1961 Parish Reform
Definition
A 1960s-1980s phenomenon of the ‘new wave of religious renaissance’, informal, publically appealing to existing Soviet law and to the canons, defending ‘the traditional order of the Russian Church as well as the Church’s freedom from state control’ without infringing dogma.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Church Dissidence
Biblical References
- 1 Peter 5:2 — *Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly. *
- Matthew 28:19-20 (implicit) — Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the