Ice, Fire, and Mystery: The Paradox of Faith in the Life of Pavel Florensky
How one man defied the Gulag with wonder
In the Soviet Union, religion was commonly viewed as a crutch. We were taught to believe that those who held religious faith couldn’t handle life on their own and needed some form of external support. If you are strong, you don’t need faith.
Surprisingly, this view was often shared even by believers. And yet, it didn’t align very well with th…
