Book TitleFather Arseny, 1893-1973 : Prisoner, Priest and Spiritual Father
Number of Pages279 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicReligious, Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, Christianity / Orthodox, Historical
Publication Year1998
GenreReligion, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorVera Bouteneff
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN98-004429
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal281.9/092 B
SynopsisFather Arseny became prisoner no. 18376 in the brutal special sector of the Soviet prison camp system. This narrative, compiled from the accounts of his spiritual children and others whom he brought to God, gives glimpses of his life in prison camp and after his release. It tells the stories of people whose lives, often during times of unimaginable crisis, were touched through their connection with Father Arseny.
Absolutely a must read for this day and age. All of this content took place almost 100 years ago but I'm afraid we will see a nearly identical repeat before the 100 year anniversary comes around. This being said, this is not at all a pessimistic story and shouldn't be read as such but rather as a spiritual survival guide for what is to come. We will all make it through even the darkest hours and this book shows us how.
Good book very uplifting. I thought from reading the description that it was going to be a depressing book as it looked like a lot of it takes place in a soviet death camp. It was just the opposite though! Inspirational!