Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-175).
Mod rot : the aroma of modernity East and West -- Personal glimpse at religious studies in the Soviet University -- Postmodern consciousness -- Christian perseverance after modernity -- The Critique of criticism -- On scientific inquiry into religion -- Toward a postmodern critique of modern criticism -- The Human predicament in time -- Transcending anxiety, guilt and boredom -- The Christian answer to boredom : forgiveness, trust and responsive love -- Reaching out -- The Spirit's guidance amid Soviet engimas -- Sojourn and re-entry -- Renaming the second world.