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'''Alexander Ivanovich Vvedensky''' (Russian: Александр Иванович Введенский) was one of the leaders of the [[schism]]atic [[Living Church]] movement (Живая Церковь, also known as the Renovationist Church, Обновленческая Церковь), a ''reformed Orthodox church" '' set up in the early Soviet Union by the Bolshevik government after it confiscated all the property of the [[Church of Russia]]. Vvedensky is considered the person "most identified with renovationism in the Soviet era"<ref>Roslof, p.9</ref> and is considered a [[heretic]] by the [[Russian Orthodox Church]].
==Life==
===Early career===
Vvedensky graduated from the History department of St. Petersburg University in 1913. While a student at St. Petersburg, he played the piano and frequented the salon of [[w:Dmitry Merezhkovsky|Dmitri Merezhkovsky]] and [[w:Zinaida Gippius|Zinaida Gippius]], important figures in the symbolist movement. With their encouragement, he wrote an article entitled "Reasons for Non-belief among the Russian Intelligentsia,” published in the journal ''Palomnik'', finding that the two main reasons for non-belief were
#)the disparity between Christian [[dogma]] and scientific knowledge and#)the reactionary nature of the Orthodox [[clergy]].
His desire to bridge the gap between religion and science and be an apologist and reformer of the church is seen throughout his subsequent career.<ref> Roslof, pp. 9-10</ref>
*[[Wikipedia: Alexander_Vvedensky_(religious_leader)]]
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[[Category: Heretics]]