Dostoevsky's Convictional Theology Expressed in His Life and Literature - by Dumitru Sevastian (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Revision of the author's 2012 doctoral dissertation from the University of Wales.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Fyodor Dostoevsky was not a theologian, and his books are not books of theology. However, there is a "living way" that emerges from the study of his life and work, convictions made manifest in the details of his own life and the lives of his characters. </p><p><br></p><p>Utilizing James William McClendon's conception of biography as theology, Dr. Dumitru Sevastian explores the lived convictions that emerge from three distinct periods in Dostoevsky's life, the pre-Siberian, Siberian, and post-Siberian, each represented by one of his novels, <em>The Poor Folk</em>, <em>The House of the Dead</em>, and <em>The Brothers Karamazov</em>. What emerges is a powerful expression of faith formed in community and tempered in suffering, an example relevant to all Christians seeking to model their lives and relationships on the dying and resurrected Christ.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Working on the life and writings of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Dumitru Sevastian has produced an instructive exercise in reconstruction of this influential Russian writer's theology. The book employs James Wm. McClendon's "biography as theology" approach which provides the necessary interpretive lenses through which Dr Sevastian discovers Dostoevsky's convictions and the communities which stood behind them and shaped them. This book demonstrates how life events and communities of influence leave their imprint on one's convictions and embedded theology. This is a good example of how to do theology biographically.</p><p><strong>Oleksandr Geychenko, PhD</strong></p><p>Rector, </p><p>Odesa Theological Seminary, Odesa, Ukraine</p><p>It was a pleasure to read this systematically worked through material by Dumitru Sevastian of Dostoevsky's novels. Often I have looked at the question of Dostoevsky and his faith struggles and convictions, reflecting more personally on the Eastern European context and Christianity. This research, that speaks so well to an Eastern Slavic soul, has helped me to see a clearer picture of Dostoevsky and his faith. I very much look forward to seeing this dissertation as a book to be read by many others.</p><p><strong>Peter Penner, ThD, Dr Habil</strong></p><p>Director of Advanced Studies, </p><p>Euro-Asian Accrediting Association</p><p>Dr. Dumitru Sevastian's book is excellent research, showing a new perspective on the theology of Dostoevsky through his life experiences and convictions. It is an investigation of character in community through Dostoevsky's main books (<em>The Poor Folk</em>, <em>The House of the Dead</em> and <em>The Brothers Karamazov</em>). Dr. Sevastian has demonstrated how the convictional theology of Dostoevsky can be an example for the life and mission of modern people living in different cultures. </p><p><strong>Sergiy Sannikov, PhD</strong></p><p>Emeritus President, </p><p>Euro-Asian Accrediting Association</p><br>
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