With God in Russia: The Inspiring Classic Account of a Catholic Priest's Twenty-three Years in Soviet Prisons and Labor Camps
Brand: HarperOne
Categories: Books, Christian Books & Bibles, Christian Living



Dimensions: 5.31 x 0.9 x 8 inches
ISBN-13: 978-0062641625
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780062641625
Publisher: HarperOne
Print length: 400 pages
Publication date: June 13, 2017
subtitle: Paperback – June 13, 2017
author: Visit Amazon's Walter J. Ciszek Page search results Walter J. Ciszek Daniel L. Flaherty James Martin
review: Editorial Reviews Review “This is really the story of a non-spy who stayed out in the cold. It builds in interest and suspense from page to page.” — Denver Rocky Mountain News “. . . a human and historical document of compelling interest.” — The Atlantic “. . . the great story of spirit and courage, written by the Catholic priest who literally disappeared after being taken prisoner in Russia.” — Catholic Sentinel “His integrity and his religious faith light up his sturdy account of what he endured and his report on what he saw, an American prisoner’s view of the Soviet Union.” — New York Post “. . . at once an unusually penetrating picture of Siberian life and also an ennobling insight into a simple and unpretentious man who would never admit to being one of God’s heroes.” — The Sign “. . . holds the reader in a grip of suspense that the late Ian Fleming would have envied.” — Pittsburgh Press “More than a superbly interesting adventure story, With God in Russia is a moving document of a man’s faith in his God and his God’s goodness in allowing him to live through his ordeal.” — The Advocate “. . . an incisive portrayal of the struggle for existence in a Russian prison camp. The very simplicity of presentation makes it unforgettable.” — Louisville Times “A truly inspiring story, to our age what Dostoevsky’s ‘House of the Dead’ was to his.” — Ave Maria From the Back Cover “A story about the relationship between God and a person who wanted to give himself totally to God’s service.” —from the afterword by James Martin, SJ, author of the New York Times bestseller The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything The classic memoir by American-born Jesuit priest Walter Ciszek, who survived fifteen years of imprisonment in the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War. Powerful and inspirational, With God in Russia captures the heroic patience, endurance, and religious conviction of a man whose life embodied the Christian ideals that sustained him. About the Author Walter J. Ciszek, SJ (1904–1984), a native of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, was an American Jesuit missionary priest who spent twenty-three years in the Soviet Union before and during the Cold War. Rev. James Martin, SJ, is a Jesuit priest, editor at large of America magazine, consultor to the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication, and author of numerous books, including the New York Times bestsellers Jesus: A Pilgrimage , The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything and My Life with the Saints , which Publishers Weekly named one of the best books of 2006. Father Martin is a frequent commentator in the national and international media, having appeared on all the major networks, and in such diverse outlets as The Colbert Report, NPR's Fresh Air, the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Before entering the Jesuits in 1988 he graduated from the Wharton School of Business. Read more