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Paperback Holy Women of Russia: The Lives of Five Orthodox Women Offer Spiritual Guidance for Today Book

ISBN: 0881411574

ISBN13: 9780881411577

Holy Women of Russia: The Lives of Five Orthodox Women Offer Spiritual Guidance for Today

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Looking at the lives of the widow Tuchkova, hermit Anastasiia, peasant Matrona Naumova, to the aristocratic Aleksandra Shmakova and the Abbess Taisiia, this volume examines how these women created environments that combined monastic solitude with a community of like-minded women. Brenda Meehan seeks to demonstrate the sources and qualities of their holiness, and show how each woman represented a particular facet of Orthodox spirituality. The book also explores the aspects of women's religious ideals, including community, service, and reconciliation, that marked the religious communities founded by these women.

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Such incredible lives!

I long resisted buying this book, as I thought it too expensive. I finally got it on sale and wonder why I waited so long. This is an inspiring book about five incredible orthodox women. As the author states "these women jumped up from the pages" and forced her to tell of the deeper stirrings of their souls. Indeed, each one speaks to the heart of the reader in her own way. As I read of their human weaknesses, their trials and temptations and their growth in the Lord, it gives me the motivation to walk more closely with God. It also makes me realize the depth and beauty of the Orthodox faith. And the book is well worth the full price!
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