Chosen for His People, 9781942699026
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St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow (Vasily Ivanovich Bellavin, 1865Ð1925) is one of the most important figures of both Russian and Orthodox Church history in the 20th century.

Chosen for His People

A Biography of Patriarch Tikhon

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    172 pages

  • Release Date

    1 July 2015

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Summary

St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow (Vasily Ivanovich Bellavin, 1865–1925) is one of the most important figures of both Russian and Orthodox Church history in the 20th century. Yet 90 years after his death this remains the only complete biography ever published in the English language. It has now been updated and revised with a new preface and bibliography, together with revised and additional endnotes, by Scott M. Kenworthy. The biography reveals a picture of a man whom no one expected to be cho…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781942699026
ISBN-10:1942699026
Author:Jane Swan, Scott M. Kenworthy
Publisher:Holy Trinity Publications
Imprint:Holy Trinity Seminary Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:172
Release Date:1 July 2015
Weight:290g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm
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Critics Review

“Swan’s book … has stood the test of time. It is particularly valuable because it presents in English many of St Tikhon’s key epistles and addresses, as well as documents from the Soviet side. There are, to be sure, some inaccuracies and factual errors, especially about his early life and his family, which have been indicated in the notes of the current edition. Recent scholarship has not overturned her key insights, however, but in many cases has strengthened them.” –Scott M. Kenworthy, author, The Heart of Russia

About The Author

Jane Swan

Jane Swan taught history and served as the director of the Women’s Center at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. She earned her doctorate in Russian history from the University of Pennsylvania. Scott M. Kenworthy is an associate professor of comparative religion at Miami University in Ohio. He was the recipient of the 2010 Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer Prize of the American Society of Church History for his book The Heart of Russia: Trinity-Sergius, Monasticism, and Society after 1825. He lives in Oxford, Ohio.

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