Freedom, faith, and dogma
Subtitle: essays by V.S. Soloviev on Christianity and Judaism
By: V.S. Soloviev ; translated, introduced and edited by Vladimir Wozniuk.
Contributors: Wozniuk, Vladimir.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Albany, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780791475355
Subjects: Christianity and other religions -- Judaism; Judaism -- Relations -- Christianity; Christianity; Judaism; Russia -- Religion -- 19th century
Work titles: Essays.
Description: "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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: On spiritual authority in Russia (1881); title: On the ecclesiastical question concerning the old Catholics (1883); title: The Jews and the Christian question (1884); title: New Testament Israel (1885); title: The teaching of the Twelve Apostles (1886); title: The Talmud and the recent polemical literature concerning it in Austria and Germany (1886); title: On counterfeits (1891); title: On the decline of the medieval world view (1891); title: When did the Hebrew prophets live? (1896); title: Byzantinism and Russia (1896); title: The secret of progress (1897).