With God In Russia: The Inspiring Classic Account of a Catholic Priest's Twenty-three Years in Soviet Prisons and Labor Camps
The Inspiring Classic Account of a Catholic Priest's Twenty-three Years in Soviet Prisons and Labor Camps
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- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
13 September 2017
Summary
While ministering in Eastern Europe during World War II, Polish-American priest Walter Ciszek, S.J., was arrested by the NKVD, the Russian secret police, shortly after the war ended. Accused of being an American spy and charged with “agitation with intent to subvert,” he was held in Moscow’s notorious Lubyanka prison for five years. The Catholic priest was then sentenced without trial to ten more years of hard labor and transported to Siberia, where he would become a prisoner within the force…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780062641625 |
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| ISBN-10: | 006264162X |
| Author: | Walter J. Ciszek, Daniel L. Flaherty |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | HarperOne |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 13 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 134mm x 203mm |
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Critics Review
“This is really the story of a non-spy who stayed out in the cold. It builds in interest and suspense from page to page.”
“His integrity and his religious faith light up his sturdy account of what he endured and his report on what he saw, an American prisoner’s view of the Soviet Union.” - New York Post
”… a human and historical document of compelling interest.” - The Atlantic
”… the great story of spirit and courage, written by the Catholic priest who literally disappeared after being taken prisoner in Russia.” - Catholic Sentinel
”… at once an unusually penetrating picture of Siberian life and also an ennobling insight into a simple and unpretentious man who would never admit to being one of God’s heroes.” - The Sign
”… holds the reader in a grip of suspense that the late Ian Fleming would have envied.” - Pittsburgh Press
“Father Ciszek tells his story crisply, modestly, in a matter-of-fact style. There is no trace of self-pity in what he writes and, what is more amazing, none of anger or rancor over what he was forced to undergo. From these objective pages, however, there gradually emerges a picture of a man of invincible faith and heroic fortitude, who is sustained by a great love for God and his fellow man. His story is highly recommended as a worthwhile reading experience for one and all.” - Best Sellers
”… an incisive portrayal of the struggle for existence in a Russian prison camp. The very simplicity of presentation makes it unforgettable.” - Louisville Times
“A truly inspiring story, to our age what Dostoevsky’s ‘House of the Dead’ was to his.” - Ave Maria
“This is really the story of a non-spy who stayed out in the cold. It builds in interest and suspense from page to page.” - Denver Rocky Mountain News
“More than a superbly interesting adventure story, With God in Russia is a moving document of a man’s faith in his God and his God’s goodness in allowing him to live through his ordeal.” - The Advocate
Walter J. Ciszek
Walter J. Ciszek, SJ (1904-1984), a native of Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, was an American Jesuit missionary priest who spent twenty-three years in the Soviet Union before and during the Cold War.
Rev. James Martin, SJ, is a Jesuit priest, editor at large of America magazine, consultor to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication, and author of the New York Times bestsellers Learning to Pray, Jesus: A Pilgrimage, and The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything. Father Martin is a frequent commentator in the national and international media, having appeared on all the major networks and outlets.
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