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Norman Turner
06-08-2007, 10:55 PM
Hello,

Is anyone familiar with the works of S. Smirnov who was the spiritual son of an Optina elder? He wrote a 3-part series:

"Confession and Repentance in Ancient Monasteries of the East" in the Theological Messenger or Herald (Bogoslovskii Vestnik) in 1905.

In Russian the references are:

Смирнов С.И. Исповедь и покаяние в древних монастырях Востока : Орган тайной монашеской исповеди - старец // Богословский вестник. 1905. Т. 1. № 4. С. 733-774.

Смирнов С.И. Исповедь и покаяние в древних монастырях Востока : Сакраментальная исповедь // Богословский вестник. 1905. Т. 1. № 2. С. 371-400.

Смирнов С.И. Исповедь и покаяние в древних монастырях Востока : Старческая исповедь // Богословский вестник. 1905. Т. 1. № 3. С. 453-480.

S. Smirnov also wrote a book (recently republished) titled "Ancient Russian Spiritual Father-Confessors." See http://www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/2185602/

Since I cannot read Russian, I hoping that a Russian reader can tell me something of what Smirnov said.

Thank you.

Norm Turner,
Toronto