Nikolai Berdyaev
1874 - 1948

Philosophy ... is the creative perception by the spirit
of the meaning of human existence.
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by N. Berdyaev
Quenchers of the Spirit (1913 - #172), translated by Fr Stephen Janos.
Discord in the Church and Freedom of Conscience (1926 - #315), translated by Fr Alvian N. Smirensky.
Unifying Christians of the East and the West (1926 - #73bis), translated by Fr Michael Knechten.
Orthodoxy and Ecumenism (1927 - #328), translated by Fr Michael Knechten.
The Worth of Christianity and the Unworthiness of Christians (1928 - #24), translated by Donald Attwater.
Universality and Confessionalism (1933 - #64), translated by Fr Stephen Janos.
The Russian Spiritual Renaissance of Beginning XX Century and the Journal Put' (1935 - #403), translated by Fr Stephen Janos.
The Truth of Orthodoxy (1952 - #477), translated by Fr Alvian Smirensky.

about N. Berdyaev
Berdyaev -- The Thinker by Georgii P. Fedotov, translated by Fr. Stephen Janos.
N. Berdyaev by N.O. Lossky, from his 1952 History of Russian Philosophy, reprinted with publisher's permission.
Tribute to N. Berdyaev, on the 50th aniversary of his death (March 23, 1948), by Fr. Stephen Janos.
Freedom in God: A Guide to the Thought of Nicholas Berdyaev, by E. L. Allen
Introduction to Berdyaev, from Russian Philosophy, Volume III, reprinted with publisher's permission.
Shipping Away a Generation of Intellectuals, by Andrei Zolotov. An article on the expulsion from Russia of Berdyaev and other philosophers, with some of their experiences and the legacy they left behind.
Nicolas Berdyaev: Man -- Witness for Primordial Freedom, from Introduction to Modern Existentialism by Ernst Breisach.


At Other Sites
The Berdyaev Online Library - extensive list of articles by and about N. Berdyaev, maintained by Fr Stephen Janos.
Gnosis and Existential Philosophy. An appreciation of N.Berdyaev by Lev Shestov.
The Basic Ideas of Four Russian Thinkers (Vladimir Solovyov, Nikolai Fedorov, Vasily Rozanov, Nikolai Berdiaev) by Mikhail Epstein.
An Overview of Russian Philosophy by Mikhail Epstein.
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Berdyaev, by Fr. Aleksandr Men.
The Bourgeois Mind, by Nicholas Berdyaev, arranged by Peter Maurin.
Materialism Destroys the Eternal Spirit, by Nicholas Berdyaev, with an introduction by Mark and Louise Zwick.
The Genius of Berdiaev and the Church, by Fr Georgii Kochetkov
Philosopher of Freedom - the life and work of Nikolai Berdyaev by Dimitri (Dima) Lisin.
Post-Modern Themes in the Philosophy of Nicholas Berdyaev, by Mikhail Sergeev
Sophiological Themes in the Philosophy of Nikolai Berdyaev, by Mikhail Sergeev
By method of witness: revelation in Nicolas Berdyaev's religious philosophy, by Brian McKinlay


Works Inspired by Berdyaev
A World of Love and How to Get There.  This is an on-line course created by Vern Rossman, of substantial scope and depth, and influenced to a significant extent by Berdyaev. He would much appreciate comments on his use of Berdyaev's thought in that work.
Real Life is Meeting
Life is Commitment
      The author of both these works is J.H.Oldham who wrote at the time of World War II. The author tries to find a framework to understand a situation of great instability and change, in many ways similar to what we are experiencing today. Berdyaev seems to have been a considerable support in helping him get to a position of strength and insight.





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