Introduction: Reviving Monasticism in Modern Russia -- Trinity-Sergius: The Heart of Russia -- Gethsemane: The Cradle of Monasticism -- Monks: Social History and Spiritual Life -- Pilgrims: Pilgrimage, Relics, and Miracles -- Reform: Revered Elders and Monastic Congresses -- Politics: Monasticism on the Eve of Revolution -- Revolution: Trinity-Sergius and the Bolsheviks, 1917-1921 -- Golgotha: Revival and Terror, 1921-1938 -- Epilogue: Resurrection
Summary
Studies in particular monastic revivals in the 19th and 20th centuries, as epitomized by Trinity-Sergius
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-509) and index