{"product_id":"early-religious-writings-1903-1909-paperback-1","title":"Early Religious Writings, 1903-1909 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePavel Florensky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBoris Jakim\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProfound writings by one of the twentieth century's greatest polymaths\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Perhaps the most remarkable person devoured by the Gulag\" is how Alexandr Solzhenitsyn described Pavel Florensky, a Russian Orthodox mathematician, scientist, linguist, art historian, philosopher, theologian, and priest who was martyred during the Bolshevik purges of the 1930s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume contains eight important religious works written by Florensky in the first decade of the twentieth century, now translated into English--most of them for the first time. Splendidly interweaving religious, scientific, and literary themes, these essays showcase the diversity of Florensky's broad learning and interests. Including reflections on the sacraments and explorations of Russian monastic culture, the volume concludes with \"The Salt of the Earth,\" arguably Florensky's most spiritually moving work.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePavel Florensky\u003c\/b\u003e (1882-1937) was one of the preeminent Russian Orthodox thinkers of the twentieth century. His best-known work is \u003ci\u003eThe Pillar and Ground of Truth: An Essay in Orthodox Theodicy in Twelve Letters.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoris Jakim\u003c\/b\u003e is the foremost translator of Russian religious thought into English. His published translations include works by Fyodor Dostoevsky, S. L. Frank, Vladimir Solovyov, and Sergius Bulgakov.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42593640775776,"sku":"9780802874955","price":57.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/dVZuQUJnZkFGTmdTNnFNRjJBUytoZz09.webp?v=1771527360","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/early-religious-writings-1903-1909-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}