“One of the many virtues of Brian Bennet’s book is that he views the many changes in Russian society through a rather neglected perspective: the prism of language… The book is an interesting and well written contribution to the literature on religious (and socio-linguistic) developments in present-day Russia.” — Annika Hvithamar, University of Southern Denmark, 2012.

“Brian Bennett’s sound academic research is copious and abounds in expressive empirical details… A well-balanced and thoroughly documented style, pinpointing a tremendously rich and revealing aspect of a culture in flux and drawing attention to the linguistic dilemmas behind the society’s quest for identity.” — Alexander Agadjanian; Slavic Review, Vol. 71, No. 4 (WINTER 2012).

“Brian Bennett offers a compelling, in-depth study that reminds us that the very language that serves as one of the defining visual features of the institution has experienced a long and contentious history of politicization… ln all. Religion and Language in Post-Soviet Russia offers an outstandingly researched examination ofthe contemporary cultural history of Church language, thoroughly grounded in the history of both the Church and the language.” — Michael S. Gorham, University of Florida; Slavic and East European Journal 2013.

Brian P. Bennett is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Niagara University, USA.