Russian Mystics - (Cistercian Studies) by Sergius Bolshakoff (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A panorama of Russian Christian spirituality, richly illustrated with passages from formative works.

"The author of this unusual book has given it much too modest a title. It is in fact not only an introduction to the lives, the spirituality and the writings of the great mystics, many of whom are unknown in the West, but it is also at the same time a clear and practical outline of Russian monastic history. The journey which the reader now begins is not without excitement, for it takes him into new territory, the silence of the great Russian forests. . ."
Thomas Merton, in the Preface

Review Quotes

. . . an introduction to the lives, the spirituality, and the writings of the great Russian mysticsÉit can also serve as an outline of Russian monastic history.Theology Digest

[Bolshakoff has written] . . . essentially a history of the great personalities of Russian monasticism--a study of memorable saintly figures whose spiritual lives characteristically varied from their Western counterparts.Parabola