Russia Ritual Reform Liturgical Reforms

In 1839, a revolution of liturgical reforms swept across the Russian Orthodox Church, deeply affecting the way people worshipped. “Russia, Ritual, and Reform: The Liturgical Reforms of Nikon in the 17th Century” by Paul Lazor chronicles this transformative period in the history of Russian Orthodoxy. From the richly woven context of the Nikonian reforms, Lazor…