A History of the Russian Church to 1488

by John L. Fennell

Overview

The Russian church is central to an understanding of early Russian and Slav history, but for many years there has been no accessible, up-to-date introduction to the subject in English - until now. The late John Fennell's last book, is a masterly survey of the development, nature and role of the early Church in Russia from Christianization of the country in 988, through Kievan and Tatar poeriods to 1448 when the Russian Church finally became totally independent of its mother-church in Byzantium.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780582080676
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/23/1995
Pages:	278
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Part 1 An Outline of Kievan History, to 1240; Chapter 2 The Beginnings of Kievan Christianity; Chapter 3 The Baptism of Vladimir and his Subjects; Chapter 4 The Organization of the Russian Church; Chapter 5 Religious Activity and Monasticism; Chapter 6 The Process of Christianization; Chapter 7 Orthodox and Latins; Chapter 8 Christian Writing in Kievan Russia; Chapter 9 The Church’s Involvement in Politics; Part 2 Russia under the Mongols: A Political Survey; Chapter 11 The Metropolitans of Russia: From Kirill II to Aleksiy; Chapter 12 Metropolitan Kiprian; Chapter 13 Metropolitan Foty; Chapter 14 Metropolitans Iona and Isidor; the Council of Florence; Chapter 15 The Russian Church and the Mongols, 1237–1448; Chapter 16 Landownership by the Church and the Monasteries; Chapter 17 Politics and the Church;