Vladimir Soloviev's [i]The Russian Church and the Papacy[/i]

[Maximus]

I'm reading it now.

Has anyone here read it?

Reactions?

[Reader Nilus]

I have several of Solovyov's but I do not have that title. I find him very interesting.
Jeff the Finn

[Maximus]

I am enjoying the book immensely.

Soloviev - as you correctly noted, it is pronounced Solovyov - was Dostoyevsky's friend and knew Tolstoy, as well.

Great writer.

[ProCommunioneFacior]

What is it about?

[Maximus]

What is it about?
Soloviev was a Russian Orthodox theologian (d. 1900) who came to see the early papacy as the focus of Christian unity and authority and sought to restore East-West Catholic unity on that basis. That is basically what the book is about.

Some believe he actually became a Roman Catholic in his later years.

That may be true, but he received last rites from an Orthodox priest.

Anyway, I like the book so far.

[ProCommunioneFacior]

Cool, thanks.