“Based on recent research and interdisciplinary methodologies, this volume examines how religious organizations and individuals engage the changing and troubled environment in post-Soviet Russia and Eurasia. "The chapters in this volume represent the 'leading edge' of research in the field." —Serhii Plokhii, University of Alberta”

“The authors contribute fresh field, archival, and literature research, updating aspects of the nexus of religion and politics in the post-Soviet region. . . . The scholarship is impressive.”
 — Marjorie Balzer, Georgetown University

“The chapters in this volume represent the 'leading edge' of research in the field.”
 — Serhii Plokhii, University of Alberta

“I regard the book as a highly important contribution to postsocialist studies and, due to its impressive comparative range, to the anthropology of religion as well, and it engages with a topic that is of paramount importance for understanding Russia, past and present.Spring 2010”
 — Slavic Review

“Social scientists have been devoting more attention to the topic of religion in recent years, and this volume represents an important interdisciplinary contribution to this area of study. . . . [The essays] present a variety of thoughtfully researched and illuminating stories about the ways that religion is embedded into social life in the former Soviet Union. Vol. 69.2f”
 — The Russian Review

“[T]his volume makes a very timely and well researched contribution to the discussion of religion and politics in the former Soviet Union.”
 — SEER

“Each of the contributions provides interesting reading and a vivid description of religion and morality in post-Soviet transition, through the prism of Soviet legacies (state atheism and Soviet modernity), transition to capitalism, expansive nationalism and increased globalisation.Volume 62.1 Jan. 2010”
 — ALEXANDER TYMCZUK, University of Oslo

“[A] very welcome addition to the literature on postsocialist transformation.June 2010”
 — Ethos

“[R]eligion, Morality, and Community in Post-Soviet Societies is a required read for scholars interested in the roles of religion, democracy, and community in post-Soviet societies.August 2010”
 — Politics and Religion

“The essays are sympathetic and insightful analyses, from the perspectives of their disciplines. One can learn . . . about the role of religion in shaping the ethos of societies where the dominant ideology has broken down. #41 April 2009”
 — MISSIOLOGY: Intnl Review