Fr Pavel Florensky was a talented figure of Russia's Silver Age, whose interests included mathematics and engineering, philosophy, theology and linguistics. Patriotic and religious, he laboured to serve his country, even under Communism, without, however, renouncing his priesthood. He was ultimately arrested, imprisoned and sentenced to death by firing squad.
Language
English
Pages
101
Format
Paperback
Publisher
St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
Release
January 01, 1993
ISBN
0881411272
ISBN 13
9780881411270
The Aesthetic Face of Being: Art in the Theology of Pavel Florensky
Fr Pavel Florensky was a talented figure of Russia's Silver Age, whose interests included mathematics and engineering, philosophy, theology and linguistics. Patriotic and religious, he laboured to serve his country, even under Communism, without, however, renouncing his priesthood. He was ultimately arrested, imprisoned and sentenced to death by firing squad.