Nadieszda Kizenko is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Albany. She has contributed articles to Russian Review, Pravoslavnaia Rus', PSALM Notes, Russkoe Vozrozhdenie, and Peace and Change.
“A powerful and multidimensional portrait of the controversial
Father John of Kronstadt, presented against the backdrop of Late
Imperial religious life. Drawing on a rich source base, Kizenko
offers an impartial and balanced interpretation of this pivotal
figure. Reading this book is like stepping back into the world of a
century ago, seeing the concerns, both material and spiritual,
which occupied people’s lives.”—Eve Levin, Ohio State
University
“Kizenko manages to intertwine biography, socio-political analysis,
theological discussion and Church history to produce a clear and
captivating book on a subject that has suffered from a dearth of
academic attention.”—Argyrios K. Pisiotis H-Russia
“This study is exemplary in its approach to the phenomenon of
sanctity and, to my knowledge, the first one of such a scholarly
caliber on Russian sanctity in particular. It is a ‘must read’ for
anyone who would go beyond Dostoevsky’s novels for an understanding
of Russian Orthodoxy.”—Arkadi Choufrine Koinonia: The Princeton
Theological Seminary Graduate Forum
“This book is part of a growing literature on one of the most
important but neglected aspects of Imperial Russia. It offers us an
understanding of a complex and charismatic figure and the world in
which he operated. It helps break down many of the simplistic
assumptions about religion and it sets Russia in its European
context. It is a very welcome addition to the literature.”—Shane
O’Rourke Journal of Religious History
“In this beautifully written biography of Father John (Ioann Il’ich
Sergiev) of Kronstadt (1829–1908), Nadieszda Kizenko presents a
remarkably sensitive and balanced portrait of this central figure
of the Orthodox Church in late imperial Russia. . . . Kizenko’s
biography demonstrates the power and importance of Orthodoxy and
Orthodox religiosity at the end of the empire. . . . [A Prodigal
Saint] will be a valuable addition to the library of anyone
interested in European Christianity.”—Eugene Clay Journal of Modern
History
“In the end I learned a great deal from this work, which to my mind
has gone a long way toward explaining the endurance and
transformation of supernatural authority in fin-de-siecle
Russia.”—Gary Marker Slavic and East European Journal
“Kizenko has given us a highly perceptive and eminently readable
study of a man and a time that are easily misunderstood. . . . This
is not a book for beginners; Kizenko presupposes some prior
knowledge both of the Russian Church and Russian history. Her
translations from the Russian are smooth and idiomatic, and
considering the complexities of the subject, she is always clear. .
. . Kizenko has set a standard that others in the field would do
well to follow.”—Peter Eaton Anglican Theological Review
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