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Freedom, Faith, and Dogma: Essays by V. S. Soloviev on Christianity and Judaism Hardcover – September 25, 2008
Freedom, Faith, and Dogma is Vladimir Wozniuk's fourth volume of translations of Soloviev's writings. These essays display the Christian philosopher's concerns about the obstacles that religious and political dogma present to the free pursuit of faith. Many of them explore the reasons why neither Judaism nor Christianity was ever able to establish a truly just "kingdom of God." Several also reflect Soloviev's steadfast and outspoken championing of full religious and civic rights for Jews throughout Russia and all of Europe. Wozniuk's introduction places Soloviev squarely in the mainstream of Christian thought and highlights the concerns that dominate this collection: the meaning of church unification, the proper relationship between church and state, and how to deal with the tendency of the powerful to exploit the powerless, concerns that remain relevant to this day.
- Print length251 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherState Univ of New York Pr
- Publication dateSeptember 25, 2008
- Dimensions6.25 x 1 x 9 inches
- ISBN-100791475352
- ISBN-13978-0791475355
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"Wozniuk's latest volume is welcome, for it reminds us once again that Solov'ev is a major thinker who should be better known, not least because of his formative influence on Bulgakov, whose theology is now being widely discussed." -- Modern Theology
"Over the past decade, no scholar had done more to make the so-called journalistic writings of Vladimir Sergeevich Solov'ev (1853-1900) accessible to an anglophone audience than Vladimir Wozniuk ... Wozniuk's effort in this volume, as in the previous three, is commendable. He is especially attentive to the demands of translation, rendering all eleven essays in precise, fluid English." -- Canadian Slavonic Papers
"...Wozniuk has cemented his role as a major translator of the influential, erudite, and eclectic pre-revolutionary Russian philosopher, Vladimir Soloviev." -- Slavic and East European Journal
"This represents a crucial addition to the existing body of translations of the first great Russian philosopher and of Russian philosophy as such. It not only extends Wozniuk's work beyond his previous translations of Soloviev but also responds vitally to recent discussions of liberalizing tendencies in Russian philosophers' engagement with the Orthodox Church and, more broadly, with religious issues." -- Robert Bird, author of The Russian Prospero: The Creative Universe of Viacheslav Ivanov
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Freedom, Faith, and Dogma is Vladimir Wozniuk's fourth volume of translations of Soloviev's writings. These essays display the Christian philosopher's concerns about the obstacles that religious and political dogma present to the free pursuit of faith. Many of them explore the reasons why neither Judaism nor Christianity was ever able to establish a truly just "kingdom of God." Several also reflect Soloviev's steadfast and outspoken championing of full religious and civic rights for Jews throughout Russia and all of Europe. Wozniuk's introduction places Soloviev squarely in the mainstream of Christian thought and highlights the concerns that dominate this collection: the meaning of church unification, the proper relationship between church and state, and how to deal with the tendency of the powerful to exploit the powerless, concerns that remain relevant to this day.
"This represents a crucial addition to the existing body of translations of the first great Russian philosopher and of Russian philosophy as such. It not only extends Wozniuk's work beyond his previous translations of Soloviev but also responds vitally to recent discussions of liberalizing tendencies in Russian philosophers' engagement with the Orthodox Church and, more broadly, with religious issues." -- Robert Bird, author of The Russian Prospero: The Creative Universe of Viacheslav Ivanov
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- Publisher : State Univ of New York Pr (September 25, 2008)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 251 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0791475352
- ISBN-13 : 978-0791475355
- Item Weight : 1.1 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.25 x 1 x 9 inches
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