"[There] is a lot of rich material here which reveals a diversity of views about this war, which will be of interest to specialists both in Russian Orthodoxy and in Christian ethics about war ." - Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies "[In] less than two hundred pages this book sheds light on a mostly unknown war from a mostly unknown perspective. It would be a most useful addition to courses on military history, Russian history, and Christian ethics." - Canadian Slavonic Papers " Russian Orthodoxy and the Russo-Japanese War will be welcomed by non-Russian specialists of political theology as it relates to ideas of a "just war," and this is precisely what Perabo set out to do with her book." - The Russian Review "[A] valuable read for students and scholars of both history of war and religion and religious ethics, as it provides an historical example of the Russo-Japanese War by looking at the war through the interesting and sympathetic person of Nikolai of Japan." - Japanese Journal of Religious Studies "[A] well-written, accessible, and thought-provoking study that advances scholarship on both the history of this early 20th-century war and the political theology and war ethics of the Russian Orthodox Church . She offers insights into Russian religiosity and politics--from religious freedom and missiology to military martyrdom and Russian exceptionalism--that are just as relevant for understanding today's issues as they were a century ago . I recommend her book to scholars and general readers alike.

" - Reading Religion.