Global Tensions in the Russian Orthodox Diaspora

Robert Collins completed his doctorate at Birkbeck, University of London, UK, in 2021. He is now working on a study of Slavophile historiography in relation to Christian eschatology and today’s global culture wars.

• Acknowledgements List of abbreviations A note on transliteration and convention Introduction 1 The Sourozh crisis in context2 Analogous crises and their historical genesis 3 Enculturation and preservation: macrocosmic themes 4 Enculturation and preservation: praxis and devotion 5 The Russian Orthodox diaspora and the Russian World: Church and State 6 The Russian Orthodox diaspora and the Russian World: a global mandate 7 A comparative diaspora: The Armenian Apostolic Church and the Soviet legacy 8 Conclusion Epilogue Primary sources and bibliography Index

A timely, revealing and important study of the religious conflicts between Moscow and the Orthodox abroad.Professor Orlando Figes An even-handed analysis of a complex and polarised subject. The divisions between Russia and the West are dissected from the minutia of daily life to macrocosmic rhetoric whilst the author's multi-disciplinary approach makes for compelling reading.Maria Haemmerli, University of Fribourg, Switzerland