Chapter 1 Kievan Rus (ca. 860-ca. 1240) Chapter 2 Muscovite Russia (ca. 1240-ca. 1505) Chapter 3 Church and State Ideologies (ca. 1505-ca. 1613) Chapter 4 Derailment of Order and Justice (ca. 1613-ca.1676) Chapter 5 State Secularization and Church Subordination (ca. 1676-ca. 1917) Chapter 6 Secular Symbolization (ca. 1700-ca. 1917) Chapter 7 Secular Messianism (ca. 1917-ca. 1991) Chapter 8 Competition for Order and Justice (ca. 1991-ca. 2005) Chapter 9 The New Science: The Search for Order and Justice
Lee Trepanier is assistant professor of political science at Saginaw Valley State University.
This is a learned and cogent exploration of Russian theological and
political order from its Kievan roots into the present. It utilizes
the primary sources in an energetic way and grounds the core of its
theoretical analysis on the philosophy especially of Eric Voegelin.
The argument is complex yet lucid and illuminating at every turn.
Dr. Trepanier's book will be of great interest to all students of
Russian history, church-state relations, literature, theology and
politics. Warmly recommended.
*Ellis Sandoz, Louisiana State University*
Trepanier presents a weighty challenge to Western liberals,
especially positivists.
*The Russian Review, January 2008*
This thought-provoking and wide-ranging volume explores the use of
political symbols—especially those connected with
religion—throughout the entire course of Russian history from the
earliest years of Kievan Rus to the postcommunist era. . . .
Recommended.
*CHOICE, March 2008*
This interesting exploration of church and state throughout Russian
history adds to the growing body of literature on Russian Orthodoxy
and civil society.
*Slavic Review, Winter 2008*
The author presents a concise overview of church-state relations in
Russia over the last 1,000 years.
*Europe-Asia Studies, January 2009*
Despite the best efforts of the country's leading political
figures, social institutions, and intellectuals, Russia has yet to
develop a
coherent set of political values and symbols around which its
society can congeal. In this book, Lee Trepanier does the field a
great service by applying Voegelin's thought to the question of how
this process has evolved historically and why it has failed so
miserably.
*Christopher Marsh, Baylor University*
Challenging monograph.
*Slavic and East European Journal*
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