Global Tensions in the Russian Orthodox Diaspora

Robert Collins

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Routledge
26 August 2024

Regional studies; Ethnic studies; Social research & statistics

Series: Routledge Religion, Society and Government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States

This book explores the tensions that have arisen in the diaspora as a result of large numbers of Russian migrants entering established overseas parishes following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

These tensions, made more fervent by the increasing role of the Church as part of the expression of Russian identity and by the Church’s entry into the global ‘culture wars’, carry with them alternative views of a range of key issues – cosmopolitanism versus reservation, liberalism versus conservatism and ecumenism versus dogmatism.

The book focuses on particular disputes, discusses the broader debates and examines the wider context of how the Russian Orthodox Church is evolving overall.

By: Robert Collins
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032314020
ISBN 10: 1032314028
Series: Routledge Religion, Society and Government in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet States
Pages: 278
Publication Date: 26 August 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Robert Collins completed his doctorate at Birkbeck, University of London, UK, in 2021. He is now working on a study of Slavophile historiography in relation to Christian eschatology and today’s global culture wars.

Reviews for Global Tensions in the Russian Orthodox Diaspora

A timely, revealing and important study of the religious conflicts between Moscow and the Orthodox abroad. Professor Orlando Figes An even-handed analysis of a complex and polarised subject. The divisions between Russia and the West are dissected from the minutia of daily life to macrocosmic rhetoric whilst the author's multi-disciplinary approach makes for compelling reading. Maria Haemmerli, University of Fribourg, Switzerland