Michael Oleska, ed., Alaskan Missionary Spirituality (1987) Hbk VG Condition

This excellent resource is part of Paulist Press' Sources Of American Spirituality Series. Editor Michael Oleska, an Orthodox priest and Religion professor at the University of Alaska, is an expert on the Russian Orthodox missionary work in Alaska. Here, he has selected more than twenty manuscript documents that highlight the spiritual lives and beliefs of the Orthodox missionaries and their converts among the Aleuts. He has translated these into English, many for the first time. A fascinating book for readership interested in Eastern Orthodoxy, Russian Alaska, and Christian mission. For students of Alaskan Orthodoxy, it is essential. This gently used hardback copy is clean, with tight binding and mostly unmarked pages. An inscription on the front endpaper and occasional light pencil marginal check marks are the only markings. Smoke-free home. See all photos carefully to judge the condition.