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2005

ISBN

1-282-07152-1

9786612071522

0-253-11137-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Collana

Indiana-Michigan series in Russian and East European studies

Disciplina

286/.0947/09041

Soggetti

Baptists - Russia - History - 20th century

Baptists - Soviet Union - History

Russia Church history 20th century

Soviet Union Church history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-294) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The damned Shtundist : the Russian evangelical movement to 1905 -- The era of "open storm" : Baptist organization and community after 1905 -- A community of converts : conversion narratives and social experience -- The Baptist challenge -- Russian Baptists and the "German faith" -- Dashed hopes : 1910-1917 -- The revolution of the spirit -- Revolution and opportunity -- A mixed blessing : sectarian pacifism and political legitimacy -- Parallel lives? religious activism and godless fears.

Sommario/riassunto

""... a fascinating read for everyone interested in Russia, religion,                and modernity."" -- Nadieszda KizenkoIn the early 20th                century, Baptists were the fastest-growing non-Orthodox religious group among                Russians and Ukrainians. Heather J. Coleman traces the development of Baptist                evangelical communities through a period of rapid industrialization, war, and                revolution, when Russians found themselves asking new questions about religion and                its place in modern life. Baptists' faith helped them navi