Father Arseny, 1893-1973: Priest, Prisoner, Spiritual Father: Being the Narratives Compiled by the Servant of God Alexander Concerning His Spiritual Father
A Spirituality, Religion, Biography book. I just finished reading Fr. Arseny for the second time. The last time...
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- Pages: 279 pages
- ISBN: 9780881411805 / 881411809
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I just finished reading Fr. Arseny for the second time. The last time I read this was about 14 years ago. I loved it then; I loved it even more this time. Fr. Arseny is an art scholar turned Russian Orthodox priest, who is sent to special prison camps during Stalin's reign of terror. Then he is one of the last prisoners to be released,... This book is a bit rambling and I made my way through the first half in fits and starts, but to say it's a slow read is to miss the point - it's just a book you take at its pace rather than your own. Reading it really is a spiritual exercise. The book is more a compilation of written memories, either by Father Arseny, his spiritual... An orthodox priest experiences the nature of suffering and patience as he is tested in a Soviet concentration camp. The individual stories are personal. The structure of the book is problematic as the stories jump around without an even flow. The structure makes it difficult to continue the story.
