The Catholic Church and Russia: Popes, Patriarchs, Tsars and Commissars

by Dennis J. Dunn

Book Overview

This unique account of Russia's encounter with Catholicism from the medieval period to the present provides fascinating insights into Catholic-Russian relations. Dennis Dunn analyzes religious politics in the former USSR and in Russia, particularly in areas where relations between the state-backed Orthodox establishment and the Catholic Church have renewed debates about civil rights, religious freedom and Russian national identity under Vladimir Putin's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032180161
• ISBN13: 9781032180168
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"